Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 role within the Paediatric Resuscitation and Simulation Department. This is a cross site post,working across multiple acute hospital sites and satellite units as part of the wider team working across Manchester University NHS FoundationTrust. This is a full-time post.
The role will provide an opportunity for motivated and enthusiastic healthcare professionals with an interest in resuscitation to gain valuableexperience working across a wide variety of services and alongside staff from all disciplines.
You will be working alongside both Adult and Paediatric Resuscitation Practitioners, supporting the Resuscitation Service Leads to provide acomprehensive and cohesive resuscitation service for the Trust.
As a professional role model you will provide direct and indirect clinical care, ensuring the needs of the patient are central to service delivery. Youwill monitor and improve standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence based practice, teaching and supportingprofessional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership. You will actively contribute to the clinical effectiveness processes within the service
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Band 6 Paediatric Resuscitation Practitioner to become part of our team. You must be enthusiastic, highly motivated,confident, flexible and demonstrate excellent organisational and interpersonal skills. You will work with other members of the ResuscitationDepartment to support the wider resuscitation team and the range of services it provides across multiple sites.
You will mainly be responsible for delivering national & mandatory training to MFT staff and external candidates. You will also participate in the collection & collation of data for national & local audits, presenting this information as required at the appropriate forums. In addition, you will be required to support the cardiac arrest/emergency teams, providing support & acting as an expert resource to them. As well as the opportunity to develop personally and professionally within the team you'll be supported to develop as an instructor with a variety of learning opportunities inresuscitation practice & education.
As a Resuscitation Practitioner you will need to develop competence to support all our patients and we will help to support individuals achieve this through continuous professional development (CPD).
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Health Care Professional (NMC/HCPC)
- oSignificant experience in an acute care setting (eg ED, CCU, ITU, Theatres)
- oTeaching qualification or relevant experience
- oAdvanced Life Support (APLS / EPALS) Provider
- oEvidence of post-basic study
Desirable
- oExperience of care of other patient age-groups, eg adults or newborns
- oDemonstrable interest or involvement in resuscitation related issues
- oAPLS / EPALS Instructor or nomination of instructor potential from provider course
- oGIC-certified Instructor in any accredited resuscitation course
- oDegree level studies
- oQualified Mentor
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of RCUK guidelines and quality standards
- oLocal and National issues affecting resuscitation and health care
- oNMC/HCPC standards and requirements
Desirable
- oInterest/experience or specialist knowledge in key subject areas of resuscitation ( eg prehospital care, critical care, anaesthesia, emergency care)
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive post qualification experience in an acute care setting
- oEvidence of Clinical leadership skills
- oExperience of supporting learners
- oPortfolio of evidence demonstrating clinical / educational achievements
- oBasic IT skills
Desirable
- oUndertaken a leadership programme
- oImplementation of change or service development
- oExperience of clinical audit or research
- oPrevious experience working in a Resuscitation Service
- oInvolvement in simulation practice
- oReport writing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Health Care Professional (NMC/HCPC)
- oSignificant experience in an acute care setting (eg ED, CCU, ITU, Theatres)
- oTeaching qualification or relevant experience
- oAdvanced Life Support (APLS / EPALS) Provider
- oEvidence of post-basic study
Desirable
- oExperience of care of other patient age-groups, eg adults or newborns
- oDemonstrable interest or involvement in resuscitation related issues
- oAPLS / EPALS Instructor or nomination of instructor potential from provider course
- oGIC-certified Instructor in any accredited resuscitation course
- oDegree level studies
- oQualified Mentor
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of RCUK guidelines and quality standards
- oLocal and National issues affecting resuscitation and health care
- oNMC/HCPC standards and requirements
Desirable
- oInterest/experience or specialist knowledge in key subject areas of resuscitation ( eg prehospital care, critical care, anaesthesia, emergency care)
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive post qualification experience in an acute care setting
- oEvidence of Clinical leadership skills
- oExperience of supporting learners
- oPortfolio of evidence demonstrating clinical / educational achievements
- oBasic IT skills
Desirable
- oUndertaken a leadership programme
- oImplementation of change or service development
- oExperience of clinical audit or research
- oPrevious experience working in a Resuscitation Service
- oInvolvement in simulation practice
- oReport writing
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
