Assistant Resuscitation Practitioner

Job summary

Assistant Resuscitation Practitioner - Band 6

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual with a strong interest in resuscitation training to join the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Resuscitation Team as a Band 6 Assistant Resuscitation Practitioner.

We are looking for a motivated professional with a demonstrable interest in resuscitation, cardiac arrest prevention, and clinical education. You should be able to work independently while contributing effectively within a small, supportive team. A key responsibility of this role is teaching resuscitation skills to staff across the Health Board.

The successful candidate will be an NMC or HCPC registrant with extensive experience in acute care and the management of acutely unwell patients, ideally within adult Level 2 or Level 3 care environments.

You should ideally hold Immediate Life Support (ILS) Instructor status and be an Advanced Life Support (ALS) provider. If you do not currently hold ILS Instructor status, you must be willing to undertake this training within the first three months of employment. Relevant resuscitation experience is essential.

This post is based at St Woolos Hospital, but you will be required to work across other Health Board sites. The role involves transporting training equipment between sites, so the ability to do this efficiently is essential.

Main duties of the job

• Support the Resuscitation Team in delivering high-quality resuscitation training programmes to staff across the organisation. This includes ensuring compliance with mandatory Basic Life Support requirements and contributing to the delivery of Immediate and Advanced Life Support courses (adult, paediatric, and neonatal).
• Provide training to a wide range of staff groups, including medical, nursing, allied health professionals, and other employees who require resuscitation skills as part of their role within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB).
• Be confident and competent to work clinically across acute care environments, including attending cardiac arrest and resuscitation attempts when required.
• Undertake resuscitation audits with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, including the use of electronic data entry systems to ensure robust and reliable reporting.
• Undertake quality improvement projects relating to resuscitation, supporting service development and best practice initiatives.
• Assist in maintaining training equipment and resources, ensuring they are prepared and available for courses across multiple Health Board sites.
• Work flexibly as part of a small team and independently when required, supporting the delivery of the Resuscitation Service objectives.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.