Resuscitation OfficerinNuneatoninNuneatonPUBLISHED FRI 3 JAN 2025
George Eliot Hospital NHS TrustrNujBIiB
Impactful Role, As a Resuscitation Officer, you have the opportunity to make a significant difference in patient care, directly contributing to saving lives and enhancing the quality of healthcare.
Professional Development, The position allows you to develop your expertise in resuscitation education, clinical practices, and management, fostering continuous personal and professional growth.
Collaborative Environment, You will work alongside various healthcare professionals, fostering teamwork and collaboration to ensure optimal patient outcomes and a supportive work culture.
Leadership Opportunities, The role offers the chance to lead training initiatives and educational programs, helping to shape the knowledge and skills of staff across the Trust.
Resource Management, You'll manage the resuscitation skills room and budget, giving you experience in operational management and resource allocation.
Research and Audit Involvement, The position involves initiating research and conducting audits, allowing you to contribute to evidence-based practice and improvements in cardiac care.
Job Stability and Competitive Salary, The fixed-term position offers competitive remuneration, providing financial security while you contribute to important healthcare initiatives.
The role of Resuscitation Officer at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in Nuneaton is a fixed-term position for 12 months, requiring a commitment of 37.5 hours per week, with a salary range of £46,148 - £52,809 per annum. This position involves the operational management of resuscitation services across the Trust, including the development of resuscitation education programs, ensuring compliance with Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines, and maintaining accredited provider/instructor status in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. The officer will provide clinical expertise and specialized support to healthcare professionals, conduct training and assessments, and collaborate with emergency teams to manage deteriorating patients effectively.
Additionally, the Resuscitation Officer will be responsible for managing the resuscitation skills room, overseeing the resuscitation education budget, and coordinating high-quality training courses. They will act as a resource for resuscitation advice and policy implementation, lead audits and research initiatives related to cardiac arrest and training effectiveness, and present findings to relevant Trust committees. Candidates should possess strong communication skills, a passion for education, and the ability to navigate emotionally challenging situations while promoting best practices in patient care.
Additionally, the Resuscitation Officer will be responsible for managing the resuscitation skills room, overseeing the resuscitation education budget, and coordinating high-quality training courses. They will act as a resource for resuscitation advice and policy implementation, lead audits and research initiatives related to cardiac arrest and training effectiveness, and present findings to relevant Trust committees. Candidates should possess strong communication skills, a passion for education, and the ability to navigate emotionally challenging situations while promoting best practices in patient care.
Impactful Role, As a Resuscitation Officer, you have the opportunity to make a significant difference in patient care, directly contributing to saving lives and enhancing the quality of healthcare.
Professional Development, The position allows you to develop your expertise in resuscitation education, clinical practices, and management, fostering continuous personal and professional growth.
Collaborative Environment, You will work alongside various healthcare professionals, fostering teamwork and collaboration to ensure optimal patient outcomes and a supportive work culture.
Leadership Opportunities, The role offers the chance to lead training initiatives and educational programs, helping to shape the knowledge and skills of staff across the Trust.
Resource Management, You'll manage the resuscitation skills room and budget, giving you experience in operational management and resource allocation.
Research and Audit Involvement, The position involves initiating research and conducting audits, allowing you to contribute to evidence-based practice and improvements in cardiac care.
Job Stability and Competitive Salary, The fixed-term position offers competitive remuneration, providing financial security while you contribute to important healthcare initiatives.
Job Title: Resuscitation Officer
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week
Perm/Fixed Term: Fixed term for 12 months (Secondment opportunity for internal staff)
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Closing Date: 24th January 2025
Interview Date: 6th February 2025
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
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- To participate in resuscitation education service development.
- Maintain a professional attitude at all times, developing the role of the Resuscitation Officer in the best interests of the patient and profession.
- Provide specialist resuscitation advice and act as a resource, providing clinical expertise and support to all service managers and health care professionals.
- Meet requirements of the Resuscitation Council (UK) to maintain cardio-pulmonary resuscitation accredited provider/instructor status.
- Plan and deliver the teaching, assessment and evaluation of resuscitation skills teaching methods to all staff members.
- To be responsible for ensuring safe use of resuscitation equipment such as defibrillators and simulation skills equipment through training, assessment, and evaluation.
- Act as a role model actively seeking opportunities to enhance the knowledge of others in issues relating to resuscitation.
- Possess knowledge of research and audit.
- Collate information to create and format spreadsheets, databases and reports using computerised systems.
- Possess developed communication skills.
- Works collaboratively with others, appreciating the roles of other staff and agencies involved in the care of patients to ensure optimal safe patient care.
- To liaise with the emergency teams and assist with the management of deteriorating patients, ensuring resuscitation guidelines are implemented.
- Prepare for exposure to distressing and emotional circumstances.
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- Operationally manage all resuscitation services across the Trust.
- To provide professional advice and consultancy to the Trust on all aspects of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation including policy, risk assessment, infection control, equipment purchase and audit.
- To initiate research and implement and monitor robust audit mechanisms for cardiac arrest calls, equipment, DNACPR (ReSPECT), training needs analysis, effectiveness of clinical practice and training outcomes.
- To lead, co-ordinate and deliver appropriate cardio-pulmonary resuscitation training to all Trust staff and learners.
- Operationally manage the resuscitation skills room as a multi professional education and training resource.
- Work in collaboration with other clinical education providers to provide high quality accredited courses.
- To manage the resuscitation education budget and income generated through accredited courses.
- Provide specialist knowledge, advice and guidance on resuscitation education and related issues for all staff and managers within the Trust.
- Promote and support an active approach to resuscitation education and service development across the Trust.
- Act as the Lead for resuscitation and present reports to Resuscitation Committee, Learning Operations Group and Patient Safety Learning Collaborative Group when necessary.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
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