Job summary
Do you want to be an integral part of the physical health team with the focus on resuscitation training to ensure that our clinical colleagues have the confidence and skills to deliver effective resuscitative care if the need arises?
The successful candidate will work alongside the Resuscitation Officer and will be a valued member of the Physical Health & IPC Team provide engaging and effective Level 2 basic life support training to Trust clinicians from both inpatient and community services. With the intention to eventually deliver level 3 medical emergency training (MET),
Primarly this is a training role and to ensure learning is embedded. The successful candidate will conduct unannounced CPR simulations on our 24 inpatient wards to assess staff delivering effective CPR in their clinical environments in a realistic but safe manner.
We are looking for a professional clinician with a passion for physical health promotion with an emphasis in resuscitatve care. The successful candidate will hold RCUK ILS instructor certification or be willing to achieve this in the first year of employment.
Main duties of the job
SWLSTG deliver adult basic life support (ABLS) in two ways; face-to-face and blended learning. The training includes:
- Patient assessment & escalation to 2222/999
- Delivering effective compressions with ventilations via a pock mask
- Safe use of the AED
- Managing a choke
- Recovery position
- Ligature injury
- Anaphylaxis
Paediatric basic life support (PBLS) training is offered face-to-face and includes:
- CPR on babies, toddlers and children
- Safe use of the AED with emphasis on pad placement.
- Managing a choke in babies , toddlers and children.
Medical Emergency Training (MET) is offered face-to-face for all qualified nursing and medical staff. This training is Immediate Life Support (ILS) equivalent and aligns with the Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) standards.
- ABCDE assessment of the deteriating patient
- Airway management and the use of simple airway adjuncts
- Managing a cardiac arrest with ventilation via a bag/valve mask
To deliver effective resuscitation training the successful candidate needs to be passionate, confident, and have great communication skills. All resuscitation training has to align with both current RCUK guidelines and core skills training framework (CSTF) so indepth knowledge of the current guidelines is vital to ensure the training delivery is confident and any questions asked by attendee's are effectively addressed.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together.We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are now opening. Springfield is close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Delivering Trust approved level 2 resuscitation training including CPR, the safe use of the AED, managing a choke, recovery position anaphylaxis and ligature injury to all clinical staff and AHPs. The Trust ensures guidelines, policies and procedures around resuscitation reflect the national perspective.
- To liaise with the resus officer if any reasonable adjustments need to be implemented to allow all staff to have an engaging teaching experience. Adustments that cannot be met will be escalated to the attendees management team.
- Assess basic clinical skills and provide remedial training and support to those who fail to meet the required standard. The candidate will inform the resus officer of any training/clinical concerns with an individual staff members competence. The Resuscitation Officer will support the Resuscitation Practitioner to escalate ensuring patient safety.
- Support the Resuscitation Officer in the provision of current and future resuscitation courses held at SWLSTG. This includes agreeing the amount and type of training required each quarter and populating the training portal.
- The candidate will be jointly responsible for quality assurance to ensure all clinical and training equipment is maintained and fit for purpose reporingt any issues to the Resuscitation Officer.
- Conduct unannounced resus simulations on the inpatient wards with the Resuscitation Officer or independently and provide a hot debrief to the staff post simulation, generating a simulation review document for the team to use in staff relection.
- Support the Resuscitation Officer in conducting realistic medical emergency simulations focussing on a deteriorating patient developing staff confidence in MDT working, SBAR communication, ABCDE assessment and being confident in the emergency bag equipment and documentation provided on wards.
- Train and manage the Trusts CPR Champion role. Provide support and training to identified ward staff to deliver inhouse resus simulations on wards to further enhance the amount of exposure the staff have in delivering resuscitative care.
- Carry out spot checks on the wards to ensure the emergency bags documentation is being maintaind as per Trust Resuscitation policy and to escalate any concerns/breaches where necessary to the Resuscitation Officer.
- To support the Resuscitation Officer in refurbishing used or expired medical emergency bags ensuring available stock for wards is maintained. Liaising with the Medical Device Lead to ensure available stock of clinical consumables is maintained for bag refurbishment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Delivering Trust approved level 2 resuscitation training including CPR, the safe use of the AED, managing a choke, recovery position anaphylaxis and ligature injury to all clinical staff and AHPs. The Trust ensures guidelines, policies and procedures around resuscitation reflect the national perspective.
- To liaise with the resus officer if any reasonable adjustments need to be implemented to allow all staff to have an engaging teaching experience. Adustments that cannot be met will be escalated to the attendees management team.
- Assess basic clinical skills and provide remedial training and support to those who fail to meet the required standard. The candidate will inform the resus officer of any training/clinical concerns with an individual staff members competence. The Resuscitation Officer will support the Resuscitation Practitioner to escalate ensuring patient safety.
- Support the Resuscitation Officer in the provision of current and future resuscitation courses held at SWLSTG. This includes agreeing the amount and type of training required each quarter and populating the training portal.
- The candidate will be jointly responsible for quality assurance to ensure all clinical and training equipment is maintained and fit for purpose reporingt any issues to the Resuscitation Officer.
- Conduct unannounced resus simulations on the inpatient wards with the Resuscitation Officer or independently and provide a hot debrief to the staff post simulation, generating a simulation review document for the team to use in staff relection.
- Support the Resuscitation Officer in conducting realistic medical emergency simulations focussing on a deteriorating patient developing staff confidence in MDT working, SBAR communication, ABCDE assessment and being confident in the emergency bag equipment and documentation provided on wards.
- Train and manage the Trusts CPR Champion role. Provide support and training to identified ward staff to deliver inhouse resus simulations on wards to further enhance the amount of exposure the staff have in delivering resuscitative care.
- Carry out spot checks on the wards to ensure the emergency bags documentation is being maintaind as per Trust Resuscitation policy and to escalate any concerns/breaches where necessary to the Resuscitation Officer.
- To support the Resuscitation Officer in refurbishing used or expired medical emergency bags ensuring available stock for wards is maintained. Liaising with the Medical Device Lead to ensure available stock of clinical consumables is maintained for bag refurbishment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/ODP/Paramedic
- RCUK BLS instructor certification (or willing to complete on appointment)
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- RCUK ILS instructor certification
- Teaching qualification
- RCUK ILS/pILS provider certification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of delivering skills training to other staff
- 1 year post registration clinical experience
Desirable
- Experience of assessing and managing a deteriorating patient using ABCDE assessment with those with a severe mental illness or enduring physical health issues
- Delivery of patient care to reflect and refer to Evidence Based Practice.
- An understanding of mental illness and how it impacts physical health
- Demonstrable experience teaching/ assessing clinical skills, resuscitation and clinical simulation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/ODP/Paramedic
- RCUK BLS instructor certification (or willing to complete on appointment)
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- RCUK ILS instructor certification
- Teaching qualification
- RCUK ILS/pILS provider certification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of delivering skills training to other staff
- 1 year post registration clinical experience
Desirable
- Experience of assessing and managing a deteriorating patient using ABCDE assessment with those with a severe mental illness or enduring physical health issues
- Delivery of patient care to reflect and refer to Evidence Based Practice.
- An understanding of mental illness and how it impacts physical health
- Demonstrable experience teaching/ assessing clinical skills, resuscitation and clinical simulation
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).
