Resuscitation Officer

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 04 November 2024

Job summary

This post aims to support the Resuscitation Lead and Senior Resuscitation Officer in the delivery of a resuscitation service to Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust and associated personnel. This will involve working at Harrogate District Hospital and visiting community sites across the North of England.

The post-holder will deliver specialist resuscitation education to all Trust staff including doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. They will also be a resource for advice regarding resuscitation both in education and clinical practice for the Trust and provide and promote the provision of high quality patient care.

The post-holder will assist with auditing of resuscitation related procedures, processes, events, and equipment within acute and community settings.

The post-holder will support the values, objectives and goals of HDFT and the Resuscitation Department.

Main duties of the job

To assist in the development of a cardiac arrest prevention strategy that will include teaching staff how to assess the critically ill adult and apply appropriate interventions and escalation to expert services.

To deliver basic, intermediate and advanced adult and paediatric life support training to Trust staff as identified in the Resuscitation Policy. This will include the delivery of training to a wide range of staff disciplines including administrative, therapy, nursing and medical staff in a variety of settings including clinical areas as required. The post holder will be expected to travel to a variety of settings to deliver training to community staff.

To assist in the maintenance of the key trainer scheme for basic life support to optimise the delivery of basic life support.

Ensure that accurate training records are maintained and be proactive in recalling and arranging training with staff, in particular for BLS Key Trainers.

Manage cleaning; storage; maintenance and re-stocking of equipment used to deliver training. Ensuring equipment is maintained, checked and available for use.

Ensure that storage and training areas are kept tidy and appropriately stocked, thereby ensuring a positive learning environment.

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We offer colleagues:

A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.

Date posted

21 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

421-CORP-1613M

Job locations

Harrogate District Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG27SX

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the role please see the attached job description and personal specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the role please see the attached job description and personal specification.

Person Specification

Evidence of experience and qualifications

Essential

ALS instructor (or instructor potential/ candidate)
2 years experience in acute, emergency or critical care
Previous teaching experience

Desirable

Experience in delivering resuscitation training
Experience of Paediatric care/ resuscitation management
Currently working in a role managing serious illness and resuscitation
Experience of clinical audit

Person Specification

Evidence of experience and qualifications

Essential

ALS instructor (or instructor potential/ candidate)
2 years experience in acute, emergency or critical care
Previous teaching experience

Desirable

Experience in delivering resuscitation training
Experience of Paediatric care/ resuscitation management
Currently working in a role managing serious illness and resuscitation
Experience of clinical audit

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).