Job overview

The Resuscitation Team are looking for a motivated individual who will play a key role in delivering high quality resuscitation services across the North Bristol Trust sites.

This Fixed Term opportunity will require the post holder to, (a) primarily teach on resuscitation courses (b) support the Clinical Emergency Team (CET) by attending emergency and/or cardiac arrest calls as a First Responder and (c) participate with quality improvement projects and audit within the Resuscitation Team.

The post holder will work within the Corporate Clinical Education Team under the direction of the Senior Resuscitation Officers and have close links with the extended Nursing and Quality, Clinical Governance Directorate. The focus of this role is to deliver resuscitation skills training to staff across multiple professions within the Trust; and contribute to the planning and delivery of training and clinical skills.

The post holder will act as a resuscitation skills expert, promote safe practices and continue delivering excellent care via an evidenced-based practice approach. When required, the Resuscitation Officer will be required to coordinate and escalate concerns regarding a learner’s development to ensure progress and correct processes are adhered to.

The post holder will be required to keep high-quality records and contribute to data collection, and reports as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will also be responsible for: 

• Maintaining and progressing their specialist knowledge in resuscitation and the ‘deteriorating patient’ and providing advice and guidance.
• Supporting the co-ordination and management of resuscitation training delivery across the Trust in accordance with the current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines. 
• Contributing towards supporting, directing and delivering our National Course programme which includes: ILS, ALS, EALS, ETC. 
• Assisting the Deputy Head of Education and Operational Leads for Resuscitation with planning and delivering in-situ simulation, live-demos, clinical simulation and teaching through scenario-based learning.

• Monitoring, developing and improving standards of resuscitation by promoting evidence-based practice and ensuring compliance with national and local guidance, e.g., NICE, Resuscitation Council UK.
• Deliver inductions/orientations of newly appointed staff, learners, or other visitors.
•      Take responsibility for the scheduling and organising of resuscitation training sessions, including planning dates, times, facilitator numbers and booking training rooms.
• Involvement with organisational working groups aligned to an agreed workstream and responsible for taking agreed actions forwards, in partnership with the Operational Leads and/or the Deputy Head of Education.
•    Remaining clinical currency within the area of resuscitation and the deteriorating patient. 

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered. We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.

Our corporate education team, which incorporates our resuscitation team, is a friendly team who are committed to supporting staff within our trust to learn and develop and to continue to provide high quality, safe patient care.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a  variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all  underrepresented groups.