Job summary
- Main area
- Resuscitation Training
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 156-6393140
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospital
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Resuscitation Officer
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Resuscitation training department for a part-time band 6 Resuscitation Officer based at Royal Cornwall Hospital. The successful applicant will be an experienced, skilled and enthusiastic health professional with demonstrable involvement and interest in resuscitation practice, education and/or the care of deteriorating patients.
Main duties of the job
Experience in an acute or critical care environment is essential. A substantial proportion of the role will be delivery of life support training to all grades of staff and you will therefore need to have proven teaching/assessing skills and hold an advanced life support certificate or have progressed to Instructor status.
This is a part time post working 18.75 hours per week.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current Professional Registration
- Evidence of Post Registration Study at Degree Level
- Possession of teaching qualification e.g Cert Ed or equivalent
- Current ALS Provider
Desirable criteria
- Current ALS/ILS/APLS/EPLS/AIM Instructor
- Current APLS/EPLS Provider
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of teaching resuscitation skills
- At least 5 years post registration experience
- Recent experience in an NHS acute inpatient setting or relevant other experience
- Knowledge of learning theories, the processes of learning and a practical appreciation of learning styles
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience as a Resuscitation Officer
- Experience in neonatal, paediatric and trauma care
Practical & Intellectual Skills
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to teach and facilitate learning in both clinical and classroom settings
- Experience of assessing competence and level of understanding
- Experience of giving effective feedback
Desirable criteria
- Experience in co-ordinating National Resuscitation Courses
Disposition/Adjustment/Attitude
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills with an outgoing, professional and confident manner
- Ability to use a wide range of techniques (facilitation, coaching, instruction etc) and a range of delivery media
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gemma Ashton Clearly & Ella Leuzzi
- Job title
- Senior Resuscitation Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 252605
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