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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·         Take responsibility for allocated hospital site to ensure proactive training, to meet the needs of the organisation.

·         To ensure a flexible training programme is in place to meet the needs of the trust.

·         Ensure a robust system in place for all staff groups in Resuscitation

·         Ensure accurate records of resuscitation training are kept.

·         Lead in the provision of the Resuscitation Council (UK) Immediate Life Support Course

·         Support in the provision of the Paediatric Life Support Courses (ALSG or equivalent)

·         Assist in the admin/organisational duties/support as required for the Resuscitation Council (UK) Advanced Life Support Course

·         Provide admin/organisational support to the Medical Director for the Royal College of Surgeon’s Advanced trauma Life Support Course

·         Identify staff who would benefit from attendance at more advanced training.

·         Provide scenario based training for medical ‘on-call’ groups as part of a rolling programme developing key skills of junior doctors and team leadership/decision-making skills of registrars

·         Develop training solutions to meet needs of the Trust concentrating on e-learning based systems   

Audit/Research

·         To lead and assist in the collection and storage of clinical data pertinent to the ongoing deteriorating patient and resuscitation audit process.

·         To identify local audits where areas of specific resuscitation/emergency care activity require or would benefit from a clinical review.

·         Work in conjunction with the Patient Safety Team to collect data relating to

topics relevant to the deteriorating patient, Resuscitation and relevant National patient safety alerts.

·         Where appropriate undertake research projects in resuscitation and deteriorating patient, which will support evidence based practise.

·         Actively partake in local, national and international research projects as appropriate.

Professional and Clinical

·         The post holder will be wholly accountable for their actions and will act at all times in accordance with the NMC/HCPC Code of Professional Conduct

·         To have the ability to prioritise own workload

·         To work with other colleagues on relevant clinical governance activities

·         Provide post incident debriefing to staff and identify areas for improvement

·         To attend emergency calls when acting in a clinical capacity and when other duties permit – attending as an active team member and provide support and leadership in the absence of a team leader

Additional/Managerial Roles

·         Provide Support to the Lead Nurse for Deteriorating patient and Resuscitation and Matron

·         To deputise for the Matron at various directorate and corporate meetings as and when required

For a full list of responsibilities, please see the attached job description.