Resuscitation Officer

Are you a dynamic and highly motivated individual? We have the perfect role for you We are seeking a Resuscitation Officer to join our team and make a real impact on patient safety and the development of clinical staff.

Previous experience as a Resuscitation Officer would be desirable, but we also welcome applicants looking for a development opportunity. If you have a recognised teaching qualification and a current Resuscitation Council UK instructor certificate for Advanced Life Support (or are on the Instructor pathway), we want to hear from you

In this role, you will primarily focus on teaching. You'll have the opportunity to deliver adult and paediatric resuscitation training at various levels to our dedicated clinical staff and external clients. Additionally, you'll be involved in undertaking defined projects related to the service, such as quality improvement initiatives, and attending Medical Emergency Team calls.

To excel in this position, excellent communication, interpersonal, time management, and organisational skills are essential. You must be self-motivated and thrive in a team environment. A thorough working knowledge of the current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines is a must.

As part of the role, you'll need to travel to external training venues. Therefore, a driving license and access to a car are necessary.

This is a maternity leave cover position, but there may be a possibility to extend the contract. Furthermore, if a permanent vacancy becomes available in the future, the successful applicant may be offered a substantive post.

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.