Resuscitation Trainer

Band 5 Resuscitation Trainer

Central and North West London NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Resuscitation Team as a Resuscitation Trainer, based in Central London. This is a full time, permanent position.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

The Resuscitation Training Team provide timely education, training and advice on resuscitation and recognition and management of patient deterioration to both clinicians and non-clinicians throughout the Trust. We are looking for a motivated person who can work flexibly either alone or as part of a team. The role will include teaching Emergency Life Support and Basic Life Support at our training venues in London and Milton Keynes. The role will also include undertaking audits and delivering simulations within wards and services across the Trust. The post holder will need to be a visible, approachable source of informion for all staff working in the Trust.

The post holder must have some experience of working within health care and ideally will be a registered health care professional. You will need to have some experience of teaching. The role will require you to work with a wide range of professionals and respond to a various challenges that arise. The successful applicant will be based in Central London but must be willing travel across London and Milton Keynes where the services and training are delivered. The role will generally be Monday - Friday 9:00 - 17:00

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supporting colleagues in the development of clinical skills relating to resuscitation. Teaching Resuscitation related skills and practices in a variety of settings to all staff groups.
- Deliver pre-developed resuscitation skills training at levels one and two independently, and be able to assess clinicians in performing basic resuscitation skills.
- To determine competency of staff by assessing ability to perform basic life support and use of an Automated External Defibrillator, using an identified framework, and have the ability to provide appropriate feedback to individuals
- To support and work with the Resuscitation Manager, Resuscitation team and the Safety team.
- To participate in non-teaching duties such as undertaking emergency equipment audits, as guided by the Resuscitation officers
- To ensure the resuscitation teams resuscitation equipment is monitored quarterly using the available equipment log and maintained fully serviceable.
- To be a visible and approachable source of information, advice and support to all staff in relation to resuscitation training.
- Where appropriate, assist with management of medical emergencies when in the service environment.
- Ensure that risks are identified and communicated effectively to the department and services in relation to training events or audit findings and appropriately documented and shared with the wider team.
- Have a thorough understanding and be fully competent in using both training and operational resuscitation equipment particularly an automated defibrillator.
- Accountable for own actions in accordance with Trust policies at all times
- Manage and prioritise own workload