Resuscitation Officer

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, highly motivated individual to join the Resuscitation Department as a Resuscitation Officer to cover maternity leave. There may be a possibility to extend the contract, and should a permanent vacancy become available, the successful applicant may be offered a substantive post in the future.

Previous experience as a Resuscitation Officer would be desirable.

You must be a UK registered qualified nurse with a recognised teaching qualification and a current Resuscitation Council UK Instructor certificate for Advanced Life Support (or be on the Instructor pathway). We would consider applicants looking for a development opportunity.

Main duties of the job

A European Paediatric Life Support or Advanced Paediatric Life Support provider or Instructor certificate is desirable.

Primarily this is a teaching role, and you will deliver adult and paediatric resuscitation training at a variety of levels to all Trust clinical staff and external clients. The post also involves undertaking defined projects related to the service (i.e., quality improvement projects) and attending Medical Emergency Team calls. This is a vital role for patient safety and for developing the knowledge and skills of all clinical staff.

You will be a UK registered qualified nurse with recent experience in an acute setting e.g., Intensive care, Coronary Care, Emergency Department or be working as a Resuscitation Officer.

This post requires excellent communication, interpersonal, time management and organisational skills, together with an ability to be very self-motivated and also work as part of a team.

The applicant must have a thorough working knowledge of the current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines.

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

Working for our organisation

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. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qaulifications

Essential criteria

NMC registered Resuscitation Council UK instructor certificate for Advanced Life Support (or be on the Instructor pathway). Recognised teaching qualification

Desirable criteria

A European Paediatric Life Support or Advanced Paediatric Life Support provider or Instructor certificate is desirable

Experience

Essential criteria

Expereience in an acute setting e.g. Intensive care, coronary care, ED for at least three years Experience in delivering resuscitation training / teaching skills

Desirable criteria

Working as a Resuscitation Officer

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge of the current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines.

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-

Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months) Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home  Cycle to work scheme Uniform provided (where required) On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme On site health and fitness club On site car parking Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

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