The Resuscitation Team are looking for a motivated individual who will play a key role in delivering high quality resuscitation services across the North Bristol Trust sites.
This Secondment opportunity will require the post holder to primarily teach on resuscitation courses, support the Clinical Emergency Team (CET) by attending emergency and/or cardiac arrest calls as a First Responder, and participate with quality improvement projects and audit within the Resuscitation Team.
The post holder will work within the Corporate Clinical Education Team under the direction of the Senior Resuscitation Officers and have close links with the extended Nursing and Quality, Clinical Governance Directorate. The focus of this role is to deliver resuscitation skills training to staff across multiple professions within the Trust and contribute to the planning and delivery of training and clinical skills.
The post holder will act as a resuscitation skills expert, promote safe practices and continue delivering excellent care via an evidenced-based practice approach. When required, the Resuscitation Officer will coordinate and escalate concerns regarding a learner's development to ensure progress and correct processes are adhered to.
The post holder will be required to keep high-quality records and contribute to data collection and reports as appropriate.
Main duties of the job:
The post holder will also be responsible for:
1. Maintaining and progressing their specialist knowledge in resuscitation and the 'deteriorating patient' and providing advice and guidance.
2. Supporting the co-ordination and management of resuscitation training delivery across the Trust in accordance with the current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines.
3. Contributing towards supporting, directing and delivering our National Course programme which includes: ILS, ALS, EALS, ETC.
4. Assisting the Deputy Head of Education and Operational Leads for Resuscitation with planning and delivering in-situ simulation, live-demos, clinical simulation and teaching through scenario-based learning.
5. Monitoring, developing and improving standards of resuscitation by promoting evidence-based practice and ensuring compliance with national and local guidance, e.g., NICE, Resuscitation Council UK.
6. Delivering inductions/orientations of newly appointed staff, learners, or other visitors.
7. Taking responsibility for the scheduling and organising of resuscitation training sessions, including planning dates, times, facilitator numbers and booking training rooms.
8. Involvement with organisational working groups aligned to an agreed workstream and responsible for taking agreed actions forwards, in partnership with the Operational Leads and/or the Deputy Head of Education.
9. Remaining clinically current within the area of resuscitation and the deteriorating patient.
Minimum Requirements:
1. Post-registration experience involving teaching and mentoring staff in clinical skills, education and/or resuscitation.
2. Immediate Life Support (ILS) provider.
3. Teaching qualification (e.g., Facilitating Learning and Assessment in Practice (FLAP), Generic Instructors Course, Preparing to Teach in Life-Long Learning (PTLLS) QCF Level 4, or equivalent ILS/EPLS instructor).
4. Evidence of relevant and up to date continuing education and professional development.
5. Post-qualification experience within an acute healthcare setting is essential.
6. Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.
7. Demonstrate excellent teaching and assessing skills with the ability to use a wide variety of techniques and mediums.
8. Ability to devise, plan and help implement new training programmes.
9. Excellent organisational and time management skills.
10. Ability to use initiative and make effective decisions.
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered. We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
Our corporate education team, which incorporates our resuscitation team, is a friendly team who are committed to supporting staff within our trust to learn and develop and to continue to provide high quality, safe patient care.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups. If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel 0117 414 1151.
North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT's workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
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