James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
** Fixed Term / Secondment Opportunity **
** 9 Months Maternity Cover **
Your next career development opportunity is here! Are you a dynamic, highly motivated individual who can lead our Resuscitation Service?
As our Senior Resuscitation Officer, you will lead, co-ordinate, and supervise the Resuscitation Service. The role includes the provision of expert knowledge in relation to resuscitation services, policy development, standardisation of resuscitation equipment, co-ordination of resuscitation audit, clinical support of the resuscitation teams, and resuscitation training for all grades/disciplines of clinical staff in basic and advanced life support (adult, paediatric).
Main Duties of the Job
As the lead for resuscitation, you should be able to demonstrate evidence of past professional leadership, ideally with some experience of successful management of change implementation. Significant acute adult post-registration experience at Band 6 or above is essential for the requirements of this post. You will be responsible for managing and developing the Resuscitation Officers within the team and work closely with the Head of Practice Education & Development and key people within the clinical divisions to ensure departmental and Trust objectives for resuscitation are met.
You must have a thorough working knowledge of the current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines and will be a UK Registered RN or AHP with recent experience in an acute setting or working as a Resuscitation Officer.
You will be working with clinicians and staff at all levels and as such should demonstrate an exemplary standard of personal conduct and behaviour. You must be enthusiastic, highly motivated, confident, flexible, and demonstrate excellent organisational and interpersonal skills alongside the ability to effectively influence and negotiate. 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.
If you believe you are our future Senior Resuscitation Officer, we look forward to receiving your application.
About Us
With c4000 staff, the James Paget University Hospital is a busy hospital situated on the East Coast in an area popular with tourists and locals alike.
We're proud of our hospital and the open and inclusive culture we've developed. Our workforce has a real family feel to it, based on the openness and honesty we encourage through our values.
We take a key role in the development of workforce initiatives across the Norfolk and Waveney system and believe our supportive approach and ability to innovate makes us an excellent employer and a good partner to other local health and care providers.
Job Responsibilities
For full details of the duties and main responsibilities, please see the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Experience
* 5 years Acute Experience. Specialist knowledge of resuscitation and teaching.
* Experience of working with Paediatric/newborn children.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Skills and Knowledge
* Maintains professional awareness of current practice.
* Experience in both clinical and teaching environments - adult, paediatric, newborn.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Head of Education and Practice Development
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum, pro rata
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