Job Summary
We are looking for a registered professional, adult or pediatric nurse, allied health professional, or midwife with resuscitation service skills and experience to work within an enjoyable, challenging, and progressive resuscitation and clinical simulation services team.
You must have current experience working in an acute hospital setting and a passion for patient safety, simulation-based education, and a proven ability to deliver basic life support training.
The successful applicant will join us in making a positive impact on patient care and supporting our multi-disciplinary colleagues through delivering and developing resuscitation operational services, simulation, and resuscitation training to meet national and local standards. You will also be involved in patient safety improvements and initiatives and clinical audit programs across the different Trust sites which the team leads or contributes to.
The role requires a minimum of 3 years post-registration experience, providing patient care in an acute clinical area, and the post-holder will need to have up-to-date clinical and resuscitation practical and theoretical knowledge in your relevant field.
You must be an enthusiastic teacher, preferably with a recognized teaching qualification, and be prepared to work in a small dynamic team.
Main Duties of the Job
* In this role, you are a Resuscitation and Clinical Simulation Education Facilitator, delivering core training and working towards delivering the daily operational resuscitation service, under the guidance of the Resuscitation Operational Leads.
* You will act as a professional resource and advisor on resuscitation, simulation, and relevant clinical skills, and maintain currency in related clinical issues both nationally and internationally.
* You will attend cardiac arrest attempts and deteriorating patient emergency 2222 calls for adults, and/or pediatrics, and/or maternal/neonatal emergencies as part of the specialist cardiac arrest team, alongside the Head of Resuscitation and/or Resuscitation Operational Leads, or until you have achieved an Advanced Resuscitation Provider status, at which point you will attend independently, acting in a role appropriate to your level of training and competence.
* You will work clinically to maintain own competencies and credibility; this will include direct patient care and involve the assessment of clinical skills competency of staff in practice.
About Us
At the RUH, we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing, and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organization. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working in the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Job Responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and specification for further details and an overview of the role.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
* Registration body
Teaching and Assessing Qualification
Essential
* Completed a postgraduate Teaching and Assessing module or equivalent teaching certificate
* Demonstrable experience teaching/facilitating and mentoring
Resuscitation Council UK, Intermediate Resuscitation Provider Status
Essential
* Current RC UK provider status, ILS, PILS, NLS or higher
Significant Experience Working in an Acute Care Setting
Essential
* Years and location of experience
Current Knowledge Across Resuscitation, Clinical Skills, Simulation-Based Education and Human Factors
Essential
* Gives examples of training or experience
Experience of Managing Projects and/or Planning and Organizing Activities or Events
Essential
* Examples of experience
Data Analysis
Essential
* Can interpret and apply data analysis
Desirable
* Experience of analyzing data and developing narratives
Excellent Presentation Skills
Essential
* Examples of experience
* Effective presentation during interview
Competent Use of IT Systems and Databases
Essential
* Level of competence demonstrated
Role Model the Trust Values
Essential
* Demonstrates understanding of Trust values
* Demonstrates inclusive and compassionate approach
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer Details
Employer Name
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal United Hospitals, Bath
Combe Park
Bath
BA1 3NG
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