Associate Resuscitation Trainer

at  Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job Overview
Primarily the role is concerned with delivering training in the deteriorating patient, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillation (AED) to all grades of staff across all specialties. In addition the post holder will have responsibilities, in quality assurance, clinical and training equipment provision and maintenance.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to have an informal visit prior to interview.
For further information please contact Lead Resuscitation Officer, Maresa Johnson 01925 664846.
Shortlisting planned for: 30 September 2024
Interviews planned for: 11 October 2024
The post holder will work with the Resuscitation Officers to provide a high-quality Resuscitation Service across the Trust to ensure compliance with locally and nationally agreed Trust standards. The post holder will assist in the implementation of training programmes for adult and paediatric basic life support techniques for all grades of staff. They will primarily be responsible for delivering this training as part of the Trust Statutory / Mandatory and Corporate Induction training programmes.
The post holder will be expected to work across all Trust sites and other external locations as required to meet the needs of the service. The post holder will be involved in the implementation of Trust policies relating to Resuscitation and support the development of policies within the department.
The post holder will support the administration of eLearning and the interface between L&D and HR systems.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Assist in the implementation of a resuscitation training programme for all members of the multidisciplinary team throughout the Trust according to their expected degree of competence in practice.
Take an active lead role in the provision of basic life support training on the Trust Statutory/Mandatory and Corporate Induction training programmes and assist in developing schemes to disseminate basic life support training in a variety of flexible ways to maximise training capacity.
Ensure that all training is carried out in a standardised way in accordance with current evidence-based international and national resuscitation guidelines to ensure the provision of high-quality patient care, using agreed teaching methods during training delivery.
Assess basic clinical skills and provide remedial training and support for those who fail to meet the required standard. Will inform the Resuscitation Officers of any concerns with individual staff member’s competence.
Assist in disseminating information to staff regarding the Trust Resuscitation Policies and their application to practice.
Promote attendance at the Trust’s mandatory resuscitation training sessions.
Assist in the dissemination of changes in evidence-based practice relating to resuscitation care in accordance with the Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines.
Support the Resuscitation Officers in the provision of current and future National Resuscitation Courses held at Mersey Care NHS Trust.