Junior Resuscitation Practitioner

at  The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

This post is primarily a training role. The successful post holder will be working within an experienced team of Resuscitation Practitioners and trainers and will be involved in the educational, clinical and research elements of resuscitation. The post will require the candidate to be able to deliver basic to advanced life support to a variety of clinical and non-clinical staff. The successful post holder will also form part of the medical emergency/cardiac arrest team and will be actively involved in deploying advanced resuscitation interventions, e.g. mechanical compressions and intraosseous access. The Junior Resuscitation Practitioner (JRP) will implement and deliver resuscitation training to appropriate groups of staff within the Trust.
Deliver basic/immediate/intermediate life support sessions unsupervised following pre-determined lesson plans ,following a period of supervision, in a variety of flexible ways, recording performance.
To assist in the maintenance of training records and databases as needed by the Service
To ensure timely reporting of critical incidents as per Trust policy
Report any resuscitation equipment deficits and ensure that appropriate action has taken place
Ensure resuscitation equipment in all areas is checked on a regular basis, is regularly appraised and risks assessed
Input of data to resuscitation databases - resuscitation outcomes, clinical risks, all training programmes and participant attendance
Provide and circulate data to relevant stakeholders as directed by the Clinical Lead for Resuscitation
Provide guidance, support and supervision to the Resuscitation Service Technician
Ensure any requested resuscitation related audits are carried out and reported formally to the LRP and any other committee deemed suitable by the LRP
The successful post holder will also form part of the medical emergency/cardiac arrest team and will be actively involved in deploying advanced resuscitation interventions, e.g. mechanical compressions and intraosseous access. The Junior Resuscitation Practitioner (JRP) will implement and deliver resuscitation training to appropriate groups of staff within the Trust.
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Please see the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time

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