Senior Resuscitation Practitioner

at  East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

We are recruiting for a Senior Resuscitation Practitioner who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will work as part of the team supporting the resuscitation improvement strategy for the Trust, helping ensure that the service is able to develop to fulfil the needs of East and North Herts NHS Trust staff and maintain a safe environment for patients.
You will work across the Trust, ensuring effective and safe delivery of care for patients, particularly in partnerships with teams such as critical care outreach and sepsis team with a drive to prevent patient deterioration.
The post holder will act as a Senior Resuscitation Practitioner to The Trust and will work closely with the Non-Medical Education team and Medical Education team to deliver training to all clinical staff employed by the Trust and will support continued improvement in providing education across the Trust. A band 6 development post would be considered subject to meeting essential criteria.
Our Values are I nclude, R espect, and I mprove. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
You will work with the other team members to ensure the standardisation and development of the service, ensuring that the service is able to grow to fulfil the needs of East and North Herts NHS Trust staff.
Manage day-to-day operation of the resuscitation service delivery with other members of the team.
Deputise for the Lead Resuscitation Practitioner in their absence.
Participate in the planning, delivery, organisation, and evaluation of training programmes delivered by the department.
Instruct/Direct national life support courses run by the Trust.
Conduct in situ simulation sessions and promote learning from outcomes.
Provide clinical and managerial leadership and support to all groups of staff on resuscitation matters.
Respond to 2222 calls for deteriorating patients and cardiac arrests.
Perform investigations into in-patient cardiac arrests.
This role will require specialised knowledge and skills, in the resuscitation of paediatric and adult patients.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

WE RUN THE FOLLOWING HOSPITALS:

The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
Hertford County, Hertford
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role

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