Resuscitation Practitioner

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Main area: Resuscitation Grade: Band 6 Contract: Permanent Hours:

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Part time hours also considered) Job ref: 584-MAR25

Employer: 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type: NHS Site: Royal Sussex County Hospital Town: Brighton Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata Salary period: Yearly Closing: 29/04/:59

About our Trust At UHSussex, we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK's largest acute Trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, ambition, and values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Our hard-working, talented, and dedicated people work together towards a common goal - to always put our Patient First. In fact, our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto, and you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff, which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work-life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career, we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex, you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job overview Resuscitation Practitioners provide mandatory resuscitation training, clinical support, advice, and expertise to various emergency teams on main sites, and clinical support, expertise, and leadership in emergencies on the Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) sites.

Other functions include providing quality assurance by auditing cardiac arrests, auditing cardiac arrest trolleys, auditing DNACPR forms, and a variety of other activities ranging from investigation of cardiac arrests, debriefing of staff after cardiac arrests, and advising on and providing guidance and expertise on best resuscitation practice.

The RP will identify areas of the service for improvement and contribute to the resuscitation services strategy for service development.

We welcome applications from those who currently hold a UK NMC registration.

Main duties of the job Patient Care Delivery

• Hold an emergency bleep and respond to adult and paediatric clinical emergencies acting as a member within the multi-disciplinary team as necessary.
• Perform clinical interventions at speed and with a high degree of precision (e.g., defibrillation, cardioversion, transcutaneous pacing, cannulation, intra-osseous needle insertion, laryngeal mask insertion, intubation) as required during resuscitation within sphere of competence and policy compliance, with due regard to safety and expertise of other team members.
• Ensure adherence, wherever possible during resuscitation, to safe handling techniques, control of infection etc., and when this cannot be achieved ensure appropriate referral and follow-up is instigated (e.g., Critical Incident Reporting, Risk Assessment, Occupational Health Referral etc.).
• Professionally accountable for own autonomous practice and responsible for maintaining and improving personal knowledge and professional competence.
• Provide a role model to medical, nursing, and ancillary staff to ensure awareness of and adherence to local and national policies and procedures.

Working for our organisation At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff, which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career, we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex, you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description for a detailed overview of the role and main responsibilities.

• Regularly adapts/modifies communication techniques within teaching and clinical emergencies to meet the different learning needs and levels of understanding from qualified health care providers to parents and relatives.
• Ensure all wards and departments are in possession of and understand current procedures for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation in line with Resuscitation Council UK recommendations and Trust policy.
• Work closely with the Resuscitation Services team in the creation and review of Trust policies and procedures relating to Resuscitation, ensuring that such policies and procedures accurately reflect best practice as agreed nationally.
• Responsible for the safe use of equipment by others, for example, defibrillators and interosseous devices, during simulated training practice and in the clinical environment when attending clinical incidents.
• Carry out, where required, appraisals and support the development of any junior banded staff and apprentices that may work with the team.

Person specification Experience and Qualifications

• Registered Health Care Professional / Registered Nurse, Paramedic, ODP. Active professional registration.
• Relevant Post Registration Qualification in acute or critical care or relevant qualification or experience.
• Mentorship/coaching qualification or recognised teaching qualification.
• At least one of the Resuscitation Council (UK) ILS, PILS, ALS, EPALS or NLS and/or the ALSG APLS provider course.
• Work within codes of practice and according to professional standards and guidelines.
• Able to organise own workload with due regard to priorities.
• Articulate and flexible to meet changing demands of the role.
• Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) or similar.
• Resuscitation Council (UK) ILS, PILS, ALS, EPALS, NLS and/or ALSG APLS instructor or instructor candidate status.
• Knowledge & experience of audit and policy review. Experience of income generation.
• Experience in resuscitation training and practice.
• Experience of carrying out staff appraisals.
• Experience of direct line management, or supervision and mentorship/preceptorship.
• Ability to apply and expertly teach evidence-based clinical procedures/practice to a range of students in under & postgraduate training.
• Evidence of theoretical and practical application of adult learning theories.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to organise information, plan, and provide teaching and training resources in order to meet known and anticipated needs.
• Full UK / EU driving license.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

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