Resuscitation Practitioner
| Posting date: | 25 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,259.00 to £55,046.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37259.00 - £55046.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 August 2025 |
| Location: | london, EC1V 2PD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9273-25-0223 |
Summary
As an active member of the medical emergency team, provide clinical support and advise as required when attending an emergency event. Maintain the database for resuscitation outcomes, clinical risk, all training programs and participant attendance. When required, present data, reports and evaluation to heads of departments, senior managers, the resuscitation committee, the risk and safety committee and clinical governance. When necessary, meet with departments to assess training needs and provide appropriate advice and feedback regarding service provision. To maintain the training equipment and training rooms. To ensure sufficient stock is available, this includes training sundries and education manuals. Education & Training Teach basic and immediate resuscitation skills to agreed national and local guidelines. This is to include the NEWS and prevention of cardiac arrest in adult and paediatric. Assess the competence of staff preforming resuscitation procedures and arrange retraining where appropriate. Devise, plan, implement and evaluate training programmes for all grades of staff appropriate to their role at Moorfields Eye hospital. To run in situ based simulated training exercises across the trust in non-clinical and clinical areas. To support the volunteer services with any training requirements. To be easily accessible and contactable by staff and when necessary, act as a resource. In conjunction with learning and development maintain records of staff who have received resuscitation training. To actively participate in giving and receiving peer review of teaching skills and abilities as part of on-going professional development. Maintains own professional development Quality & Risk Ensure that Trust policy incorporates national guidance and when necessary, contributes to the review and updating of the policy. Identify clinical risks related to emergency situations and action as necessary. Lead on a programme of audit for the resuscitation service and ensure that any risks are identified and placed on the Trusts risk register. Ensure emergency equipment is maintained and checked according to Trust policy. Ensure necessary equipment stores are available to facilitate the running of nationally accredited courses. Ensure that practice is evidence based and developed in accordance with new guidance. .Monitor clinical incidents pertaining to resuscitation and when necessary, take action to minimise re-occurrence. Take responsibility for ensuring that MHRA notices (resuscitation) are actioned in a timely manner. In conjunction with the Head of Risk & safety lead on the NHSLA standards for resuscitation. When required lead/collaborate with senior managers in Serious Untoward Incident enquiries. Leadership Be an active member of the Trusts resuscitation committee. Co-ordinate the general day-today running of the resuscitation service within the post-holders specified areas of responsibility. To act as a change agent and motivator in promoting best practice within the resuscitation service. Be proactive and imaginative in developing resus-based education. Ensure effective use of resources without compromising patient care. Liaise with the Resuscitation Council (UK). Facilitate continuation of the Trust as a licensed Resuscitation Council (UK) training centre. All members of the resuscitation team are occasionally required to travel to other Moorfields sites and provide training and complete audits. This includes Northwick Park Hospital Ealing Hospital Croydon Purley Stratford St Anns Barking.