Resuscitation Officer | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	15 December 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	14 January 2026
Location:	Norwich, NR4 7UY
Company:	Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7678966/234-25-A1229-A

Summary

We are looking for a new Resuscitation Officer to join our team here at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital.

The post holder will be expected to work with a minimum of supervision and to co-ordinate their activities in order to support the Lead Resuscitation Officer(s) in ensuring that an efficient resuscitation service is provided to the Trust. This will include managing their own workload, time, clinical and divisional responsibilities.

As post holder, your duties will include:
• To plan, organise and implement resuscitation training for all staff within the Trust. To assist the Lead Resuscitation Officer(s) in the development of policies, procedures and equipment specifications relating to resuscitation.
• To adhere to local Trust policies, professional standards and Resuscitation Council UK guidelines.
• To participate in the audit of resuscitation attempts, equipment and ReSPECT orders.
• To carry a cardiac arrest bleep and attend patients in peri-arrest and arrest situations.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
• As part of the resuscitation team, provide evidence based specialist advice, support and in-depth procedural/policy knowledge relating to resuscitation issues to all Trust staff and the wider health community including patients and relatives. The post holder is required to carry a cardiac arrest bleep and attend patients in peri-arrest and arrest situations
• Provide resuscitation expertise during attendance at cardiorespiratory arrests and medical emergencies, following appropriate training. This will required sudden explosive effort when running to emergency calls.
• The post holder will have direct exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances on a frequent basis including exposure to adult and paediatric resuscitation situations and to patients who have died
• Following training and when appropriate, to act as part of the resuscitation team providing advanced life support skills such as intravenous/intraosseous cannulation, ECG interpretation, defibrillation, administration of emergency drugs and to act as ‘Team Leader’ where necessary
• Provide support to staff, relatives and others who may be upset during exposure to emotional situations in relation to cardiac arrest and deceased patients
• To provide training in adult, paediatric, maternal and new-born basic, intermediate and advanced life support in accordance with Resuscitation Council guidelines. The post holder is required to provide both demonstration and actual use of resuscitation equipment
• To train staff in the use of resuscitation equipment as appropriate to their role
• Support the provision, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of the resuscitation service for all patients and staff

Please see the attached job description for full details.


This advert closes on Thursday 25 Dec 2025