Job Description

Become Our Resuscitation Lead!



Are you ready to shape the future of resuscitation care?

Do you thrive at the intersection of clinical excellence, education, strategy, and leadership?

This is your chance to inspire, innovate and lead a service that truly makes a difference to our patients and staff.



As the Resuscitation Lead, you will be the driving force behind our organisation's resuscitation strategy. You'll oversee planning, delivery and governance of all CPR training from Basic Life Support to Advanced Life Support ensuring our teams are skilled, confident, and ready to act when it matters most.



Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ' Priority ' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.



The Resuscitation service lead will be responsible for overall strategic planning, organisation and delivery of basic life support, intermediate life support, advanced life support training and associated training in line with the Trusts CPR Training Policy and in accordance with National Resuscitation Council Guidelines



The Resuscitation Service Lead will be responsible for ensuring a robust resuscitation service is provided Trust wide and to ensure that the service provides appropriate support clinically, educationally, and managerially.



The Lead will ensure that the service meets any statutory and mandatory requirements in terms of training provision (including national, regional and Deanery requirements), governance, resource allocation and management.



The Lead will ensure that the service meets any statutory and mandatory requirements in terms of training provision (including national, regional and Deanery requirements), governance, resource allocation and management



The lead will ensure effective operational delivery of this training via effective management of all resuscitation service resources.



The Lead will be required, to audit and monitor standards of resuscitation practice and equipment within the Trust. Assist with the procurement and monitoring of clinical equipment used during resuscitation within the Trust.



We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.



Line manage the resuscitation, medical devices, medical gases training teams to ensure appropriate management of individuals and development of the teams.



Lead the resuscitation data audit collection acting as a conduit between clinical practice and the National Cardiac Arrest Audit (NCAA) formulating reports for the resuscitation committee and relevant clinical teams.



Project manage priority resuscitation training programmes across the organisation ensuring that clinical staff are supported to work in compliance with regulatory body standards for meeting the national standards of safety and quality of care.



Lead on the development, delivery and support of the national adult and paediatric advanced / immediate life support courses run by the department.



Support the Trust's resuscitation teams and be involved in the development and implementation of resuscitation policies and procedures trust wide.



Support the Resuscitation committee and act as a senior member of the group. Provide assurance to this committee with regards to training for resuscitation, clinical practice standards and results of clinical audit.



Maintain a specialist knowledge base to support the lead for department of professional healthcare education to lead on clinical education in resuscitation services.



Lead and coordinate mandatory training in order to be compliant with national standards and regulations and governance.



Provide information and professional advice to support the Trust to meet national standards and legislative requirements in relation to resuscitation and medical emergencies.



Lead on the developments, implementation and audit of the Trust's Resuscitation policy