Band 7 Senior Resuscitation Officer

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced individual to join a team who are responsible for the delivery of high quality clinical, educational and operational resuscitation services across University Hospitals Birmingham and community services. 

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The Senior Resuscitation Officer role is recognised as a specialised clinical expert within the field of Resuscitation across all hospital sites and community services at University Hospitals Birmingham. Under the Supervision and support of the Lead Resuscitation Officer you will be responsible for the daily management of the service, and delivery of evidence based resuscitation programmes of education, which addresses the professional and service development needs of clinical, non-clinical and other allied staff across the Trust, including partnerships with the shared health facility at the Queen Elizabeth site. This includes the development of the service in relation to the needs identified through audit processes, to facilitate improved outcomes from resuscitation, in collaboration with the multi- disciplinary teams. You will also act as a nominated rotational link on all resuscitation matters between the trust and Harborne Hospital (shared health facility at the Queen Elizabeth site).

You will need to have a specialist knowledge and clinical experience within the field of resuscitation of adults, be a RCUK instructor, have excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise and co-ordinate in order to ensure patient safety, be flexible to changing daily priorities and remain calm under pressure. In return you will receive an excellent support network, training opportunities and a real chance to excel within a highly motivated team.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*5 x Levels / GCSE's at grade C or above, including Maths and English

*Current registration on a professional clinical register NMC or HCPC

*Recognised teaching Qualification or significant teaching experience in the field of resuscitation

*Instructor & Director status for Advanced National Resuscitation Courses

Desirable

*Willingness to work towards a Master's degree in health related subject

*Post Registration Qualification in a relevant field.

Experience

Essential

*Knowledge of appropriate professional bodies codes of practice

*Specialist Knowledge within the field of resuscitation of adults

*Critically analyse research and apply to practice

*Knowledge of current policies, practices and procedures within nursing, healthcare and the Trust

*Knowledge of extended role responsibilities

*Knowledge of a wide range of clinical skills

*Understanding of clinical competence

*Awareness of Clinical Governance

*Awareness of topical issues in Resuscitation

*Credibility in main area of practice

*Post registration clinical experience where a degree of autonomous working / Practice has been required

*Knowledge and experience with audio visual equipment

*Ability to undertake skills training analysis

*Excellent Presentation skills

*Teaching experience in a clinical environment.

*Evidence of previous contributions towards training and education

*Evidence of working on own initiative, managing time and prioritising

*Experience of extended roles & clinical responsibilities

*Experience of conducting audit and / or research

Desirable

*Experienced resuscitation officer

*Experience of acting in

*or deputising within a leadership role

*Awareness of NHS budgets and Income targets

*Managing change

*An appreciation of the relationships between Department of Health, Strategic Health Authorities and commission organisations

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Ability to assess prioritise and co- ordinate the need for treatment

*Specialised skills used within the field of resuscitation

*Ability to work in a calm manner in situations of crisis

*Excellent communicator with all members of multidisciplinary health care teams

*Ability to cope with frequent exposure to situations of distress

*Ability to use learned knowledge to change practice

*Experience in clinical audit

*Excellent interpersonal written and communication skills

*Ability to work independently whilst supervising others

*Teaching experience in a clinical environment.

*Evidence of previous contributions towards training and education

*Evidence of working on own initiative, managing time and prioritising

*Experience of extended roles & clinical responsibilities

*Experience of conducting audit and / or research

*Self-motivator, team motivator

*Professional attitude to work and team members

*Able to work independently or as part of a team

*A keen desire and ability to continue to develop the departmental service

*Commitment to Resuscitation practice & standards by evidence of professional development

*Evidence of sound interpersonal skills

*Self-motivated and enthusiastic

*Prepared to work flexibly to meet the urgent and contingent demands of the post.

Desirable

*Clinical experience in the resuscitation of children 

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Michelle Hall 

michelle.hall@uhb.nhs.uk 

01214242478