Resuscitation Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 to join a team of Resuscitation Officers within the Corporate Division. The post is to cover maternity leave for a fixed term/secondment until March 2027. As this is a short term contract we are looking for an experienced individual who is already able to teach ILS or PILS courses. The team provides a comprehensive, efficient and effective clinical and educational service across ESNEFT. Our purpose is to ensure the delivery of a quality cost effective resuscitation service, which includes educating and training staff to ensure they are equipped with the rights skills, values and behaviors to provide safe effective care and positive experiences for patients, families and staff. The role also includes:

• Maintaining clinical skills by attending cardiac arrests / clinical emergencies
• Involvement in clinical audit
• Organization of emergency equipment throughout the Trust., To act as an informed resource in resuscitation issues for all staff within the Trust
• To contribute to the planning, organisation and implementation of an effective resuscitation service
• To teach resuscitation skills in line with Trust protocols and Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines
• To take part in clinical research and audit
• To ensure a standardised approach to resuscitation and resuscitation training throughout the Trust, recognising the differing needs of Trust staff
  
  Registered Nurse / ODP / Paramedic with post registration experience in acute / critical care
• ILS instructor / PILS instructor
• Clinical teaching experience
You will be expected to work flexibly and travel to all sites as required, therefore a car will be required.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A