Sister / Charge Nurse, Cardiac Arrest Prevention Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse to join the Cardiac Arrest Prevention (CAP) Team in a Sister/Charge Nurse capacity. The cardiac arrest prevention team provides a comprehensive service for the organisation including a significant training program for all clinical staff from basic through to advanced courses.

The teams main focus is to eliminate avoidable cardiac arrest through extensive audit programmes, rapid case reviews of any unexpected death or potential failure to rescue, teaching and providing professional support to clinical areas and individuals.

In addition to this the team provides professional advice in relation to cardiac arrest prevention and resuscitation, coordinates the procurement of equipment and organization of the hospital emergency teams., The team plays a significant role in patient safety and is involved in proactively managing risk in relation to cardiac arrest prevention & resuscitation. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of cardiac arrest prevention & resuscitation training across the organisation and will assist with the delivery of a strategy that will enable staff to deliver high quality resuscitation care

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You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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