Resuscitation Practitioner

Job summary
We are looking for a skilled, motivated, and forward-thinking Resuscitation Practitioner to join our dedicated Resuscitation Service.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a dynamic team focused on delivering high-quality resuscitation training, expert clinical support, and continuous improvement in patient safety across the organisation. You will play a key role in promoting best practice, supporting multidisciplinary teams, and helping to ensure staff feel confident, competent, and prepared to respond effectively in emergency situations.

We are seeking an individual with strong clinical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a genuine enthusiasm for education and patient care.

Main duties of the job
As a Resuscitation Practitioner, you will play a vital role in supporting the delivery of safe, effective, and evidence-based resuscitation practice across the Trust. Working as part of the Resuscitation Service, you will deliver engaging and high-quality training to a wide range of clinical staff, helping to build confidence and competence in the recognition and management of deteriorating patients and cardiac arrest situations.

You will be expected to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across a variety of clinical settings, providing expert advice, practical support, and professional leadership in relation to resuscitation and emergency care. The role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to teach, motivate and support learners with differing levels of experience and knowledge.

About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

Job responsibilities
The post holder will assist the Senior Resuscitation Officer in delivering high-quality resuscitation and deteriorating patient training programmes to Trust staff, including adult, paediatric and neonatal life support courses. They will support the organisation, coordination and delivery of Resuscitation Council (UK) accredited courses, acting as a Course Director or Course Co-ordinator where appropriate.

The role includes collecting, analysing and presenting cardiac arrest and resuscitation audit data, including participation in root cause analysis investigations and reporting findings to the Resuscitation Committee and other relevant forums. The post holder will ensure all training activity and resuscitation data is accurately recorded in accordance with Trust policies and governance requirements.

The Band 6 Resuscitation Practitioner will contribute to the development, implementation and review of resuscitation policies, procedures and guidelines, and will actively participate as a member of the Resuscitation Committee. They will attend cardiac arrest calls when operationally possible, providing clinical support, teaching and expert advice to multidisciplinary teams during resuscitation attempts.

Additional responsibilities include supporting public life support education initiatives, contributing to income generation through the delivery of external training courses, undertaking administrative duties relevant to the role, and deputising for the Senior Resuscitation Officer in their absence. The post holder may also be required to provide cross-site cover and work at other Trust locations in line with service needs.

The post holder will uphold Trust values by treating all patients, relatives and colleagues with dignity and respect and will work in accordance with health and safety requirements, including the manual handling of training equipment and potential exposure to clinical environments.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Either RN, ODP or HCPC registered Paramedic
• An ALS or EPALS Resuscitation Council UK course provider certificate.
• Teaching experience
• Evidence of further academic study

Desirable

• ALS/EPALS/NLS RC(UK) provider certificate
• ALS/EPLS/NLS Instructor (or IP)
• ALS course director or experience as a course co-ordinator
• Experience of working with critically unwell children

Experience
Essential

• Experience in an acute care environment.
• Understanding of how the NHS operates

Desirable

• Experience of practice / policy development.
• Experience of regular structured teaching

Knowledge
Essential

• A good knowledge of the current Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines
• Understanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times

Personal Skills
Essential

• Ability to work in a team and on own initiative
• Basic teaching and presentation skills
• Ability to communicate with all grades of staff
• Motivated, reliable, organised
• Calm approach to emergency and stressful situations
• Flexibility in approach to service needs

Desirable

• Well developed presentation and teaching skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Data Collection and audit experience

Other
Essential

• Willingness to work away from Trust premises
• Ability to work with interruptions
• Ability to concentrate for extensive periods

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.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).