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Main area Resuscitation Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent HoursFull time Part time 37.5 hours per week (Part time considered) Job ref 269-SFT9235 Employer Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Town Salisbury Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/07/2025 23:59 Band 6Job overviewAre you a dynamic and highly motivated individual? We have the perfect role for you! We are seeking a Resuscitation Officer to join our team and make a real impact on patient safety and the development of clinical staff. Previous experience as a Resuscitation Officer would be desirable,but we also welcome applicants looking for a development opportunity.If you are UK registered qualified nurse, have a recognised teaching qualification and a current Resuscitation Council UK instructor certificate for Advanced Life Support (or are on the instructor pathway), we want to hear from you! In this role, you will primarily focus on teaching. You will have the opportunity to deliver adult and paediatric resuscitation training at various levels to our dedicated clinical staff and external clients. Additionally, you'll be involved in undertaking defined projects related to the service, such as quality improvement initiatives and attending Medical Emergency Team calls. To excel in this position, excellent communication, interpersonal, time management, and organisational skills are essential. You must be self-motivated and thrive in a team environment. A thorough working knowledge of the current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines is a must. Ideally, this is a full-time role, but part-time hours will be considered. Main duties of the jobIn this role you are a specialist in Resuscitation, delivering the core daily training and operational resuscitation service, under the guidance of the Resuscitation Manager. You will attend Medical Emergency Team (MET) calls involving deteriorating patients and cardiac arrests across SFT whenever possible. You will attend MET calls independently once you have achieved advanced provider status in that specialty, acting in a role appropriate to your level of training and competence. You will provide specialist knowledge, advice, and clinical support regarding resuscitation and medical emergencies within the Trust and, where appropriate, for external organisations. You will work closely with all team members and will be responsible for contributing to the delivery and debriefing of adult and paediatric resuscitation training for a range of multi-professional staff. As an Advanced Resuscitation Provider, you will have a high degree of precision, and the necessary physical skills required for performing resuscitation skills such as defibrillation intraosseous needle insertion and advanced airway management. You will be entering emergency situations with no or limited warning that are highly complex, multifactorial situations within potentially uncontrolled environments. Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. Working for our organisationSalisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff. We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff. We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. Person specificationQaulificationsNMC registered Resuscitation Council UK instructor certificate for Advanced Life Support (or be on the Instructor pathway). Recognised teaching qualification A European Paediatric Life Support or Advanced Paediatric Life Support provider or Instructor certificate is desirable ExperienceExpereience in an acute setting e.g. Intensive care, coronary care, ED for at least three years Experience in delivering resuscitation training / teaching skills Working as a Resuscitation Officer KnowledgeKnowledge of the current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines. We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:- Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home Cycle to work scheme Uniform provided (where required) On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme On site health and fitness club On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply) Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want. Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances. We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients. GETTING TOWORK We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas. OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly. The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age. OTHER INFORMATION If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website. Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required. 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