What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Resuscitation Officer position at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust?
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Resuscitation training department for a full-time band 5 Associate Resuscitation Officer based at Royal Cornwall Hospital. The successful applicant will be an experienced, skilled and enthusiastic health professional with demonstrable involvement and interest in resuscitation practice, education and / or the care of deteriorating patients.
Experience in an acute or critical care environment is essential. A substantial proportion of the role will be delivery of life support training to all grades of staff and you will therefore need to have proven teaching / assessing skills and hold an Immediate life support certificate or have progressed to Instructor status.
Main duties of the job
Support the Senior Resuscitation Officers in the organisation, implementation of the Resuscitation service across the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust.
To assist in the planning, organisation and delivery of the national resuscitation courses.
To teach on and develop level 1 educational resuscitation training programmes, assist in their delivery and monitor training carried out.
Assist in producing reports for a range of resuscitation related audit programmes within the trust.
To act as a professional role model, having a supportive role in education and research, for staff across all multidisciplinary groups.
On rare occasions, following training (attainment of ALS), when requested by the Resuscitation Officers, attend cardiac arrests and other emergency calls in order to maintain practical and clinical skills.
Assist with the provision and checking of resuscitation training equipment and clinical resuscitation equipment.
The post holder will be expected to have relevant clinical experience in the field of emergency care. They should demonstrate continuing professional development in a range of resuscitation specialities
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
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