Resuscitation Officer

NHS; Watford; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK seeks a full-time Resuscitation Officer based in Watford. The successful candidate, either a registered nurse or paramedic, will deliver training sessions in life support while managing emergency calls. Strong teaching skills, post-registration experience in acute care, and the ability to work across multiple sites are essential. This role comes with a competitive salary ranging from £44,485 to £52,521 per annum inclusive of HCAS.

Qualifications

• 3 years minimum direct care experience in a clinical environment.
• Previous experience of teaching clinical skills to healthcare professionals.
• Good knowledge of the current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all cardiac arrest team members are trained in current resuscitation protocols.
• Deliver basic life support training to Trust staff.
• Monitor and evaluate the current resuscitation training program.

Skills

Teaching qualification

Presentation skills

Basic level of computer literacy

Data collection and audit experience

Education

Foundation Degree in Healthcare

Job description

Go back London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Resuscitation Officer

The closing date is 26 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Resuscitation Service for a full-time band 6 Resuscitation Officer based at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. (Northwick Park, Ealing, and Central Middlesex Hospitals)The successful applicant will be either a NMC registered nurse or HCPC registered operating department/ paramedic, with appropriate post registration experience. Experience in an acute or critical care environment is essential as well as demonstrable experience in either adult or paediatric resuscitation. As a substantial proportion of the resuscitation officer role will be delivery of life support training sessions to all grades of trust staff, and you will, therefore, need to have proven teaching/assessing skills and must hold either an adult or paediatric advanced or immediate life support provider certificate or ideally progressed to an instructor candidate. As well as providing resuscitation training sessions, the post-holder will be expected - when possible - to attend adult and paediatric cardiac and other emergency arrest calls as a specialist member of the resuscitation team. This is a developmental post and consideration will be given to candidates who are not ILS/PILS or ALS/EPALS instructors but would be expected to achieve ILS/PILS instructor within twelve months and ALS/EPALS within 24 months. The post-holder is expected to work cross site within the Trust. We encourage and welcome people with disabilities. If you need help, please ask.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the jobMain Duties and Responsibilities(Under the guidance of the Lead Resuscitation Officer / Resuscitation Service Manager and in conjunction with all members of the resuscitation service)Education and Training1. To assist in ensuring that all members of the cardiac arrest team and all necessary holders of the resuscitation pagers are trained and competent in the current resuscitation protocols, including the operation of relevant equipment.2. To ensure that relevant medical and nursing staff in the Trust are competent in either basic and/or immediate life support as appropriate.3. To deliver basic life support training to Trust staff as part of their bi-annual mandatory training. The training will be delivered in a classroom environment utilising workshop and skills training techniques.4. To assist in the monitoring and evaluation of the current resuscitation training programme and assist in the adaptation and implementation of changes to that programme to meet service needs.5. To work in conjunction with the clinical training and education department in maintaining and updating of computerised, confidential records of all medical, nursing, paramedical and ancillary staff trained in resuscitation skills and to provide regular audit reports on these records produced on the Trusts

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

• oFoundation Degree in Healthcare
• oWillingness to undertake further training
• oTeaching qualification e.g., Mentorship or Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector
• oEvidence of further academic study
• oResuscitation Council ILS/PILS Instructor potential / Instructor candidate / Instructor

Knowledge and experience

• o3 years minimum direct care experience in a clinical environment
• oPrevious experience of teaching clinical skills to healthcare professionals including students
• oA good knowledge of the current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines
• oPrevious experience of teaching Resuscitation skills
• oExperience in delivering simulation training
• oExperience of working with acutely unwell adults/children

Skills, abilities and attributes

• oClear written and spoken English oPresentation skills
• oBasic level of computer literacy
• oReport Writing
• oData collection and audit experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

£44,485 to £52,521 a yearper annum inclusive HCAS