Junior Resuscitation / IsSAFE Practitioner

Job description

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS TrustJunior Resuscitation / IsSAFE Practitioner The closing date is 26 May 2026We are recruiting for a Junior Resuscitation / IsSAFE Practitioner who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.We have an exciting development opportunity to join the Resuscitation Service, in the role of a Junior Resuscitation / IsSAFE Practitioner. You will work as part of the team supporting the resuscitation improvement strategy for the Trust and delivering the IsSAFE programme (In-situ Simulation Applying human Factors Evaluation) across the organisations clinical areas, helping ensure that the service is able to develop to fulfil the needs of East and North Herts NHS Teaching Trust staff and maintain a safe environment for patients.You will work across the Trust, ensuring effective and safe delivery of care for patients, particularly in partnerships with teams such as critical care outreach and sepsis team with a drive to prevent patient deterioration.Working closely with the Non-Medical Education team and Medical Education team to deliver training and in-situ simulation to all clinical staff employed by the Trust and will support continued improvement in providing education across the Trust.At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.Main duties of the job The post holder will work with the other team members to ensure the standardisation and development of the service, ensuring that the service is able to grow to fulfil the needs of East and North Herts NHS Trust staff.Participate in the planning, delivery, organisation and evaluation of training and in-situ simulation programmes delivered by the department.Manage day-to-day operation of the resuscitation service delivery with other members of the team.Provide training for the general public in both adult and paediatric life support when required.Respond to 2222 calls for deteriorating patients and cardiac arrests, supported by Senior Resuscitation /IsSAFE Practitioner.Support investigations into in-patient cardiac arrests and deterioration.The post holder will require specialised knowledge and skills in the resuscitation of patients.About us At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.We run the following hospitals:The Lister Hospital, StevenageNew Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden CityHertford County, HertfordWe have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.Person Specification Qualifications / Training Professional clinical qualification. RN, ODP or Paramedic (NMC or HCPC).RCUK ALS or EPALS provider CertificateGeneric Instructor Course Qualification (Resuscitation Council [UK]) or nomination of GIC instructor potential (within 4 years)ALS or EPALS Instructor/ Instructor candidate/Instructor potentialWillingness to study and achieve further RCUK provider/instructor course certificates.NLS instructorALS instructorEPALS instructorEPALS or APLS Provider CertificateCompetence in administration of First Line Drugs.ALERT Provider CertificateILS instructorPrevious Experience Band 5 experience in Acute care area such as ED, CCU, Acute assessment or TheatresExperience of working in a multiprofessional clinical environmentMentoring experienceClinical teachingClinical auditSkills Well-developed interpersonal/communication skillsDemonstrates the ability to work both within a team and independentlyDemonstrates the ability to rapidly assess, interpret and co-ordinate the initiation of treatmentProven teaching and assessing abilityAbility to provide constructive clinical debriefing to members of staff post cardiac arrest and other critical eventsAbility to plan and co-ordinate a comprehensive training program for all levels of staffAbility to lead and facilitate the development of a team and its membersDisclosure 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.East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Stevenage

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

21-05-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English