Assistant Practitioner

The team plays a significant role

in patient safety and is involved in proactively managing risk in relation to

cardiac arrest prevention & resuscitation. The post holder will be

responsible for the delivery of cardiac arrest prevention & resuscitation

training across the organisation and will assist with the delivery of a

strategy that will enable staff to deliver high quality resuscitation care.

Deliver effective cardiac arrest

prevention training programs across the organisation.

Assist the Lead Nurse with duties

that will enable the effective running of the cardiac arrest prevention

service.

Contribute to the development of

projects and strategy by leading on an identified aspect of cardiac arrest

prevention or resuscitation practice.

Identify and proactively manage

cardiac arrest prevention related risk

Provide resuscitation and

deteriorating patient training

Support the sisters/charge nurses

in the delivery of the service

Assist with the delivery of

projects, under the direction of a sister/charge nurse, as required

Assist with audit, under the

direction of a sister/charge nurse, as required

Provide advice in relation to

basic resuscitation or deteriorating patient enquires from clinical staff and

refer complex enquiries to a

sister/charge nurse

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You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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Special Requirements

Essential: - Ability to travel frequently between hospital sites

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential: - Ability to communicate with senior clinical staff with confidence Ability to convey information in an easy to understand manner

Qualifications

Essential: - Foundation degree in health and Social care ( or willing to work towards) Willing to undertake an ILS Willing to undertake an ILS instructor course