Community Resuscitation Development Officer

The Community Resuscitation Development Officer (CDRO) will drive the development of community resuscitation across the Cumbria and Lancashire. The post holder will strategically plan and develop a sustainable infrastructure that supports Emergency Life Support training and coordinate the delivery of a range of courses in Emergency Life Support Skills across the The CRDO will educate, train and support the community in heart health initiatives and Community First Responder schemes in order to maximise impact in community resuscitation.,

• Plan, develop and manage community resuscitation initiatives that support the delivery of North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust and British Heart Foundation's community responder/resuscitation strategy targets.
• Develop existing and new Community First Responder and Co-responder Teams.
• Maintain knowledge of BHF and NHS communication strategies and campaigns
• Participate in the recruitment process of new Community First responders in line with the trust policies and procedures
  
  North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.
Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need. Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident. We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.