Lead Nurse for Resuscitation, Simulation and Clinical Skills

This is an exciting role that holds responsibility for the delivery of our Resuscitation, simulation and Clinical skills services. The post holder is responsible for the strategic planning and the delivery of these services. Working along side the Lead Nurse for Practice Education and CPPD you will be leading all our nursing and midwifery educational delivery., Accountable for direct delivery of resuscitation, simulation, clinical skills and blood transfusion services. Lead on Resuscitation, simulation, clinical skills and blood transfusion services to ensure that local and National standards are achieved cross site.

• Provide expert nurse leadership, advice and clinical consultancy to nurses and multidisciplinary teams in the area of Resuscitation practice, simulation education, clinical skills and blood transfusion.


• Named responsible officer for resuscitation. To ensure the provision of resuscitation training within the Trust to meet national and local standards


• Provide strategic advice to ensure patients receive appropriate evidence based resuscitation interventions and determine pathways of care from a range of options.


• Set strategy to ensure National and local standards for practice and operational response in resuscitation, clinical skills and blood transfusion are implemented, ensuring that there are quality measures in place to provide assurance


• Named responsible officer for simulation education in the Trust. To ensure that the provision of simulation provided in the Trust adheres to ASPiH standards and ensure that learning outcomes are responsive to support both Trust priorities and Trust quality priorities


• Named responsible officer for clinical skill provision in the Trust, ensuring that practice reflects both National and Local standards
  
  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites-Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital-along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.
The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

+ Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
+ If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
+ In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
+ During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
+ Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.