Resuscitation Practitioner

Do you want to be an integral part of the physical health team with the focus on resuscitation training to ensure that our clinical colleagues have the confidence and skills to deliver effective resuscitative care if the need arises? The successful candidate will work alongside the Resuscitation Officer and will be a valued member of the Physical Health & IPC Team provide engaging and effective Level 2 basic life support training to Trust clinicians from both inpatient and community services. With the intention to eventually deliver level 3 medical emergency training (MET), Primarly this is a training role and to ensure learning is embedded. The successful candidate will conduct unannounced CPR simulations on our 24 inpatient wards to assess staff delivering effective CPR in their clinical environments in a realistic but safe manner., SWLSTG deliver adult basic life support (ABLS) in two ways; face-to-face and blended learning. The training includes:

• Patient assessment & escalation to 2222/999
• Delivering effective compressions with ventilations via a pock mask
• Safe use of the AED
• Managing a choke
• Recovery position
• Ligature injury
• Anaphylaxis
Paediatric basic life support (PBLS) training is offered face-to-face and includes:
• CPR on babies, toddlers and children
• Safe use of the AED with emphasis on pad placement.
• Managing a choke in babies , toddlers and children.
Medical Emergency Training (MET) is offered face-to-face for all qualified nursing and medical staff. This training is Immediate Life Support (ILS) equivalent and aligns with the Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) standards.
• ABCDE assessment of the deteriating patient
• Airway management and the use of simple airway adjuncts
• Managing a cardiac arrest with ventilation via a bag/valve mask
To deliver effective resuscitation training the successful candidate needs to be passionate, confident, and have great communication skills. All resuscitation training has to align with both current RCUK guidelines and core skills training framework (CSTF) so indepth knowledge of the current guidelines is vital to ensure the training delivery is confident and any questions asked by attendee's are effectively addressed.

We are looking for a professional clinician with a passion for physical health promotion with an emphasis in resuscitatve care. The successful candidate will hold RCUK ILS instructor certification or be willing to achieve this in the first year of employment.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'. This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together.We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do. We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive. About our locations: Springfield University Hospital, Tooting Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are now opening. Springfield is close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.