Job requirements
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Range of experience in an acute clinical setting e.g. ED, ICU CCU, anaesthetics, acute admissions.
- Experience
Experience of practical resuscitation on a regular basis e.g. in a Coronary Care Unit, Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department or paramedic environment.
- Experience
Experience of leading change, problem solving and influencing in clinical practice.
- Experience
Experience implementing and undertaking audit.
- Qualifications
Professional registration with either NMC or HCPC
- Qualifications
Educated to Masters level in a health-related subject or willing to work towards
- Qualifications
Teaching and assessing qualification e.g. ENB 998, PGCE.
- Qualifications
Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS, EPALS (or APLS) Instructor status or willingness to undertake
- Qualifications
Recognised deteriorating patient course instructor (ALERT, AIM or equivalent) or willingness to undertake
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working with internal and external stakeholders and regional networks
- Qualifications
First line management/ leadership course or its equivalent
- Qualifications
Resuscitation Council (UK) GIC Instructor
- Qualifications
Resuscitation Council (UK) NLS Instructor • ALSG APLS Instructor
- Qualifications
Resuscitation Council (UK) ALS Course Director
Job overview
**Internal Applications Only**
Are you ready to shape the future of resuscitation care?
Do you thrive at the intersection of clinical excellence, education, strategy, and leadership?
This is your chance to inspire, innovate and lead a service that truly makes a difference to our patients and staff.
As the Resuscitation Lead, you will be the driving force behind our organisation's resuscitation strategy. You'll oversee planning, delivery and governance of all CPR training from Basic Life Support to Advanced Life Support ensuring our teams are skilled, confident, and ready to act when it matters most.
Main duties of the job
The Resuscitation service lead will be responsible for overall strategic planning, organisation and delivery of basic life support, intermediate life support, advanced life support training and associated training in line with the Trusts CPR Training Policy and in accordance with National Resuscitation Council Guidelines
The Resuscitation Service Lead will be responsible for ensuring a robust resuscitation service is provided Trust wide and to ensure that the service provides appropriate support clinically, educationally, and managerially.
The Lead will ensure that the service meets any statutory and mandatory requirements in terms of training provision (including national, regional and Deanery requirements), governance, resource allocation and management.
The lead will ensure effective operational delivery of this training via effective management of all resuscitation service resources.
The Lead will be required, to audit and monitor standards of resuscitation practice and equipment within the Trust. Assist with the procurement and monitoring of clinical equipment used during resuscitation within the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see main job description and person specification.
Any questions should be directed to Jenny Nolan, Deputy Director of Nursing, Midwifery and AHP's via email jenny.nolan4@nhs.net
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Resuscitation Lead **Internal Applications Only** with Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust in Harrogate, England. It is listed as a Lead (legacy management group) role. The advertised salary is £57528.00 to £64750.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 21 Oct 2026.
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