Senior Nurse Specialist for Resuscitation & Deteriorating Patients

Job overview

We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.

The Senior Nurse Specialist for Resuscitation and Deteriorating Patient supports the leadership, development and delivery of the Trust’s Resuscitation and Deteriorating Patient Service. Working closely with the Lead Nurse for Resuscitation and Deterioration, the post holder provides expert clinical leadership, education, governance and quality improvement to ensure safe, effective care for patients experiencing deterioration or medical emergencies.

The role leads resuscitation and deterioration training programmes, ensuring staff have the skills and knowledge to recognise and respond appropriately to patient deterioration. The post holder supports the governance and standardisation of resuscitation equipment, promotes evidence-based practice and works with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes. As a key member of the Physical Health Team, they provide specialist advice on resuscitation, DNACPR and ReSPECT processes, while supporting patient safety, quality improvement and compliance with national standards.

If you are a band 6 nurse looking to develop in to a Band 7 please do apply.

Main duties of the job

• Support the strategic and operational leadership of the Trust’s Resuscitation and Deteriorating Patient Service
• Lead multidisciplinary approaches to the recognition and management of deteriorating patients and medical emergencies.
• Line manage and support Resuscitation Nurse Specialists and the Resuscitation Clinical Skills Tutor.
• Deliver Trust-wide resuscitation and deteriorating patient training, competency programmes and simulation-based education, improving compliance with mandatory requirements.
• Provide expert advice on resuscitation, deteriorating patients, DNACPR decisions and ReSPECT processes.
• Ensure the governance, standardisation and availability of resuscitation equipment and AEDs across the Trust.
• Maintain compliance with Resuscitation Council UK standards, national guidance and regulatory requirements.
• Lead audits, quality improvement initiatives, service evaluations and patient safety reviews to improve outcomes and embed organisational learning.
• Analyse service performance, training compliance and resuscitation activity, reporting findings through governance processes.
• Work with clinical teams, Learning and Development, senior leaders and external partners to promote best practice and workforce capability.
• Maintain clinical credibility through practice within professional scope where required.
• Support wider Physical Health Team objectives and organisational priorities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role provides specialist leadership in resuscitation education, clinical governance, quality improvement, equipment standardisation and compliance with national standards.

The post holder will support the development of a highly skilled workforce through the delivery and oversight of resuscitation and deterioration prevention training, whilst contributing to improved patient safety, clinical effectiveness and quality of care across the Trust.

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

Main Responsibilities

• Support the Lead Nurse for Resuscitation and Deterioration in the strategic development and delivery of the Trust's resuscitation and deterioration prevention service.
• Develop and maintain effective collaborative relationships across clinical and corporate services to promote a consistent, evidence-based approach to managing deteriorating patients and medical emergencies.
• Line manage, supervise, support and appraise the Resuscitation Nurse Specialists and Resuscitation Clinical Skills Tutor, promoting professional development and high-quality service delivery.
• Lead and co-ordinate Trust-wide resuscitation education, training and competency programmes, ensuring staff maintain the knowledge and skills required for their roles.
• Deliver and support resuscitation and deteriorating patient training including Basic Life Support (BLS), CPR and AED, Immediate Life Support (ILS/PILS), Anaphylaxis, Paediatric Basic Life Support and NEWS2/PEWS.
• Promote and develop simulation-based training to improve staff confidence and competence in managing deteriorating patients and medical emergencies.
• Support the standardisation, availability and governance of resuscitation equipment and automated external defibrillators (AEDs) across clinical areas.
• Ensure Trust policies, procedures and training programmes comply with Resuscitation Council UK standards, national guidance and regulatory requirements.
• Provide specialist advice regarding resuscitation practices, DNACPR decisions and ReSPECT processes.
• Lead and coordinate resuscitation-related audits, quality improvement initiatives and service development projects.
• Produce and present quarterly Trust-wide resuscitation reports and provide expert advice and assurance reports as required.
• Undertake patient safety reviews using PSIRF methodology and support organisational learning from incidents and medical emergencies.
• Develop and maintain professional links with regional and national resuscitation networks to ensure best practice is embedded across the organisation.
• Work collaboratively with the Learning and Development Team to improve training compliance and workforce capability.
• Support Trust-wide clinical governance processes, ensuring risks are identified, escalated and appropriately managed.
• Work clinically within professional scope of practice to support service delivery where required.
• Contribute to wider Physical Health Team initiatives, campaigns and organisational priorities.
• Promote a culture of patient safety, continuous learning, quality improvement and compassionate care in line with Trust values and Duty of Candour requirements.
• The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

This is a Trust-wide post. While advertised as being based in Canterbury, a Dartford base would also be considered.

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.