Associate Practitioner, Cardiac Arrest Prevention Team

Job summary

This advert is only open to applicants who are currently employed by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

The associate practitioner is a key member of the CAP team.

They will support the sisters/charge nurses in the delivery of a comprehensive service and will assist with quality improvement projects and audit work.

They will coordinate the maintenance of all resuscitation training equipment across all hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

Undertake training in basic and intermediate resuscitation to a variety of clinical staff

Support the sisters/charge nurses in the delivery of the service

Assist with the delivery of projects, under the direction of a sister/charge nurse, as required

Assist with audit, under the direction of a sister/charge nurse, as required

Provide advice in relation to basic resuscitation or deteriorating patient enquires from clinical staff and refer complex enquiries to a sister/charge nurse

Job responsibilities

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

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