Resuscitation Practitioner - Part Time

Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible. For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive and skilled Resuscitation Officer to join our small and friendly team. This Band 6 role requires a practitioner who can work with a high degree of autonomy, delivering specialist resuscitation training and contributing to service development, audit, and quality improvement. The successful candidate will play an active role in this transition, contributing to the development and implementation of new systems and processes.

Main duties of the job

• Clinical Expertise & Specialist Knowledge
  • Demonstrate specialist knowledge in resuscitation practice, aligned with Resuscitation Council UK, NICE and skills for health guidelines.
  • Provide expert advice and support to clinical teams.
  • Maintain clinical credibility in emergency response situations.
• Education, Training & Communication
  • Plan, deliver, and evaluate resuscitation training (e.g. BLS, PBLS, ILS and PILS).
  • Communicate complex information clearly to a wide range of staff groups.
  • Promote awareness and understanding of resuscitation procedures.
• Professional Responsibilities
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of resuscitation practice, national guidance, and relevant professional regulatory requirements (e.g. NMC, GMC, HCPC).
  • Actively seek opportunities to develop and improve the resuscitation service, ensuring all practice is delivered in line with Moorfields Eye Hospital policies and procedures.
  • Demonstrate professional leadership behaviours to enhance and promote high standards within the resuscitation service.
  • Act as a positive role model, maintaining and promoting excellence across all levels of the multidisciplinary team.
• Team Working
  • Act as a role model for high standards in patient safety and resuscitation care.
  • Influence and support multidisciplinary teams.
  • Contribute to a positive organisational learning culture.
• Leadership
  • Act as an active member of the Trust’s Resuscitation Committee, contributing to service development and strategic direction.
  • Coordinate the day-to-day delivery of the resuscitation service within designated areas of responsibility.
  • Act as a change agent, promoting best practice and continuous improvement.
  • Demonstrate initiative and creativity in developing resuscitation education programmes.
  • Ensure effective and efficient use of resources without compromising patient care.
  • Develop and maintain links with the Resuscitation Council (UK).
• Service Improvement & Clinical Governance
  • Participate in audit and reporting.
  • Support incident investigation and organisational learning.
  • Contribute to ongoing development of resuscitation services.
• Autonomy & Decision-Making
  • Work independently to manage workload and priorities.
  • Use initiative and sound judgement in training and operational delivery.
  • Escalate risks appropriately within governance frameworks.

Additional Requirements

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. Duties and responsibilities may be subject to change in response to service needs and organisational priorities. The post holder will be required to travel between Moorfields sites to support the delivery of training, undertake audits, and provide service support as required.

Person specification

• Qualifications And Professional Registration
  • Essential criteria: Registered Nurse/ODP/Paramedic, BLS/PBLS instructor.
  • Desirable criteria: ALS/EPALS provider, ILS/PILS provider, ILS/PILS instructor/or instructor potential, Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent.
• Knowledge and Experience
  • Essential criteria: Demonstrates sound knowledge of current national resuscitation guidelines, Evidence of on-going professional development.
  • Desirable criteria: Experience of developing and managing new projects.
• Skills And Abilities
  • Essential criteria: Excellent communication skills; able to work collaboratively with all other disciplines; effective verbal, written and interpersonal skills. Excellent organisation skills; willingness to work across all sites in the organisation.

Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory DBS disclosure and two references. We do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts, so please consider this before applying.

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our organisational culture. As part of our pledge to take positive action in recruitment we encourage applications from under-represented candidates including BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) and Disabled candidates as we work towards a representative workforce that is able to provide the quality, the dignity and respect and to deliver above and beyond.

Moorfields is a flexible working friendly organisation, and we are committed to helping our employees achieve a work‑life balance that is beneficial for health and wellbeing, motivation levels and job satisfaction. Every employee of the Trust has the right to request to work flexibly. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.