Resuscitation Practitioner

Resuscitation Practitioner

The closing date is 09 March 2026

With a better than national average survival to discharge figure, St George’s Hospital successfully delivers the highest standards of training in resuscitation and recognition of deteriorating patients. The post holder will participate in the delivery of all the training programmes from basic to advanced life support across all specialties.

We would prefer an existing band 6 Resuscitation Practitioner who is already an ILS/ALS instructor, but we will also consider other HCPCs with significant experience at band 6 level with a critical care or emergency medicine background. These candidates must hold a valid ILS/ALS certificate (preferably with an instructor potential nomination) and have teaching experience, excellent practical problem‑solving skills and a flexible approach to meeting goals.

In addition, your role will also involve audit and governance activities and clinical participation in the cardiac arrest team. You should be enthusiastic, highly motivated, and flexible and have a keen interest within this field. You must be able to work as part of a small dynamic and innovative team.

An informal visit is strongly recommended.

• Be responsible for the planning, organisation, delivery and audit of all aspects of multidisciplinary resuscitation training with a focus on training.
• Participate in all resuscitation related audits including equipment audit, DNACPR.
• Be a clinical member of the resuscitation teams for adult, paediatric and neonatal/maternal arrest calls, providing expertise to all the cardiac arrest teams, ensuring the best current evidence‑based care and outcome.
• Be an active member of the Trust Resuscitation Committee, providing professional advice on resuscitation training, techniques and equipment.
• Line‑manage junior staff and take an active role in their development.

The postholder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the Trust Vision: collaboration and partnership; affordable services, fit for the future; right care, right place, right time; empowered, engaged staff.

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflects these.

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment. The Trust is clear that all staff have a responsibility to be aware of children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures and that each member of staff, clinical and non‑clinical, will attend child or adult safeguarding training that is provided at an appropriate level to suit their role.

The Trust has the additional expectation that all staff will be able to identify concerns and know what action to take.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

To act as an effective role model in the clinical resuscitation situation and act as an expert resource to the Trust's staff.

• To ensure, when required, all patients receive optimal quality resuscitation.
• To ensure resuscitation equipment is in an appropriate state of readiness.
• To facilitate appropriate resuscitation training according to the Trust's resuscitation policies.
• Be an active member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to Quality Improvement projects and development of junior staff.

• ILS or ALS provider
• ILS/PILS instructor or instructor potential nomination
• ALS Instructor
• GIC Instructor
• Advanced Life Support Instructor in more than one specialty

• NMC / HCPC
• Relevant professional degree or equivalent
• Post‑registration specialist qualification
• Masters degree in relevant subject
• Evidence of leadership training

• Minimum 2 years experience at a senior level
• Minimum 6 months experience of working in a critical care environment
• Previous experience of teaching healthcare professionals
• In‑depth knowledge of resuscitation guidelines in current specialty
• Previous experience as a Resuscitation Officer
• In‑depth knowledge of resuscitation guidelines across all specialties
• Evidence of participation in audit

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£46,419 to £55,046 a year per annum pro rata incl inner hcas