Resuscitation officer

Resuscitation Officer Purpose of the Position: To provide clinical leadership in the provision of resuscitation training services.

Accountable to: Clinical Director/Director of Nursing

Liaison / Communication: Heads of Department, Programme Managers

Resuscitation Officer

CNM II

Permanent Full time

JOB DESCRIPTION The Resuscitation Officer will be responsible for the co-ordination and management of the Resuscitation Service in the National Rehabilitation Hospital.
This will involve planning, organisation, implementation and evaluation of all Basic and Advanced life support training for appropriate personnel.

A core responsibility will be the supervision and training of staff in all levels of resuscitation training and in particular training on identification and responding to the clinically deteriorating patient to prevent cardiac arrest, and on general resuscitation issues in line with International national and local strategy and service priorities.
The post holder will act as an expert in resuscitation where appropriate providing advice on an all aspects of resuscitation training, education and practice.
The Resuscitation Officer will assist in promoting the importance of resuscitation throughout the hospital and supporting staff to be competent and up to date in their resuscitation skills appropriate for their level.
The resuscitation officer will also co-ordinate and deliver training to staff in the management of sepsis, anaphylaxis training, medical emergency scenario training and Irish National Early Warning Score (INEWS) training.

The post holder will work closely with:

· Director of Nursing/Assistant Directors of Nursing

· Clinical Director

· Clinical Nurse Managers

· Rehabilitation Consultants

· Programme Managers

· Quality and Risk Manager

· Nursing Education and Training Facilitators

ACCOUNTABLILITY, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Specific Accountability The Resuscitation Officer will report to the Clinical Director of the National Rehabilitation Hospital. Outline of Duties and Responsibilities · Provide clinical leadership in the provision of resuscitation training services.

· Develop, administer and evaluate resuscitation training.

· Review current practice and procedures for resuscitation, in order that resuscitation takes place when appropriate.

· Organisation and delivery of all BLS and heart saver AED training for all NRH Interdisciplinary team staff members.

· Organisation of Paediatric BLS and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) courses.

· Co-ordination and delivery of Sepsis Training.

· Co-ordination and delivery of Anaphylaxis Training.

· Co-ordination and delivery of medical emergency scenario training.

· Co-ordination and delivery of Resuscitation Orientation training.

· Co-ordination and delivery of Irish National Early Warning Score (INEWS) training.

· Completion of regular emergency equipment audits.

· Completion of regular checks to ensure that there are systems in place for maintaining resuscitation equipment in good working order.

· Monitor compliance of emergency trolley checks including three-month familiarisation requirements.

· Completion of emergency trolley audits.

· Prepare and update policies, procedures and guidelines and ensure emergency care is in line with national and international evidence.

· Facilitate educational lectures and talks, e.g.
lunch and learn sessions.

· Evaluate all resuscitation procedures, techniques and equipment in conjunction with the Resuscitation Committee and others as appropriate.

· Actively participate in research, evaluations of procedures, protocols or equipment as opportunities present.

· When on duty, carry the cardiac arrest bleep and be part of the arrest team in the capacity of observer.

· Completion of reviews/audits of cardiac arrests post all emergency events and develop quality improvement plans.

· Co-ordinate debriefs with staff following a cardiac arrest or critical incident.

· Attend and participate in medical peer review steering group.

· Assist in observing and ensuring implementation and adherence to established policies and procedures e.g.
health and safety, infection control, storage and use of controlled drugs etc.

· Ensure completion of incident / near miss forms / clinical risk reporting as per NRH Incident Management Policy.

· Adhere to department policies in relation to the care and safety of any equipment supplied for the fulfilment of duty.

· Liaise with other relevant staff e.g.
Clinical Nurse Specialist infection control practice nurse, clinical engineering, re appropriateness for procurement.

· Support staff in the management of deteriorating patients.

· Attend Quality, Safety and risk committee meetings.

· Monitor and maintain databases.

· Assists ward managers in initiation of resuscitation changes at clinical level.

· Provides supervision of cardiac arrests where possible.

· Advises on the use and ordering of resuscitation equipment and encourages regular checking of cardiac arrest equipment.

· Work as a member of the Inter-disciplinary team.

· Chair the CPR committee and report to Quality Safety and Risk.

· Work collaboratively with the nursing department, risk management, medical and therapy departments.

· All other duties, as designated by Clinical Director.

· Liaise with Irish Heart Foundation, National Cardiac Arrest Audit Group

· Co-Ordinate Resuscitation Quality Improvement Programme within The NRH through IHF/AHA/Laerdal

Patient Safety & Quality The NRH prioritises the delivery of quality and safe patient care under HIQA and other quality standards.
It is the responsibility of all staff at all levels to ensure that the highest level of quality services required for each patient is maintained.
If you have a concern regarding any issue of patient safety and well-being, please bring this to the immediate attention of your manager.

Quality and Patient Safety supports the Health Service to deliver high quality and safe services to patients and service users.
The post-holder is responsible and accountable to deliver a quality service that ensures patient safety.
The post holder will work within a risk management framework that complies with the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) National Standards and other quality standards as appropriate. Quality, Patient Safety & Risk Management The NRH is committed to supporting a culture of continuous quality improvement through effective governance, clinical effectiveness and outcome measurement.

Quality and Patient Safety supports the Health Service to deliver high quality and safe services to patients and service users.
This involves developing appropriate standards of practice that can be measured from the clinician and service user perspective and requires that the Manager is:

· Responsible to ensure compliance with Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) National Standards, Health Service Executive (HSE), CARF/adopted Accreditation Standards, National and Local policies, procedures, guidelines, best practice standards, relevant government legislation and regulations.

· Participate in various standards, NRH accreditation and quality control groups to support the overall achievement and maintenance of the designated NRH quality and accreditation standards.

· To promote and effect a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) environment for services at NRH in line with existing and future regulatory requirements.

· To work closely with the Risk Management Department, clinical programmes and services in order to organise and assure implementation of all hospital and external quality, safety and risk management policies, procedures and requirements pertinent to services at the Hospital.