Resuscitation Officer

Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity* for 18 months due to improvement in service delivery.

• Secondment Opportunity – Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager. The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.
  
  

The Resuscitation Service at NHS Forth Valley is inviting applications from enthusiastic and motivated practitioners with a Resuscitation Council UK ALS or EPALS Instructor qualification to join the team on a permanent basis.

Our vision is that everyone can provide appropriate resuscitation to save lives.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a specialist service that supports safe, effective resuscitation practice across acute and community settings, while helping shape education, governance and quality improvement activity across NHS Forth Valley.

The role will include planning, delivering and evaluating resuscitation education; supporting clinical governance and audit activity; contributing to deteriorating patient and resuscitation improvement work; and providing specialist advice to staff across NHS Forth Valley.

The successful applicant will be a registered healthcare professional from a nursing, paramedic, peri-operative practice or allied health professional background, with current HCPC or NMC registration. Applicants must have extensive experience in an acute healthcare setting, such as CCU, ITU, Emergency Department or pre-hospital care, and a passion for education and resuscitation.

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

For informal enquiries, please contact David Williams, Lead Resuscitation Officer, on 01324 567417 or by email at David.williams@nhs.scot.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised to carefully review the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes. NHS Forth Valley may be able to offer sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. If you are currently working in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, transitional arrangements may apply. Please note that sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks. For further information on visa requirements and sponsorship eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance.

It is also recommend that anyone applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad read the following guidance: Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.