Clinical Resuscitation Officer

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 11 February 2026

Resuscitation Services are looking for friendly and highly motivated team members to join them as Clinical Resuscitation Officers. The team strives to empower, develop and support our clinical workforce to deliver the safest care in emergencies and efforts to prevent them. This is a busy department, where commitment, motivation and openness to learning are essential elements of the role.

With a strong emphasis on delivery of training, key goals include the provision of a wide range of Resuscitation Council(UK) course to the Trust's large clinical workforce, including its tertiary cardiac centre. Courses include adult, paediatric and neo-natal based competencies at all levels from basic to advanced, and we are also a centre which delivers the Generic Instructor Course. The successful candidate will be expected to engage across a wide range of these courses and also support new ways of thinking to ensure we meet our challenges.

Alongside the training provision, the role includes clinical responses to emergencies, ensuring emergency readiness with essential equipment, and supporting the trust patient safety initiatives.

The team supports urgent calls and 2222 calls, including medical emergency, cardiac arrest and massive haemorrhage. It provides advice and guidance, alongside audit and standard setting for the safe delivery of resuscitation services and skills across the Trust and works with its partnered teams to support initiatives aimed at recognising and responding to acute deterioration. This directly contributes to the reduction of cardiac arrests and key elements of the Trust's clinical strategy.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year.

We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

For further information on the Job Description and main responsibilities, Please see the attached Job Description. Please also read the attached Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant criteria for the post.

If you are an experienced registered healthcare professional and would like to discuss the post with us, we would love to hear from you and welcome informal visits. Please contact Sharon Ellis, Senior Resuscitation Officer on 01253 (9)57722

• Registered Health Care Professional i.e. Registered Nurse, Paramedic, ODP, AHP
• ALS Provider
• APLS / EPALS Provider/Instructor
• ALS Instructor

• Ability to work with staff of all disciplines and professional backgrounds as part of a team
• Evidence of an in-depth knowledge of contemporary resuscitation issues including the Resuscitation Council (UK and ERC) guidelines and recommendations
• Post registration experience within an acute healthcare setting (minimum of 2 years)
• Previous clinical experience of dealing with seriously ill patients and / or cardiac arrest situations.
• Evidence of developing practice for others
• Evidence of team leadership
• Knowledge of governance issues and NHS standards relevant to the sphere of resuscitation training and practice
• Experience of Audit
• Experience of teaching in clinical practice