Lead Resuscitation Practitioner

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 10 February 2026

The Lead Resuscitation Practitioner at St George's Hospital provides expert clinical leadership for resuscitation practice across the major trauma hospital, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and evidence-based resuscitation care. The post holder is responsible for leading the Trust's resuscitation service in line with national guidance and best practice, supporting high-risk clinical areas including the Emergency Department, Critical Care, Theatres, and inpatient wards.

Working closely with senior clinicians and multidisciplinary teams, the role is pivotal in maintaining clinical standards, improving patient outcomes, and responding to the complex needs of a major trauma setting.

The post holder has strategic responsibility for the governance, education, and quality assurance of resuscitation practice, including the delivery of mandatory and specialist training programmes. As the Trust's subject matter expert, the Lead Resuscitation Practitioner ensures staff competence, oversees incident review and learning from resuscitation events, and drives continuous improvement through audit, simulation, and service development. This role is central to clinical safety, providing assurance to the Trust that resuscitation services are robust, compliant, and responsive to the demands of a major trauma hospital.

The Lead Resuscitation Practitioner will provide visible clinical leadership and act as an expert role model during resuscitation events, offering specialist advice and support to multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, timely, and effective care across all clinical areas. The post holder will be a key resource for Trust staff, promoting high standards of resuscitation practice and supporting teams in high-pressure situations to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.

The role includes responsibility for ensuring the Trust's Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Policy is regularly reviewed and updated in line with Resuscitation Council (UK) guidance and national best practice, with assurance that updates are communicated and embedded into clinical practice. The Lead Resuscitation Practitioner will oversee resuscitation equipment readiness across the Trust, ensuring equipment is maintained, available, and safe for immediate use, with risks identified through audit addressed promptly.

The post holder will oversee the delivery of resuscitation training in accordance with Trust policy, ensuring staff competence and compliance with mandatory requirements. The role includes leadership and development of Senior Resuscitation Practitioners, driving quality improvement initiatives, and contributing to the Deteriorating Patient Group to support early recognition of deterioration and reduce preventable cardiac arrests.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area;
St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

The Lead Resuscitation Practitioner will provide effective clinical and professional leadership to the Resuscitation Practitioner team, supporting, mentoring, and developing staff to ensure a skilled, resilient, and high-performing service. The post holder will take an active role in staff development, performance management, and succession planning, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and excellence in resuscitation practice.

The post holder will have overall responsibility for the planning, organisation, delivery, and evaluation of multidisciplinary resuscitation training across the Trust. This includes ensuring training is evidence-based, aligned with national standards, and responsive to clinical need. The role includes oversight of training compliance and the use of audit, feedback, and quality data to continuously improve training provision and staff competence.

As part of the Trusts clinical governance framework, the Lead Resuscitation Practitioner will participate in and lead resuscitation-related audits, including equipment audits, DNACPR audits, and…