Assistant Practitioner

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Practitioner

The closing date is 20 October 2026

An exciting opportunity hasarisen for a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to join the Cardiac ArrestPrevention (CAP) Team. The cardiac arrest prevention team provides a comprehensive service for the organisation including a significant trainingprogram for all clinical staff from basic through to advanced courses.

The teams main focus is toeliminate avoidable cardiac arrest through extensive audit programmes, rapidcase reviews of any unexpected death or potential failure to rescue, teachingand providing professional support to clinical areas and individuals.

In addition to this the teamprovides professional advice in relation to cardiac arrest prevention and resuscitation,coordinates the procurement of equipment and organization of the hospitalemergency teams.

Main duties of the job

The team plays a significant rolein patient safety and is involved in proactively managing risk in relation tocardiac arrest prevention & resuscitation. The post holder will beresponsible for the delivery of cardiac arrest prevention & resuscitationtraining across the organisation and will assist with the delivery of astrategy that will enable staff to deliver high quality resuscitation care.

About us

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Over reliance onAI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances ofsuccess.

Job responsibilities

Deliver effective cardiac arrestprevention training programs across the organisation.

Assist the Lead Nurse with dutiesthat will enable the effective running of the cardiac arrest preventionservice.

Contribute to the development ofprojects and strategy by leading on an identified aspect of cardiac arrestprevention or resuscitation practice.

Identify and proactively managecardiac arrest prevention related risk

Provide resuscitation anddeteriorating patient training

Support the sisters/charge nursesin the delivery of the service

Assist with the delivery ofprojects, under the direction of a sister/charge nurse, as required

Assist with audit, under thedirection of a sister/charge nurse, as required

Provide advice in relation tobasic resuscitation or deteriorating patient enquires from clinical staff and

refer complex enquiries to asister/charge nurse

Special Requirements

• Ability to travel frequently between hospital sites

Special Skills & Knowledge

• Ability to communicate with senior clinical staff with confidence Ability to convey information in an easy to understand manner

Qualifications

• Foundation degree in health and Social care ( or willing to work towards) Willing to undertake an ILS Willing to undertake an ILS instructor course

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer name

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

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