Sister/Charge Nurse, Cardiac Arrest Prevention Team: Sponsorship Available

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse to
join the Cardiac Arrest Prevention (CAP) Team in a Sister/Charge Nurse capacity. The cardiac arrest prevention team provides a
comprehensive service for the organisation including a significant training
program for all clinical staff from basic through to advanced courses.

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

In addition to this the team provides
professional advice in relation to cardiac arrest prevention and resuscitation,
coordinates the procurement of equipment and organization of the hospital
emergency teams.

Main duties of the job

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse Level 1 Qualification required.
  • Degree in a health related subject or significant progress towards this
  • Advanced life support provider
  • EPALS provider or willing to work towards
  • Effective communication skills and evidence of team work.
  • Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team / patient and their cares.
  • Prioritisation of workload effectively.
  • Capable of working in a demanding environment.
  • To take on additional responsibilities in department area of speciality.

Desirable

  • Teaching qualification (ENB 998, cert ed desirable) or significant teaching experience
  • ALS Instructor or instructor candidate desirable

Special Skills & Knowledge

Desirable

  • Teaching qualification (998 or C&G) or relevant teaching experience

Special Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to travel frequently between hospital sites

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience in a critical care environment (A&E, ITU, CCU, Anaesthetics) including significant exposure to cardiac arrest prevention/resuscitation.

Statutory Registration

Essential

  • Full NMC Registration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 13 October 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.