Resucitation Scheme Leader

Sherwood Forest Hospitals have an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team dedicated to maximising the availability of safe, appropriate medical devices to support high-quality patient care across the Trust. Our service delivers a range of innovative functions, including Trust-wide resuscitation trolley provision, Equipment Library services and technical support for respiratory clinic equipment.

We are seeking a motivated and organised individual to take lead responsibility for all Resuscitation Equipment Schemes within the Trust. This is a key operational role requiring autonomy, attention to detail and a strong commitment to patient safety.

You will manage all aspects of the scheme, including the regular reprocessing of resuscitation trolleys, grab bags and emergency boxes to ensure equipment is always available and compliant. You will routinely check trolley contents, maintain accurate records and ensure consumables are replenished efficiently.

The role involves close liaison with Pharmacy colleagues regarding drug roll management, as well as undertaking administrative duties linked to the scheme. You will also support wider clinical technical services, carrying out equipment inspections, contributing to device condemnation processes and offering advice to clinical teams when needed.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

• Knowledge of Resuscitation Equipment Provision and relevant guidelines
• Knowledge of ISO9001 Quality Management standard and experience of working to standard operating procedures

Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum of Level 6 qualification in Healthcare Science or related subject

Further Training

Essential

• Understanding of healthcare equipment processes acquired through training and experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience working within Healthcare Environment
• Experience of stock management and control
• Experience responding to Safety alerts and notifications
• Experience of using Microsoft Excel and computer based databases

Contractual Requirements

Essential

• Relevant Professional Healthcare registration, e.g. with HCPC, RCT etc
• Driving Licence

About the employer

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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