Job overview

Are you passionate about delivering the highest standards of patient care and education? We are seeking a dynamic Resuscitation Practitioner to join our team at Velindre Cancer Service as we prepare to transition to the new Velindre Cancer Centre (nVCC).

In this role, you’ll lead high-quality resuscitation training, support clinical teams during emergencies, and drive Trust-wide initiatives to improve resuscitation practice and equipment governance. You’ll work collaboratively to ensure excellence in patient care, education, and service delivery, aligned with national standards and professional codes of practice.

In this pivotal role, you will:

• Provide direction, education, and support to our multi-disciplinary team, fostering excellence in a quality learning environment.
• Work collaboratively to ensure outstanding patient care and effective service delivery in resuscitation training, making the best use of resources and equipment.
• Support the operational delivery of our governance assurance framework, ensuring all training and services meet the highest organisational and national standards.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties:

• Demonstrate expertise in resuscitation practice and education, being accountable for the quality of training and life support delivered.
• Act as a clinical expert and role model, providing education and support to ward-based nurses and junior doctors.
• Independently manage and lead cardiac arrest and medical emergencies within Velindre Cancer Services.
• Lead and deliver on Trust-wide resuscitation equipment governance and cardiac arrest reduction initiatives.

If you are committed to clinical excellence and want to make a real impact on patient outcomes, we would love to hear from you!

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services. 

Formed in 1994, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/