Resuscitation Officer CNM Hrs/week

Resuscitation Officer CNM2 Part Time (18.75 hrs/Week)

Job Specification & Terms and Conditions

Job Title and Grade

Resuscitation Officer CNM2 Part Time (0.50WTE)

Campaign Reference

SCH/15/2026

Closing Date

Friday 20th February 2026 @ 17:00Hrs

Proposed Interview Date (s)

Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date. This is subject to change. Candidates will normally be given at least one weeks’ notice of interview.

Taking up Appointment

A start date will be indicated at job offer stage.

Remuneration

The Salary scale for the post is: as of 01/08/2025 (Pro-rata)

61,463 62,481 63,342 64,747 66,300 67,826 69,351 71,068 72,662 75,405 77,666 LSI

Location of Post

St Columcille’s Hospital, Bray Road, Loughlinstown, Co DublinOspidéal Cholm Cille, Bóthar Bhré, Baile Uí Lachnáin, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath

There is currently 0.50WTE Permanent Part Time-time post available in this location.

Informal Enquiries

Nursing Practice Development Coordinator (Interim)

01 211 5091

Email : reena.vellakkattuthadathil@hse.ie

Details of Service

· Manage Resuscitation Training and activities which will, develop, implement, monitor and evaluate emergency care in all areas of the hospital; and promote an environment for professional practice and an environment of quality and safe patient care.

· Provide a professional role model which is consistent with the mission, vision, values, and strategic direction of the organization.

· Manage the nursing service quality assurance programmes to meet standards for quality assured and safe care

· Support all staff in developing and maintaining skills and competencies in order to fulfil their roles and responsibilities in managing emergencies within their scope of practice.

· Support Clinical Nurse Managers to develop their staff and the wider nursing team.

· Provide a positive learning environment for all staff.

· Provide leadership in the implementation of national clinical guidelines relevant to the post.

Reporting Relationship

The successful candidate will report to the:

· Nursing Practice Development Coordinator

· Director of Nursing (Professionally accountable)

Purpose of the Post

The purpose of the post is to

• The Resuscitation Officer will be responsible for the administration of the Resuscitation Service within St. Columcille’s Hospital.
• This will involve planning, organisation, implementation and evaluation of all Basic and Advanced life support training for appropriate personnel.
• The Resuscitation Officer will be responsible for the supervision, review and audit of resuscitation procedures.
• Act as a resource for clinical information.
• Assist or lead on either national or local audits and local policy development and be responsible for providing a clear plan for the delivery of designated projects prioritising workload effectively.
• To develop and promote multi-disciplinary working relationships which support the delivery of high quality safe patient care.
• To ensure compliance with National Clinical guidelines (NEWS NCG No.1 & Sepsis Management NCG No. 6 & 26)

Principal Duties and

Responsibilities

1. Clinical Resuscitation

• The Resuscitation Officer’s role as part of the arrest team is to:
• Observe the Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ACLS) provided by hospital staff
• Evaluate the standard guidelines/ protocols being applied at clinical level
• Identify possible training requirements for hospital staff
• Assist with debriefing of staff following emergency
• Collect data and assist with completion of the cardiac arrest audit.
• The appointee will have responsibility for monitoring & audit of equipment throughout the hospital so that standards are appropriate to assessed needs. The Resuscitation Officer will advise on ordering and maintenance of resuscitation equipment.

2. Education and Training

• To develop, administer and evaluate resuscitation training.
• To orientate newly appointed healthcare personnel in resuscitation practice
• To liaise with other agencies i.e. Irish Heart Foundation, in promoting a high standard of life support training.
• To provide resuscitation training for medical and nursing students as required.
• To liaise with the International Training Organisation (ITO) within the Irish Heart Foundation.
• To liaise with Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Councils, IHF.
• To be responsible for the co-ordination of BLS training in conjunction with other designated trainers for all hospital staff according to the Irish Heart Foundation and the American Heart Association Guidelines.
• To liaise with Hospital Management and heads of Department regarding the training of staff.
• Ensure updating of all resuscitation guidelines, protocols etc, in association with the Resuscitation Committee.
• Coordinate Advanced Life Support Training.
• To provide education & training in relation to the national early warning system and the NEWS V 2 & IMEWS training programme(NCG No.1)
• To provide education & training in relation to Sepsis Management (NCG No.6)
• Setting of standards and outcome measuring.
• To participate as a member of the Resuscitation Committee, planning, implementing and evaluating resuscitation training programmes.
• Assist with development of appropriate teaching aids
• Keep accurate records of resuscitation activity for example training attendance, arrest calls, validation audits, staff training and simulation reports to facilitate preparation of and dissemination of reports to appropriate clinical governance meetings and the Resuscitation Committee as required.

3. Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

• To coordinate a resuscitation audit for all cardiac arrest calls within St. Columcille’s Hospital. When on duty the Resuscitation Officer will carry the cardiac arrest bleep and be part of the arrest team in the capacity of observer. He/she will be expected to have extensive knowledge of resuscitation literature and be encouraged to participate in organising research projects around resuscitation training. Statistical information on resuscitation training and effectiveness of resuscitation attempts will be collated by the Resuscitation Office.
• To undertake an audit of each cardiac arrest and its outcome, in association with nursing and medical staff, and to provide information on a regular basis to the Resuscitation Committee of areas which require development.
• To undertake all audits related to SEPSIS and INEWS and also any other audits as per national guidelines.
• All data analysed at a cardiac arrest is collected by the RO and analysed to determine if best practice is carried out as taught by the resuscitation training provider.
• To evaluate all resuscitation procedures, techniques and equipment in conjunction with the Resuscitation Committee and others as appropriate.
• Initiate or assist as appropriate in the investigation of complaints, clinical incidents or near misses and report findings in accordance with hospital policy.
• Have an understanding of risk management and quality improvement approaches. Participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives. Where necessary work with Professional or Clinical leads to devise and implement appropriate improvement plans
• Contribute to initiatives that improve patient safety within the hospital’s Clinical Governance structures.
• Have a working knowledge of HIQA Standards as they apply to the role, for example, Standards for Healthcare, National Standards for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections, Hygiene Standards etc. and comply with associated HSE protocols for implementing and maintaining these standards.

4. Administration/Management:

• The Resuscitation Officer is responsible for managing the resuscitation training service.
• To maintain competency in resuscitation and relevant training skills.
• Ensure that appropriate training records are maintained.
• To participate in staff orientation programmes
• To maintain accurate training records and clinical audits for life support training/updating and to furnish the Resuscitation Committee with progress on training targets.
• Be responsible for the cleaning, maintenance and storage of all equipment and drugs used for resuscitation training.
• To advise hospital personnel on the use of and maintenance of resuscitation equipment.
• Be familiar with assembly of emergency equipment e.g.: airways, adjuncts, defibrillators, suction machines etc.
• To advise on the purchase of resuscitation equipment and emergency trolley layout.
• Reviews the organisational plan and establish a level of service for which he/she is responsible to ensure that objectives are being achieved.
• Prepare a report annually and present a proposed outline of the priority areas for training during the forthcoming year.

5. Professional Responsibilities

• To take responsibility for personal professional development and competency including keeping up to date with current developments in resuscitation practice, equipment and required training.
• Undertake continuous professional development, in consultation with line manager, as appropriate to the role.
• As part of maintaining professional and clinical skills reorientation and updating clinical experience in the clinical area may be required to support CPD.
• Maintain an awareness of resuscitation developments both nationally and internationally
• To serve on working groups/ committees as deemed appropriate to role
• Network with other Resuscitation Officers to share information and skills
• To practice in accordance with all current statutory provisions and professional guidance.
• Represents the hospital locally and at regional/national level in relevant Resuscitation meetings, as appropriate.
• Practices in accordance with and maintains professional registration as per specific regulatory body.
• To undertake any other duties as agreed by the line manager/ Director of Nursing.

6. General Responsibilities

• Employees of the hospital will be required to promote and support the mission and vision of the service for which they are responsible.
• Develop and maintain good communication with all levels of management and build partnerships with relevant organisations as appropriate
• Carry out their duties and responsibilities in compliance with health and safety policy and statutory regulations.
• Participate in the grievance and disciplinary processes as required.
• Promote equality of opportunity through his/her own actions and ensure this policy is adhered to by staff for whom he/she has responsibility.
• St. Columcille’s Hospital is committed to providing the highest possible quality of service to all patients, clients and community through supporting and contributing to hospital quality initiatives. Employees are expected at all times to provide a caring service and to treat those with whom they come into contact in a courteous and respectful manner.
• Employees must at all times abide by hospital policies and procedures and the terms of their contract of employment. They must conduct themselves with impartiality, integrity, objectivity and honesty and maintain high standards of personal and professional accountability.
• Employees are expected to demonstrate commitment to the hospital by ensuring regular attendance at work and efficient completion of duties.
• Employees are expected to be flexible in relation to working hours, if required to work outside normal working hours on planned occasions.
• Records Management
• All employees are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the hospital including patient/client, corporate and administrative records whether paper based or electronic and also including emails. All such records are public records and are accessible to the general public, with limited exceptions, under Freedom of Information Act. Employees are required to be conversant with the hospital’s policy and procedures on records management and to seek advice if in doubt.

7. Confidentiality

· All information concerning patients and staff must be held in the strictest confidence and may not be divulged to any unauthorized person.

The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

Eligibility Criteria

Qualifications and/ or experience

Each candidate must at the latest date for receipt of completed applications:

Be registered in the General Division of the live register of Nurses maintained by An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (Nursing Midwifery Board Ireland)

And

Have at least 5 years post registration experience of which 2 must be in the speciality or related area of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ED, ICU, CCU or related area

And

Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the function of the role

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and

Possess the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

Health

A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

Character

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

Age

No age restriction shall apply to a candidate where he/she is not classified as a new entrant (within the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2004). In this case the candidate must be under 65 years of age on the first day of the month in which the latest date for receiving completed application forms for the office occurs.

Please note that appointment to and continuation in posts that require statutory registration is dependent upon the post holder maintaining annual registration in the relevant division of the register maintained by Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (Nursing Midwifery Board Ireland)

Post Specific Requirements

• Basic life Support Providers Course.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Providers course and/or current Paediatric Advanced Life Support Providers course.

• Basic Life Support Instructors Course.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructors course and/ or Paediatric Advanced Life Support Instructors course or is willing to undertake such a course

Other requirements specific to the post

Access to transport as this post will involve some travel

Skills, competencies and/or knowledge

Knowledge / Experience

· Demonstrate knowledge of structures/development within the HSE both at local and national level

· Demonstrate knowledge of practice development and quality improvement in public health nursing services.

· Be fully conversant with the IHF/AHA guidelines for resuscitation and training.

· Be fully conversant with NCG’s 1 & 6 (INEWS V2 & Sepsis Management) and the education programmes in place

· Demonstrate knowledge on recent update on Sepsis guidelines-NCG 26

· Demonstrate knowledge of audit and development of action plans.

· Demonstrate knowledge of other professional issues related to relevant areas of nursing.

· Demonstrate an empowering style as a consultant to others, providing advice and guidance in supporting the identification, implementation and delivery of knowledge based care.

· Demonstrate commitment to professional and personal self-development

Planning & Organising Resources

· Demonstrateevidence of management/organisational skills, including the ability to facilitate change through practice development initiatives and the ability to plan, organise, and prioritise workload appropriately, to manage deadlines, effectively handle multiple tasks, and possess the ability to use his/her own initiative.

Building & Maintaining Relationships including Leadership, Managing People and Team Skills

· Demonstrate ability to give and receive feedback in the conduct and application of the role, including in relation to identifying areas for improvement in practice activity, and the ability to work effectively within a team and possess the innovation and creativity to deal with challenging situations.

· Demonstrate the ability to work independently and as a team member

Commitment to Providing a Quality Service

· Demonstrates awareness of the factors involved in creating, maintaining and promoting quality care environments.

· Demonstrate a willingness to support, promote and engage in change management

· Demonstrate knowledge of and/or experience of change management

Evaluating Information & Judging Situations

· Demonstrates evidence of research appreciation and Evidence Based Practice skills

· Demonstrate ability to analyse, report on and effect change in nursing practice

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

· Demonstrate evidence of computer skills including Microsoft Word, excel and use of email etc

· Demonstrate effective communication interpersonal skills including building and maintaining relationships with clinical and academic staff, and writing and presentation skills.

Campaign Specific Selection Process

Ranking/Shortlisting / Interview

A ranking and or shortlisting exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application form. The criteria for ranking and or shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore it is very important that you think about your experience in light of those requirements.

Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.

Those successful at the ranking stage of this process (where applied) will be placed on an order of merit and will be called to interview in ‘bands’ depending on the service needs of the organisation.

Code of Practice

The Health Service Executive will run this campaign in compliance with the Code of Practice prepared by the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA). The Code of Practice sets out how the core principles of probity, merit, equity and fairness might be applied on a principle basis. The Code also specifies the responsibilities placed on candidates, facilities for feedback to applicants on matters relating to their application when requested, and outlines procedures in relation to requests for a review of the recruitment and selection process and review in relation to allegations of a breach of the Code of Practice. Additional information on the HSE’s review process is available in the document posted with each vacancy entitled “Code of Practice, Information for Candidates”.

Codes of practice are published by the CPSA and are available on www.hse.ie/eng/staff/jobs in the document posted with each vacancy entitled “Code of Practice, Information for Candidates” or on www.cpsa.ie.

The reform programme outlined for the Health Services may impact on this role and as structures change the job description may be reviewed.

This job description is a guide to the general range of duties assigned to the post holder. It is intended to be neither definitive nor restrictive and is subject to periodic review with the employee concerned.

Resuscitation Officer CNM2 Part Time (18.

.75 /Week)

Terms and Conditions of Employment

Tenure

The current vacancy available is permanent and part time 18.75 hours per week

The post is pensionable. A panel may be created from which specified purpose vacancies of full or part time duration may be filled.

Appointment as an employee of the Health Service Executive is governed by the Health Act 2004 and the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) Act 2004.

Remuneration

The Salary scale for the post is: (as at 01/08/2025) Pro-rata

61,463 62,481 63,342 64,747 66,300 67,826 69,351 71,068 72,662 75,405 77,666 LSI

Working Week

The standard working week applying to the post is to be confirmed at Job Offer stage.

HSE Circular 003-2009 “Matching Working Patterns to Service Needs (Extended Working Day / Week Arrangements); Framework for Implementation of Clause 30.4 of Towards 2016” applies. Under the terms of this circular, all new entrants and staff appointed to promotional posts from Dec 16th 2008 will be required to work agreed roster / on call arrangements as advised by their line manager. Contracted hours of work are liable to change between the hours of 8am-8pm over seven days to meet the requirements for extended day services in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement (Implementation of Clause 30.4 of Towards 2016).

Annual Leave

The annual leave associated with the post will be confirmed at job offer stage.

Superannuation

This is a pensionable position with the HSE. The successful candidate will upon appointment become a member of the appropriate pension scheme. Pension scheme membership will be notified within the contract of employment. Members of pre-existing pension schemes who transferred to the HSE on the 01st January 2005 pursuant to Section 60 of the Health Act 2004 are entitled to superannuation benefit terms under the HSE Scheme which are no less favourable to those which they were entitled to at 31st December 2004

Probation

Every appointment of a person who is not already a permanent officer of the Health Service Executive or of a Local Authority shall be subject to a probationary period of 12 months as stipulated in the Department of Health Circular No.10/71.

Protection of Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act 1998

As this post is one of those designated under the Protection of Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act 1998, appointment to this post appoints one as a designated officer in accordance with Section 2 of the Act. You will remain a designated officer for the duration of your appointment to your current post or for the duration of your appointment to such other post as is included in the categories specified in the Ministerial Direction. You will receive full information on your responsibilities under the Act on appointment.

Infection Control

Have a working knowledge of Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Standards as they apply to the role for example, Standards for Healthcare, National Standards for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections, Hygiene Standards etc.