Victoria Hospital
An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled Senior Resuscitation Practitioner to join the Resuscitation team within Practice and Professional Development.
We would like to invite you to apply for this post if you are a supportive and innovative leader who would like to develop their skills further within NHS Fife. You will require to be a Registered NMC / HCPC Healthcare Professional with extensive relevant experience and in-depth knowledge of resuscitation practice and managing the deteriorating patient.
You will have a proven track record of project management and quality improvement to ensure that the service meets the needs of all staff within NHS Fife and Fife Health and Social Care Partnership. You will have experience in developing, implementing and evaluating organisational policies, procedures and protocols and be an expert clinical advisor in the management of the deteriorating patient and clinical emergencies.
The post requires a motivated and inspirational individual who can be responsive to organisational changes and act as a positive change agent within the team and wider organisation.
You will be based within in the Resuscitation Department, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy with the requirement to regularly travel between all sites within NHS Fife.
Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager. The secondment policy can be found here If you do not have approval for a secondment from your current line manager, you will not be able to progress your application for a fixed term post. External applicants, with continuous NHS Service, must also have in place a secondment agreement, from their existing board to apply for this post.
For informal enquiries please contact Kate Gaunt at @
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We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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