The Trust Resuscitation Manager is the operational and professional lead for resuscitation services across the Trust, working in partnership with the Nurse Consultant for Deteriorating Patient and Clinical Skills to ensure patients receive safe, effective and evidence-based emergency care. The role provides strategic leadership, operational management, clinical expertise and educational oversight, ensuring the organisation meets national standards, regulatory requirements and best practice in resuscitation and deteriorating patient care
Manage the day-to-day operational delivery of the Resuscitation Team, including line management, workforce planning and service development.
Lead the Trust's resuscitation governance framework, providing assurance through audit, performance monitoring, risk management and reporting to senior committees.
Develop, deliver and evaluate high-quality resuscitation education programmes, including Immediate Life Support (ILS), simulation training and competency assessment.
Act as the Trust's expert adviser on resuscitation, deteriorating patient care and emergency response, supporting clinical teams across all services.
Lead the review, development and implementation of resuscitation and deteriorating patient policies, procedures and clinical guidelines.
Drive continuous quality improvement through audit, research, simulation, innovation and the implementation of evidence-based practice.
Lead the Trust's cardiac arrest audit programme, emergency equipment assurance and simulation to improve patient outcomes.
Provide expert advice on the procurement, standardisation and governance of resuscitation equipment across the organisation.
Build strong multidisciplinary relationships with clinical, operational and executive colleagues
Represent the Trust locally, regionally and nationally, maintaining awareness of emerging evidence and influencing the future development of resuscitation services.
At Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL), you'll be part of one of the UK's most diverse and forward-thinking NHS organisations, caring for people across mental health, community health, learning disabilities, addictions, sexual health, dentistry and health and justice services. Serving more than two million people across London, Milton Keynes and beyond, CNWL is committed to delivering compassionate, innovative and evidence-based care.
This is an exciting time to join our Nursing Directorate. We are transforming how we recognise and respond to deteriorating patients through digital innovation, simulation, patient safety improvement and multidisciplinary collaboration. As Trust Resuscitation Manager, you'll have the opportunity to influence care at scale—working alongside passionate clinicians, educators and leaders to shape strategy, improve patient outcomes and embed a culture of continuous learning. Whether leading Trust-wide initiatives, developing future clinical leaders or introducing innovative approaches to resuscitation and deteriorating patient care, your work will have a lasting impact across a diverse range of services and communities.
At CNWL, we value curiosity, collaboration and continuous improvement. We invest in our people, encourage innovation and provide opportunities to develop professionally while making a genuine difference to the lives of patients, families and colleagues every day.
Core Purpose
The post holder leads the Trust-wide resuscitation programme by bringing together patient safety, clinical governance, education, quality improvement and operational delivery . They are responsible for ensuring that resuscitation systems are safe, responsive and continuously improving while supporting clinical teams across mental health, community, learning disability and specialist services.
Strategic Leadership
The role develops and delivers the Trust's resuscitation strategy, translating national guidance into local practice. It provides expert advice to senior leaders, influences policy development, identifies emerging risks and ensures that resuscitation remains embedded within the wider deteriorating patient agenda and organisational quality priorities.
Clinical Governance and Patient Safety
A significant element of the role is providing assurance that the Trust complies with national standards through:
Leading resuscitation governance
Supporting PSIRF investigations involving resuscitation or deterioration
Monitoring organisational risks
Leading audit programmes
Identifying learning from incidents
Driving quality improvement initiatives
Reporting assurance to Trust committees and executive teams.
Education and Workforce Development
The Trust Resuscitation Manager leads the development of a comprehensive education programme that ensures every member of staff receives the appropriate level of resuscitation training for their role. This includes:
Immediate Life Support (ILS)
Adult and paediatric resuscitation education
Simulation training
Competency assessment
Development of future instructors
Maintaining Resuscitation Council (UK) standards across the organisation.
Service Improvement
The role acts as a change leader by identifying opportunities to improve systems, introducing innovation and embedding evidence-based practice. This includes reviewing policies, improving emergency response processes, supporting new technologies and strengthening organisational resilience.
Operational Management
The post holder manages the day-to-day operation of the Resuscitation Team, including:
Line management
Workforce planning
Recruitment and retention
Equipment governance
Procurement advice
Resource management
Prioritisation of service demands across the Trust.
Collaboration
Success depends on building strong partnerships across the organisation, working closely with:
Executive nursing leadership
Medical staff
Clinical governance teams
Physical healthcare teams
Learning and development
Ward leaders
Pharmacists
Medical devices groups
External healthcare partners.
Research, Audit and Continuous Improvement
The role uses audit, incident data and research to evaluate performance, identify themes and implement improvements. Regular cardiac arrest audits, emergency equipment assurance and simulated emergency exercises provide evidence that systems remain safe and effective while informing future improvements.
Professional Profile
The Trust Resuscitation Manager is an experienced registered healthcare professional with advanced resuscitation expertise, strong leadership capability and extensive experience in education, service improvement and clinical governance. They combine strategic thinking with operational delivery and act as a highly visible expert resource across the organisation.
Overall Impact
This role ensures that the Trust has a modern, high-quality resuscitation service that improves patient outcomes through safer systems, highly skilled staff, effective governance and continuous learning. It bridges strategy and frontline practice, ensuring that every resuscitation event becomes an opportunity to improve care and strengthen patient safety across the organisation.
