Resuscitation Officer
Job reference: 251346
Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date: 18/11/2026
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: Forth Valley Royal Hospital
Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment
Hours Per Week: Up to 36
Department: Resuscitation

Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity for 18 months due to improvement in service delivery.

Secondment Opportunity – Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager. The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.

The Resuscitation Service at NHS Forth Valley is inviting applications from enthusiastic and motivated practitioners with a Resuscitation Council UK ALS or EPALS Instructor qualification to join the team on a permanent basis.

Our vision is that everyone can provide appropriate resuscitation to save lives.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a specialist service that supports safe, effective resuscitation practice across acute and community settings, while helping shape education, governance and quality improvement activity across NHS Forth Valley.

The role will include planning, delivering and evaluating resuscitation education; supporting clinical governance and audit activity; contributing to deteriorating patient and resuscitation improvement work; and providing specialist advice to staff across NHS Forth Valley.

The successful applicant will be a registered healthcare professional from a nursing, paramedic, peri-operative practice or allied health professional background, with current HCPC or NMC registration. Applicants must have extensive experience in an acute healthcare setting, such as CCU, ITU, Emergency Department or pre-hospital care, and a passion for education and resuscitation.

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

For informal enquiries, please contact David Williams, Lead Resuscitation Officer, on 01324 567417 or by email at David.williams@nhs.scot.

Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised to carefully review the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes. NHS Forth Valley may be able to offer sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. Sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks.