Resuscitation - Mandatory
Aim- Ensure staff are trained in the principles and practice of resuscitation as appropriate to their
role and responsibilities.
Background: Priority 1 training (as discussed in resuscitation policy) is essential to ensure that the
Trust meets its requirements to deliver a safe and effective resuscitation service and is
therefore a mandatory training requirement. This provides an overview but resuscitation
policy should be referred to at all times.
This is relevant to :
Registered Nursing and Midwifery Staff (Bands 5 to 8)

Operating Department Practitioner’s (Bands 5 to 8)

Doctors (All grades)
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Physiotherapists
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Radiographers
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Occupational therapists
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Healthcare Assistants
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Maternity Support Workers
Section 1 – Identify which Training You Require
Section 1.1 Paediatric Resuscitation Mandatory Training Matrix
Section 1.2 Adult Resuscitation Mandatory Training Matrix
Section 1.3 Obstetrics and Neonatal
Section 2 – Frequency of updates & How To Book A Place
Section 2.1 Paediatrics
Section 2.2 Adults
Section 2.3 Obstetrics and Neonates
SECTION 1 – What Training do I Need?
Please review Sections 1.1 and 1.2 to identify your training needs.
Section 1.1
Paediatrics – Training Matrix – This identifies the Mandatory Training you are required to do.
Group
APLS
Paediatric consultants, specialist registrars and
any other grades responsible for acting as
cardiac arrest team leader

Emergency Medicine Consultants and middle
grades (Registrars / Staff Grades / Associate
Specialist/ST3+) Advanced Clinical
Practitioners in the Emergency Department

Paediatric HDU Nurses and Band 6 Paediatric
nurses in the ED
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1 day PLS
Paediatric FY 1 / 2; ST 1-3

Critical care consultants, anaesthetic and ITU
middle grades and consultant anaesthetists
participating in the general on-call rota

Paediatric ward nurses with regular “incharge“ responsibility (band6-8); Critical care
outreach

PBLS and
Airway
Update
(includes
Adult BLS)
Emergency Department (ED) Band 5 Nurses,
Emergency Department Practitioners (EDP)
Band 6 ED Nurses at Good Hope Hospital
All Emergency Practitioners
Emergency Department Nurses (Bands 6 – 8)

Registered Nursing Staff (bands 5 – 8) with
responsibility for caring for children not
covered above.

Health Care Assistants with responsibility for
looking after children

Section 1.2
Adult – Training Matrix – This identifies the Mandatory Training you are required to do.
Group
ALS
ILS
BLS and
AED

FY1
FY2 / Medical SHO / ST 1-2 /

Critical Care Outreach & Emergency
Department Advanced Nurse Practitioners

Emergency Medicine Consultants and middle
grades (Registrars / Staff Grades / Associate
Specialist/ST3+)

Senior nursing staff in critical care areas (Band
6/7/8 Critical care; Coronary Care; Emergency
Department)

Ward nurses with regular “in-charge“
responsibility (Band 6/7).

Nurses with First on responsibility (Band 6/7)
Hospital at night team
Band 7 Radiographer Advanced Practitioners
Midwives based at Solihull MLU
Remote site cardiac arrest bleep holders

Emergency Department Practitioners Band 5
and 6
Allied health professionals with responsibility
for patients at risk of cardiac arrest e.g.
cardiac physiologists; ODP’s; EDP’s

All Medical staff not required to do ALS or ILS
as identified in above groups

Registered Nursing and Midwifery Staff not
required to do ALS or ILS as identified by
above groups

Operating Department Practitioners

Occupational Therapists

Physiotherapists

Radiographers

Healthcare Assistants and Maternity Support
Workers

Section 1.3
Obstetrics and Neonates
Advanced
Resuscitation of the
Newborn
Group
Midwives working in birthing units without
immediate obstetric / paediatric support
Basic
Newborn
resuscitation


Midwives
Neonatal Nurses
Neonatal Consultants and Registrars
Section 2 – Frequency of updates and How To Book
Section 2.1 Paediatrics
APLS
4 yearly Re-Certification
Book via Paediatric Professional
Development Lead
PLS
4 yearly Re-Certification
Book via Paediatric Professional
Development Lead
PBLS (includes
Adult BLS)
Section 2.2 Adults
Annual
Book via Paediatric Professional
Development Lead
Annual Refresher between
recertification.
Book via Paediatric
Professional Development
Lead
Annual Refresher between
recertification.
Book via Paediatric
Professional Development
Lead
ALS
4 yearly Re-Certification
Book via resuscitation team Ext:41354
ILS
Annually
Book via resuscitation team Ext:41354
BLS and
Defibrillation
Annually
Biennially delivered as part of
Mandatory Training Refresher
booked via Learner Registry.
BLS revisited annually on
“Obstetric Emergency Day” for
obstetric staff
Non obstetric staff on alternate
years book via resuscitation team
Ext:-41354
Section 2.3 Obstetrics and Neonates
NLS
4 yearly recertification
Contact Midwife Trainers on ext
43238
Basic Newborn
Resuscitation
Annual update
Contact Midwife Trainers on ext
43238 Midwives are contacted to
attend their annual “Obstetric
Emergency Day” of which this is a
part.
Annual Refresher between
recertification.
Book via resuscitation team
Ext:-41354