Clinical Nurse/ AHP Specialist - Neurology

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; Redditch, Kidderminster, Worcester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in Redditch is looking for full time and part time Clinical Nurse/AHP Specialists in Neurology. The role involves working within a multi-disciplinary team, managing a caseload of neurological conditions such as MS and Parkinson's. Candidates must be independent prescribers with a Level 6 Degree in Nursing. This position offers an opportunity to support both outpatient and inpatient services across Worcestershire while ensuring excellent patient-centered care.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support from a consultant team

Opportunity for professional development

Qualifications

• Recent and relevant experience in Stroke or Neuro care.
• Evidence of advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
• Experience in teaching and training staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide a service working within the Clinical Nurse Specialist team in Neurology.
• Manage a caseload and ensure cohesive working between Acute and Community services.
• Provide expert clinical advice and support to patients and their carers.

Skills

Independent nursing practice

Clinical assessment skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Teaching and training

Education

Level 6 Degree in adult Nursing

Neurology training/modules at level 6 or 7

Teaching qualification or willingness to work towards

MSc degree or willingness to study at this level

Tools

IT skills (Word, Excel)

Job description

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Clinical Nurse/ AHP Specialist - Neurology

The closing date is 30 December 2025.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for both full time and parttime Band 7 Clinical Nurse / AHP Specialists to join the Neurology team at Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. We welcome applicants from Nursing, Physio, Paramedic, and Pharmacy backgrounds.

The post holder will work within a multi‑disciplinary team who lead on a variety of Neurological conditions such as MS, Parkinson's, Headache, Neurovascular, Neuromuscular, FND and Epilepsy.

We are seeking applicants who want to pursue an interest in their chosen Neurological field.

The post holder will undertake outpatient clinics across Worcestershire as well as support development for inpatients.

V300 prescribing and health assessment is essential for this role and will be supported by our consultant team and ACPs.

For more information on this vacancy or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:

Matron Gincy John or Stuart Guy, Directorate Manager - Email: [e-mail]

Interviews will be 6th January 2026.

Main duties of the job

To provide a service working within the Clinical Nurse Specialist nursing team within the speciality of Neurology. Manage a caseload. Acting as a link with the Worcestershire Community trust, particularly the Community Neurology Team, to ensure timely and appropriate transfer of care in a managed way.

This post requires the candidate to be an independent nurse prescriber and completed health assessment modules.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital‑based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in SupportingInformation section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job responsibilities

To provide a service working within the Clinical Nurse Specialist nursing team within the speciality of Neurology. Manage a caseload. Acting as a link with the Worcestershire Community trust, particularly the Community Neurology Team, to ensure timely and appropriate transfer of care in a managed way.

To ensure cohesive working between Acute and Community Neurology Services.

To contribute to the organisation of Neurology multidisciplinary, patient centred care.

To facilitate flow of patients both from A&E and through the Neurology unit in accordance with NICE guidelines.

To provide expert relevant clinical advice and support to patients and their carers.

To support the development and implementation of best practice within the speciality of neurology medicine.

To provide a specialist nursing role in the assessment and management of patients who have suffered a neurology (in and out patients).

To provide an outreach service to other patients in the Hospital who have a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of neurology ensuring that their management is timely and appropriate.

To provide key support and an educational resource for any qualified and unqualified nursing staff, allied health professionals, junior doctors and students working within the speciality.

To develop nurse‑led Outpatient services and manage a caseload.

To play a key role in ensuring that national and local targets for neurology are met.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Person Specification

Experience

• Recent and relevant experience in Stroke or Neuro care.
• Working within a multidisciplinary team and multi‑agencies to provide specialised nursing services.
• Experience and training of staff.
• Evidence of advanced clinical assessment/decision making and care delivery skills.
• Ability to assess and interpret complex needs of patients and able to make decisions on whether to order investigations and select correct referral pathway.
• IT literate in the use of Word, use of email, Excel.
• Ability to communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information including condition related information concerning patients.
• Be confident and competent in providing specialist advice concerning the care or treatment of speciality group of patients.
• Ability to work effectively as part of MDT and autonomously.
• Evidence of being up‑to‑date with current issues and research in neurology.
• Demonstrates strong clinical, professional and leadership skills.
• Experience of completing audits and managing change in relation to the results.
• Will undertake research and development within the role with some clinical trials.
• There is frequent requirement for moderate physical effort for several long periods during a shift.
• Involvement in clinical audit and research.
• Evidence of advanced clinical assessment or decision making and delivery skills.
• Experience of autonomous working in clinic.
• Experience in teaching.

Personal Qualities

• Flexible to meet needs of post.
• Dexterity and accuracy is required to be able to administer and draw up medications.

Qualifications

• Level 6 Degree in adult Nursing.
• Neurology training/ modules at level 6 or 7.
• Teaching qualification or be willing to work towards.
• MSc degree or willingness to study at this level.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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