Clinical Nurse Specialist Stroke

NHS Forth Valley; Kirkcaldy; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland's Acute Stroke Service at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, invites applications for a Registered Nurse to become a Stroke Clinical Nurse Specialist. The role focuses on assessment, triage and specialist care for patients immediately after stroke, supporting the Stroke Team and delivering expert nursing care.

The post is full-time, 36 hours per week, across seven days with possible weekends and out-of-hours work.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with substantial post-registration stroke experience.
• Able to demonstrate excellent clinical and professional practice development.
• Willing to work across seven days with possible weekends and out-of-hours.
• PVG Scheme membership required prior to appointment.
• Right to work in the UK required.

Responsibilities

• Support the Stroke Team to deliver expert care and treatment for patients after stroke.
• Provide training within the stroke unit and support the CHSS Stroke Educator.
• Undertake patient assessment and triage as part of early post-stroke care.
• Support nursing teams and contribute to unit operations and clinical governance.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Stroke specialist

Clinical nurse specialist

Training delivery

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Acute Stroke Service, based at the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy.

We are seeking a passionate and enthusiastic Registered Nurse, with significant post registration knowledge and experience within the stroke specialty, who is keen to enhance and develop existing clinical skills within the role of Stroke Clinical Nurse Specialist.

This role is pivotal to supporting the Stroke Team, in the provision of specialist care and treatment for patients immediately following a stroke, undertaking patient assessment & triage. The clinical specialist nurse will support the stroke unit nursing teams to deliver expert care, provide training within the stroke unit and other areas and to support the role of the CHSS Stroke Educator.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced senior registered nurses that have a significant post registration experience and be able to demonstrate excellent clinical and professional practice development.

This post is full-time 36 hours per week, working over 7 days per week, and may include occasional weekend and out of hours working. This post can be considered on a secondment basis but agreement must be approved prior to application by your line manager.

For informal enquiries please contact Lisa Wood, Clinical Nurse Manager on 01592 643355 ext 20083, email [e-mail], or Moira D’Inverno, Senior Charge Nurse ext 20147, email moira.d’[e-mail].

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior To appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

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.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

Reference: 263555

Contract Type: Permanent

Posted On: 28 Oct 2026

Closing Date: 10/11/2026