Clinical Nurse Specialist Stroke - Band 6

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; Birmingham; In loco; GBP 32.000 - 43.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Stroke (Band 6) to join the Acute Stroke Services at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The post is full-time (37.5 hours per week) with optional part-time/job share consideration, and a permanent post.

The successful candidate will manage thrombolysed patients and other stroke cases, contribute to SSNAP pathway understanding, and advance degree-level qualifications. DBS checks apply; 24/7 service coverage is required.

Competenze

• IT literate with Word, email and Excel
• Advanced clinical assessment and decision making
• Experience in teaching and advising MDT members

Mansioni

• Provide a service within the stroke CNS nursing team; manage a caseload.
• Coordinate with the Community Stroke Team for timely transfer of care between Acute and Community Stroke Services.
• Contribute to the organisation of stroke multidisciplinary, patient-centred care.
• Facilitate patient flow from A&E to the Stroke unit in line with NICE guidelines.
• Provide expert clinical advice and support to patients and carers.
• Support development and implementation of best practice in stroke medicine.
• Develop nurse-led outpatient services and ensure 24/7 service cover.

Conoscenze

IT literate

Teamwork

Teaching

Formazione

Post-registration Stroke study

First Degree

Nurse prescriber

Descrizione del lavoro

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Clinical Nurse Specialist Stroke - Band 6

The closing date is 17 November 2026

FULL TIME - 37.5 HRS PER WEEK over 7 days covering 24 hours.

PART TIME / JOB SHARE CONSIDERED

PERMANENT POST

We are seeking a highly committed clinical nurse specialist in acute stroke to join the Acute Stroke Services at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

The Acute Stroke unit has a total of 25 beds including 8 hyper acute beds. The unit also has a well-developed TIA service with a dedicated Stroke Support Worker.

The ideal candidate will have at least two years experience within an acute medical setting and some experience within stroke as mandatory for this post.

You must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to work well both within a multi-disciplinary team and autonomously.

Proven leadership skills will be an advantage as you will assist in both formal and informal teaching of all members of the MDT.

Lucie Dews, Lead Nurse for Stroke CNS Service via Switchboard on Extn 33033 Or Matron Gincy John on Bleep 807 via switchboard [phone].

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have had the experience of caring for patients who have had a stroke/TIA. You will be expected to manage the treatment and care of Thrombolysed patients and all other patients with a diagnosis of having had a Stroke within the Acute Trust.

Ideally, you will have an understanding of the Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) and how these National recommendations will impact on the stroke pathway.

Furthermore, the candidate will be qualified at degree level and if not in the process or willing to progress their qualifications.

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 committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

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 Supporting Information 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 stroke. Manages a caseload. Acting as a link with the Worcestershire Health Community, in particular the Community Stroke Team, to ensure timely and appropriate transfer of care in a managed way. To ensure cohesive working between Acute and Community Stroke Services

To contribute to the organisation of stroke multidisciplinary, patient centred care

To facilitate flow of patients both from A&E and through the Stroke 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 stroke medicine

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

To provide an outreach service to other patients in the Hospital who have a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of stroke 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 stroke are met.

To provide effective and well-balanced staff cover to meet the requirements of a 24 hour service and to ensure the presence of a suitably qualified and experienced nurse at all times.

Person Specification

Experience

• Recent and relevant experience in Stroke care.
• Working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience and training of staff.
• Involvement in clinical audit/research.
• Evidence of advanced clinical assessment/decision making and care delivery skills.

Qualifications

• Diploma.
• Evidence of Post-registration Stroke related study
• First Degree in clinically relevant subject/be willing to work towards a degree.
• Teaching qualification/ be willing to work towards.
• Nurse prescriber.

Skills and Knowledge

• IT literate in the use of Word, use of email, Excel.
• Ability to work effectively as part of MDT and autonomously.
• Assesses patients, plans, implements care, provides advice, and maintains associated records.
• Experience in teaching.

Other Job Requirements

• 24/7 service cover on a rotational basis.

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.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust