Senior Staff Nurse (Band 6) - Hyperacute Stroke - University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse in Acute Stroke Nursing at a leading NHS Trust. The role involves delivering high-quality care in a specialized stroke unit, contributing to clinical excellence and patient outcomes. The Trust offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years post registration experience including 18 months in Stroke.
• Experience in hyperacute care and neurological specialty.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality service to patients and families.
• Develop specialist nursing skills in a dynamic ward environment.

Skills

Acute Stroke Nursing

Quality Driven

Leadership

Education

Diploma in Nursing

Degree in Health/Nursing

Recognised Qualification in Teaching & Assessing

Job description

Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Stoke Hospital Town Stoke on Trent Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/05/2025 08:00

Senior Staff Nurse

Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for a band 6 secondment has arisen for committed, highly motivated, enthusiastic and reliable individuals who have skills and knowledge in Acute Stroke Nursing as a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse.

The hyper-acute and acute stroke unit is a 28 bedded unit offering high quality stroke care including post thrombolysis and post thrombectomy care.

Main duties of the job

If you are a quality driven person wishing to deliver a high quality service to our patients and their families, have the ability to work well within a dynamic ward environment and develop specialist nursing skills, we would love to hear from you.

In return, we can offer a structured induction programme for all new members of staff and seek to optimise your potential within the scope of caring for the Stroke patient. We are looking for an individual who share's our vision in the provision of clinical excellence.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details on the post, please see the contact details

Person specification

Qualifications

• • Diploma in Nursing
• • Evidence of degree level study in health/nursing related studies
• • Recognised qualification in teaching & acessing
• • Experience in a neurological speciality as a qualified nurse
• • Experience in hyperacute care
• • 1 years of management/leader ship experience
• • Minimum of 3 years post registration experience to include 18 months in Stroke

Important information about your application

• All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
• References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
• We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
• Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.

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At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!

If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.

If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.