Stroke Advanced Practice Clinician - Trainee or Qualified

Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group; Lincoln; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group is expanding its Stroke Advanced Clinical Practitioner team. The post welcomes Trainee or Qualified ACPs to deliver autonomous stroke assessments, coordinate investigations, and contribute to evidence-based care within an expanding stroke pathway.

The successful candidate will join a forward-thinking team, with opportunities for MSc study and progression within NHS stroke services, and involvement in ongoing research projects and quality improvement

Formación

• Applications welcomed from Trainee or Qualified ACPs who wish to develop their career within the Stroke speciality.
• Trainee ACPs will be fully supported to achieve the MSc in Advanced Clinical practice.
• Progression to 8a will be awarded upon successful completion of this.

Responsabilidades

• Effectively triage all stroke and TIA referrals
• Autonomously perform initial assessments of patients presenting with suspected stroke
• Appropriately select and request investigations, interpreting the results to formulate treatment plans in line with current clinical guidelines.
• Identify patients eligible for reperfusion therapies and facilitate the patients’ access to these treatments/interventions, contributing to timely decision making.
• Perform specialist stroke assessments such as a National Institute of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] and dysphagia assessments.
• Work in line with SSNAP standards to ensure high quality evidence based care
• Actively contribute to the MDT working environment
• Provide specialist stroke education and training to members of the stroke MDT and across other clinical specialities.

Descripción del empleo

Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group is expanding its Stroke Advanced Clinical Practitioner team. The post welcomes Trainee or Qualified ACPs to deliver autonomous stroke assessments, coordinate investigations, and contribute to evidence-based care within an expanding stroke pathway.

The successful candidate will join a forward-thinking team, with opportunities for MSc study and progression within NHS stroke services, and involvement in ongoing research projects and quality improvement