Stroke Clinical Nurse Specialist | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Chelmsford is recruiting a Stroke Thrombolysis Nurse to join their specialist stroke team. This role involves coordinating emergency stroke care, performing assessments, and supporting patient management through the acute pathway. Candidates should be Registered Nurses proficient in critical thinking and communication, ready to work in a dynamic environment. The positions are available on a full-time and part-time basis, with shifts including days and nights. Opportunity to significantly impact stroke patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in emergency care or acute settings.
• Ability to perform neurological assessments per established protocols.
• Commitment to continuous professional development in stroke care.

Responsibilities

• Rapid assessment of stroke patients upon arrival.
• Coordinating the stroke care pathway and ensuring timely treatment.
• Monitoring patients post-thrombolysis and facilitating patient transfers.

Skills

Advanced clinical judgement

Critical thinking

Strong communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

The thrombolysis team at Broomfield are recruiting for two posts a full time (37.5hrs) and part-time (31.5hrs) which would likely increase to a full time position in 2026. We’re looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Stroke Thrombolysis Nurse to join our specialist stroke team. In this exciting and highly rewarding role, you’ll be at the heart of our acute stroke pathway, supporting the rapid assessment and treatment of patients who may benefit from thrombolysis and/or thrombectomy. You’ll work closely with the wider stroke multidisciplinary team to provide expert, evidence-based care—helping to ensure that every patient receives the right treatment, at the right time.

As a Stroke Thrombolysis Nurse, you’ll play a vital role in coordinating emergency stroke care, from the moment of arrival through to post-thrombolysis monitoring and ongoing support. You’ll use advanced clinical judgement, critical thinking, and strong communication skills to deliver safe and effective care in a fast-paced environment. You will also be heavily involved in the TIA pathway and ensuring patients receive time critical reviews to prevent life changing strokes.

This role is ideal for a nurse who thrives under pressure, values teamwork, and is committed to improving outcomes for stroke patients. If you’re ready to take on a role that’s both challenging and deeply rewarding—we’d love for you to join our stroke team and be part of transforming stroke care.

Key Responsibilities

• Rapid assessment to identify early signs and symptoms of stroke
• Using the NIH Stroke Scale
• Performing neurological assessments
• Facilitating the stroke pathway for imaging
• Assisting and to help determine eligibility for thrombolytic therapy or thrombectomy
• Monitoring stroke patients
• Administering medications
• Timely documentation of assessments
• Facilitate the patient going to the Acute stroke unit
• Facilitate TIA pathway including booking patients in.
• Actively taking part in Audit including Stroke Sentinel National Audit Programme
• Review patients within the hospital on the stroke pathway

and much more!

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Yoy will effectively lead on facilitating and coordinating the Acute Clinical Stroke Pathway, working in close conjunction with the stroke service medical team, Stroke Unit and Emergency Department.

You are is responsible for ensuring the delivery of a consistently high standard of care to meet patient needs as per the MSE and National Stroke Standards.

The Clinical Stroke Nurse will be required to effectively support and guide the nursing teams to ensure the clinical needs of stroke patients are identified and managed within the acute setting for every suspected stroke and TIA.

Working rota is made up of both day and nights shifts including weekends. You may be required to work long days (7.30am-8pm) and nights shifts (7.30pm-08:00am).

Facilitate and co-ordinate nursing care during the acute admission pathway for stroke patients. Liaise, plan and implement initial acute care in collaboration with the relevant Stroke Senior Clinician. Participate in the development of acute and rehabilitation stroke nursing within the Trust. Encourage others to be innovative and adaptable in their approach to change by contributing to the implementation of the National long-term plan for Stroke, Stroke Strategy, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance and Royal College of Physicians Guidelines for Stroke. Hold the Acute Stroke bleep and provide a prompt level of advanced and comprehensive nursing assessment based on stroke specialist knowledge and experience in Hyper Acute Care. Where required support the specialist stroke team with any required research. This may include identifying patients which could be suitable for research trials and informing the relevant people.

This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Dec 2025