Stroke Specialist Nurse

East Coast Community Healthcare CIC; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

East Coast Community Healthcare CIC in Great Yarmouth is seeking a Specialist Nurse to join the Integrated Community Stroke Service (ICSS). You will provide specialist nursing care, assessments, and coordinate multidisciplinary rehabilitation in the community.

The role includes medication reviews, basic mood screening, continence assessments and liaison with other services to support early discharge and improved outcomes.

Qualifications

• Qualified nurse with registration and ongoing practice.
• Experience in community health or stroke rehabilitation.
• Ability to perform basic medication reviews and clinical observations.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing within Integrated Community Stroke Service.
• Assess and treat patients after stroke; liaise with other professionals.
• Perform basic mood screening (levels 1+2) and refer as needed.
• Assess continence and refer to specialists as needed.
• Signpost to other services and contribute to MDT care plans.

Skills

Nursing

Patient assessment

Liaison with MDT

Mood screening

Continence assessment

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

Job description

We are developing an Integrated Community Stroke Service (ICSS) within Great Yarmouth & Waveney, bringing together community stroke pathways into a more coordinated, responsive and patient-centred model of care.As part of the wider left shift ambition, this service will support earlier discharge from hospital and improve outcomes through timely, multidisciplinary rehabilitation in the community.Our Year 1 focus is on building a more responsive and integrated local service, increased MDT capacity and improved continuity of care across the stroke pathway.You will be joining a service at a key point of development, with the opportunity to shape how care is delivered and contribute to a more integrated, forward-thinking model of community stroke rehabilitation.,

• To provide specialist nursing within the Integrated Community Stroke Service consisting of assessment, liaison and treatment of patients following stroke.
• To provide basic medication reviews, clinical observations and liaise with professionals as required.
• To assess and prescribe basic pressure care equipment and signpost to other services requiring to be involved.
• Complete basic mood screen assessments, have an awareness of the Psychological Step Care Model and carry out levels 1+2. Refer onwards to other agencies for further input if required.
• To provide basic continence assessments, provide advice and refer to specialist team for input if required.

ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.