Stroke Specialist Nurse *Internal*

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lea

Vivup counselling service

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Carlisle seeks a Stroke Specialist Nurse (Band 6) to deliver comprehensive stroke care within the HASU. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to optimise outcomes for acutely ill patients and support rehabilitation and service development.

The role requires leadership to ensure efficient stroke services, development of high-quality care, and involvement in education and audit activities within the department.

Qualifications

• Clinical audit skills required.
• Substantial experience as a senior nurse.
• Knowledge of stroke care and national guidance.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist stroke care to acute stroke patients.
• Lead the stroke service and ensure efficient running of the team.

Skills

Clinical audit skills

Senior nursing experience

Education

Nursing degree or equivalent

ENB 998/941

First level nursing registration

Job description

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Stroke Specialist Nurse *Internal*

The closing date is 30 October 2026

INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY

Stroke Specialist Nurse, Band 6, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle

The Stroke Department is a friendly and caring environment providing care to the most critically / acutely ill patients. Our current Stroke wards regularly receive excellent feedback from patients and their families about our caring staff. The aim of HASU is to provide holistic care for acute stroke patients, utilising a co-ordinated multidisciplinary approach, resulting in optimal patient outcomes. Excellent communication is vital as we work with a mixture of specialist nursing teams, medics and therapists. We aim to provide an individualised and supportive environment for patients in which to deliver this specialised care for patients following a stroke.

The department compromises a 10 bedded hyper acute stroke unit, providing highly acute specialised stroke care with 33 acute stroke and rehabilitation beds.

Main duties of the job

The role of the stroke specialist nurse will be to provide specialist stroke care to acute stroke patients and for stroke patients requiring rehabilitation, working interdisciplinary with other professionals to achieve the best outcomes for the patient's. The role also involves leadership to ensure the stroke service runs efficiently as well as providing the development of high quality stroke care services.

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY ALSO CONSIDERED

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

Standard Check: £20.00 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £26.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £41.00 + administration cost of £6.50 = £47.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 1st level registered nurse
• ENB 998/941
• 1st level degree in nursing/equivalent

Experience

• Clinical audit skills
• Substantial experience as a senior nurse

Knowledge

• Knowledge of research
• Awareness of national policy and guidance on stroke/older people
• Extended scope of practice, i. e. phlebotomy, cannulation, intravenous injection
• Leadership skills such as negotiating, influencing and persuasive skills
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care

Personal Circumstances

• Ability to work as a member of a team and act as an autonomous practitioner
• Work independently
• Excellent communicator, including written, verbal and presentation skills
• Time management
• Highly developed interpersonal skills including motivation

Other Requirements

• Willing to undertake teaching and educate other professionals and students.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearPer annum pro rata