Acute Stroke Nurse

NHS Jobs; Colchester (VT); On-site; USD 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Unsocial hours payments

27 days annual leave

Job summary

NHS Jobs is recruiting an experienced nurse to develop as a senior staff nurse/stroke specialist on the Stroke Unit at Colchester Hospital. You will join a dedicated stroke team, delivering high-quality 24/7 hyper-acute care and teaching junior staff.

The role requires Band 5 experience in stroke or acute medicine, with opportunities for induction and full training across the Trust. A supportive pension and NHS discounts are available.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with current NMC pin.
• Experience in stroke care or acute medicine is essential.
• Ability to mentor and teach junior staff is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver high quality stroke/TIA care on the Stroke Unit.
• Work within a multi-professional team providing 24/7 hyper-acute stroke care on a rota.
• Support patient flow and adherence to national stroke guidelines.

Skills

Autonomy

Clinical judgment

Mentoring

Communication

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your leadership and teaching skills and advance your knowledge and competence in stroke specific care? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to develop as a senior staff nurse/stroke specialist nurse on Stroke Unit at Colchester Hospital. You will be an enthusiastic, flexible and well-motivated nurse with a strong commitment to nursing stroke patients. As a key member of the stroke and ward nursing team you will ensure high quality stroke/TIA care is delivered. You will be part of a multi professional team providing 24/7 hyper acute stroke care on a rota basis. Induction and full training will be provided for both. Working across the Trust you will help facilitate patient flow and achieve the standards set within the National Clinical guidelines for stroke. You should have proven experience at Band 5 in stroke care or acute medicine.

Key qualities and responsibilities

• The ability to work autonomously
• An ability to make safe and speedy clinical judgments in an emergency situation
• The desire to develop your stroke clinical skills and knowledge
• Evidence of teaching, mentoring and supporting other staff
• Excellent communication and team work skills
• Good organisational skills

Benefits and development

• generous pension scheme
• unsocial hours payments (where applicable)
• 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata)
• access to a range of NHS discounts

Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on sponsorship we are unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold. Full guidance on sponsorship can be found Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK. Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date. In line with AfC Terms and Conditions new entrants to NHS will commence on the entry level of the salary.