Nurse Practitioner - Acute Stroke

Freeman Hospital

Carthage (MO)

On-site

USD 46,000 - 65,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Staff Benefits

Flexible working

Job summary

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6–7 Nurse Practitioner for the Hyperacute Stroke Unit to deliver advanced assessment and rapid treatment for suspected acute stroke patients. The post offers progression and training opportunities within the Stroke NP team.

You will work towards independent nurse practitioner status, undertake Non-Medical prescribing where eligible, and provide MDT education while delivering high-quality patient care across shifts including

Qualifications

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
Diploma plus specialist qualifications/experience; prepared to take degree-level study.
Working towards Nurse Practitioner qualification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Provide advanced assessment and management for stroke patients within defined protocols.
Carry out rapid triage, thrombolysis or thrombectomy pathways where appropriate.
Work within MDT to deliver a streamlined patient journey and education for staff.

Skills

Good IT skills

Independent working

Team collaboration

Driving licence (if relevant)

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC registration

Diploma plus specialist qualifications

Working towards Nurse Practitioner Qualification

Clinical Skills Course

Job description

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

Employer heading

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Stroke

Band 6 to Band 7

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Stroke Nurse Practitioner Team on the Hyperacute Stroke Unit at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. The starting position is of a Band 6 Stroke Nurse Practitioner with the opportunity to progress to Band 7 following completion of role specific competencies and role development within 3 years, Clinical Skills Course and Non-Medical prescribing.

The Stroke Nurse Practitioners work 24/7 and triage and admit all suspected acute stroke patients via paramedic ambulance directly to the assessment bay on HASU (ward 42) as well as receiving referrals from the Emergency Department, GPs, Inpatient referrals and regional thrombectomy referrals.

Interview Date Thursday 17 September 2026
37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week

Main duties of the job

Patients are examined and assessed, given timely hyper acute treatment where appropriate – thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy, randomised into clinical trials and a management plan is devised before admitting onto the Hyperacute stroke unit.

Patients are also seen in the Emergency department, referred by inpatient teams, Eye casualty by their GP and seen in TIA clinic.

We work very closely with the ward medical team, therapists, stroke research and various departments throughout the hospital.

The successful candidate will be expected to work alongside the existing Stroke Nurse Practitioner team, learning from them in relation to stroke triage, performing a neurological assessment, cannulation and venepuncture and following the stroke pathway before being able to work independently.

We are looking for someone who has a keen interest in Acute stroke care and has had experience of looking after stroke patients. The candidate must be enthusiastic, dynamic and be able to work under pressure.

Shift pattern includes nights, weekends, and bank holidays.

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Cramlington Manor Walks
Urgent treatment centres
Newcastle Fertility Centre
Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Band 6

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse practitioner as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to perform a specific technological procedure/s e.g. endoscopy, ultrasound in a defined patient group and/or advanced patient assessment and clinical decision making in a broad patient group.

Role

To work towards the role of an independent nurse practitioner, contributing towards the delivery of a quality service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice:

To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patient journey ensuring optimal quality of care.
Will provide a prompt response to calls from colleagues, prioritising importance and clinical need.
Supports the clinical team to manage a defined caseload, activity to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined protocols and training.
Provide immediate care management of patient including communication of plan to patients and significant others.
Review and refer to appropriate person, e.g. AHP, resident medical staff, specialist registrar or critical care outreach team.
Liaises with Patient Services Coordinator.
Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward/departmental staff and/or out of hour’s team.
Contributes to specialist education and training to ward departmental staff, nursing and medical students.

Band 7

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse practitioner as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to perform a specific technological procedure/s e.g. endoscopy, ultrasound in a defined patient group and/or advanced patient assessment and clinical decision making in a broad patient group e.g. H@N, pre assessment.

To deliver a quality of service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice:

To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patient journey ensuring optimal quality of care.
Working as a nurse practitioner, provide a prompt response to calls from colleagues, prioritising importance and clinical need.
Manage own caseload to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined parameters and training.
Provide immediate care management of patient including communication of plan to patients and significant others.
Review and refer to appropriate person, e.g. AHP, resident medical staff, specialist registrar or critical care outreach team.
Liaising with Patient Services Coordinator where necessary.
Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward/departmental staff and/or out of hours team.
Provide specialist education and training to departmental nursing staff, nursing and medical students.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
Current NMC registration
Diploma plus specialist qualifications / experience within specialist area; prepared to take degree level study
Working towards / prepared to work towards: Nurse Practitioner Qualification or equivalent
Clinical Skills Course
Non-Medical prescribing if relevant to role
Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship) if relevant to role

Desirable criteria

Degree in health related subject
Has undertaken and completed Non-medical independent nurse prescribing course

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment e.g. venepuncture, cannulation skills and intravenous drug administration
Audit / research experience
Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding

Desirable criteria

Research or audit experience
Evidence of contribution to education programmes and / or training

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Good IT skills
Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
Effective organisation and time management skills
Current driving licence if relevant to role

Desirable criteria

Change management skills and involvement in project work

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download