Stroke Nurse Specialist
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative professional to complement the current team of five Emergency Stroke Nurse Specialists to help us continue to deliver a high performing service 24/7. The successful applicant will work alongside our stroke consultants and multidisciplinary team, emergency department (ED), and will have close links with neuroradiology. The post holder will contribute to all aspects of stroke care and particularly early assessment in ED, thrombolysis, hyper-acute stroke unit, TIA clinics and GP referrals. We also having a growing research portfolio and encourage applicants with an interest in research and education as well as the opportunities to increase your experience and knowledge in advancing your career in this specialist area of stroke
Frimley Park Hospital is an excellent hospital offering hyper Acute Stroke Care, stroke rehabilitation and TIA in Surrey in Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire and Buckinghamshire. We see over 1500 referrals into the stroke service per year.
Frimley Park Hospital has a well-deserved reputation for good quality stroke care and we have consistently achieved excellent outcomes for our patients. Stroke is a strategic priority for the Trust as we believe our patients deserve the very best. Our thrombectomy provider is St George's University Hospital, London and we are their largest external referrer for thrombectomy.
Main duties of the job
Receiving referrals from paramedics GP, ED and other referral sources
Early assessment of the patient in an emergency setting, receive of stroke and giving life saving treatment
Ensuring the patient gets to the stroke unit as quickly as possible
Working with the stroke consultant and the rest of the stroke MDT to provide excellent stroke care
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnelworkingalongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Date posted
05 September 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,162 to £44,629 a year Per Annum incl HCAS
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
151-CB030
Job locations
Frimley park hospital
portsmouth road
Frimley, Camberley
GU16 7UJ
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Frimley park hospital
portsmouth road
Frimley, Camberley
GU16 7UJ
Employer's website
https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)




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