Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Stroke Nurse Specialist

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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

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

To function as a practicing professional and participate in direct patient care in line with NMC code
To assist in the assessment; planning and provision of patient care
Be an advocate and expert regarding the stroke patient care and pathway.
To ensure direct admission to the stroke unit
To provide education & health promotion to patients and their families
To ensure that key targets are achieved (includes all stroke and ED targets)
To provide senior support on the Stroke Unit
To maintain a database of all stroke referrals
To assist in audit and research as required

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

To function as a practicing professional and participate in direct patient care in line with NMC code
To assist in the assessment; planning and provision of patient care
Be an advocate and expert regarding the stroke patient care and pathway.
To ensure direct admission to the stroke unit
To provide education & health promotion to patients and their families
To ensure that key targets are achieved (includes all stroke and ED targets)
To provide senior support on the Stroke Unit
To maintain a database of all stroke referrals
To assist in audit and research as required

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

As per JD

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

As per JD

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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)

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)