Senior Stroke Support Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Some of the main duties and responsibilities are mentioned here below, if you are applying for this role, the job Description provides complete details of responsibilities and requirements please use your supporting statement to demonstrate how you meet the person specification.

The post holder will have the following responsibilities.

To demonstrate leadership skills

To practice as a professional nurse, acting with confidence, authority and expertise.To participate in the level 1 bleep rota for the stroke thrombolysis service.To be accountable for the assessment of care needs: the development, delivery and evaluation of nursing care for a named group of patients.To act as the patients advocate, ensuring a caring environment both physical and psychological.To act as an expert resource on clinical practice and take a supporting role in the supervision of staff.To evaluate current clinical practice and, through audit, lead a changing setting, maintaining and monitoring standards relating to clinical care delivery.To undertake appropriate enhanced roles, following the necessary training, e.g. IV drug administration, ECG recording, dysphagia screening.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Appropriate post reg istration clin ica l q ual ifications e. g. Stroke, Genera l Medicine modules

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of post registration experience in acute Stroke Medicine.

Desirable

• Experience of implementing changes in practice

Skills, abilities and competencies

Essential

• Broad knowledge base including stroke medicine and an ability to demonstrate an interest and enthusiasm for stroke care.
• lV drug administration skills

Behavioural qualities

Essential

• Kind and Helpful.
• Courteous and Respectful E

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).

Employer details

Employer name

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road, Gorleston-on-Sea

Great Yarmouth

NR316LA

Employer's website

https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)