Job summary
Are you passionate about high quality Stroke and TIA care and looking for a new challenge, with the opportunity to build on existing clinical skills? An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Stroke Coordinator to join our team.
We are part of a Hyper Acute / Acute Stroke and Stroke Rehabilitation Service covering West Cheshire; a population of around 250,000. We work as part of the Cheshire Merseyside Stroke Network, with close links with The Walton Centre. We are one of only a handful of Hyper -Acute Stroke Research Centre teams working out of a District General Hospital.
You will be part of a friendly skilled nursing team providing: specialised assessment of stroke patients; acute monitoring; and take part of hyper acute treatments - thrombolysis and thrombectomy. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team from all stroke ward and therapy areas, and be part of the Hyper-acute and Stroke Clinical research team.
You will be given the opportunity to take part and carry out new projects and data collection to optimise patient pathway, and patient experience. Previous nursing experience in stroke and/or acute setting is preferred along with good communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team striving to deliver and maintain a high standard of patient care at all times.
The successful candidate will be supported as part of an agreed individual development pathway with key skills and knowledge within specialty.
Main duties of the job
- To review all confirmed and suspected stroke patients within the ED departments, assessing, diagnosing, requesting radiological imagery and making clinical decisions alongside the stroke medical team.
- Assisting medical staff to thombolyse suitable stroke patients and other radiological procedures.
- To manage stroke patient flow from ED to the stroke unit ensuring appropriate placement of all patients.
- Be responsible for the meeting the key stroke targets: swallow, admission and imaging and treatment targets for stroke patients.
- Identify suitable patients for recruitment to stroke research studies.
- Assist ward with patient repatriation to other hospitals.
- Assist with data collect / discharge plan on the wards when not assessing patients.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust consists of a 600 bedded large District General Hospital, which provides its services on the Countess of Chester Health Park, and a 64 bedded Intermediate Care Service at Ellesmere Port Hospital.The Trust provides services in all of the surgical and medical specialties common to a District General Hospital with some specialist services. The Trust serves the whole of the local population currently in excess of 250,000 residents which geographically covers populations in England and North Wales.The Trust strives to continuously improve and sustain the quality of its services for patients, providing care to more than 445,000 patients per year, with almost 4,000 staff working together putting quality and patient safety, at the heart of everything we do. The organisation provides a wide range of services offering health care to the whole spectrum of the population from birth to the end of life. The Trust complies with its terms of authorisation as a Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Post registration acute clinical experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Previous experience within a Stroke / TIA service environment
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to present written information in a logical manner
- Confident and professional in approach
- Ability to influence and motivate others and communicate at all levels
- Ability to communicate sensitive information
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
- Able to manage own workload and work with minimal supervision
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
- Able to develop effective relationships with external agencies to support service delivery
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and an understanding of corporate objectives.
Desirable
- Basic computer skills e.g. Word, PowerPoint
Other
Essential
- Specialty Knowledge
- Advanced Practice skills - assessment and diagnostics
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Post registration acute clinical experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Previous experience within a Stroke / TIA service environment
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to present written information in a logical manner
- Confident and professional in approach
- Ability to influence and motivate others and communicate at all levels
- Ability to communicate sensitive information
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
- Able to manage own workload and work with minimal supervision
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
- Able to develop effective relationships with external agencies to support service delivery
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and an understanding of corporate objectives.
Desirable
- Basic computer skills e.g. Word, PowerPoint
Other
Essential
- Specialty Knowledge
- Advanced Practice skills - assessment and diagnostics
Desirable
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.
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
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.
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).
