Charge Nurse - Clinical Stroke
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Job summary
Our Stroke service at Broomfield Hospital is looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and dedicated trained nurse to join its friendly supportive Team.
As our Stroke Nurse you will provide specialist treatment and care for patients immediately following a stroke; the pathway starts in A&E where the stroke specialist nurses who are on call 24/7 provides thrombolysis and thrombectomy assessment, initial rapid brain imaging and delivers an overall high standard of stroke care.
The focus of your role is to assess, facilitate and provide lifesaving treatment in a timely manner and ensure a prompt triage to the Stroke Unit for the staff to deliver immediate hyper acute care for the first 72 hours post stroke.
We look forward to meeting you if you think this job is for you
Main duties of the job
Your role is to facilitate and co-ordinate nursing care during the acute admission pathway for stroke patients. Liaise, plan and implement initial acute care in collaboration with the relevant Stroke Senior Clinician.
You will participate in the development of acute and rehabilitation stroke nursing within the Trust. Encourage others to be innovative and adaptable in their approach to change by contributing to the implementation of the National long-term plan for Stroke, Stroke Strategy, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance and Royal College of Physicians Guidelines for Stroke.
Your role will require that you hold the Acute Stroke bleep and provide a prompt level of advanced and comprehensive nursing assessment based on specialist knowledge and experience in Hyper Acute Care.
Where required you will support the Specialist Stroke Team with any required research.
About us
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Details
Date posted
09 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
390-MED-BR-1091
Job locations
Broomfield
Chelmsford
CM1 7ET
Employer details
Employer name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Broomfield
Chelmsford
CM1 7ET
Employer's website
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