Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Stroke - Stroke Rehabilitation
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 214-MED-7183171
- Employer
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- King's Mill Hospital
- Town
- Sutton-In-Ashfield
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Registered Nurse - Stroke Unit
NHS AfC: Band 5
Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here annd know that happy colleagues deliver better care.
Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is currently looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered Nurses to join our dedicated Stroke Unit.
Our Stroke Unit is a 35-bedded, multi-disciplinary team (MDT) environment that provides the highest standard of care to patients who have experienced a stroke. The unit consists of 6 hyper-acute level 2 acuity beds and 29 recovery beds. We admit patients directly from the emergency department and provide thrombolysis treatment. In addition, we arrange mechanical thrombectomy procedures when necessary. After acute care, patients receive ongoing rehabilitation in the ward and where appropriate will receive care in the community through our Early Supported Discharge team.
Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:
Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK
Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
Main duties of the job
- Provide excellent, patient-centered care to stroke patients including administering medications, managing treatments and providing emotional support to patients and families.
- Contribute to and collaborate with the MDT to ensure the best outcomes for our patients.
- Monitor and assess patients' conditions, ensuring the highest standards of care are maintained.
- Deliver rehabilitation and supportive care to stroke patients both on the ward and as part of the Early Supported Discharge team.
- Participate in the ongoing development of the Stroke Unit, maintaining high standards.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we
also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more details, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person specification
Further Training
Desirable criteria
- Cannulation and venepuncture
- Supporting students
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within surgical and medical daycase
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Continued Professional Development
- Regular Attendance
- Ability to work flexibly within working hours of ward/department
- Demonstrate professionalism and patient advocacy
Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential criteria
- First Level Registered Nurse
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria
- Well developed communication skills and time management
- Effective organisational abilities
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paula Lovett
- Job title
- Ward Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01623 622515
- Additional information
ext 3050
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