Job summary
- Main area
- Hyperacute Stroke
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment: 6 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 205-7113587
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Stoke Hospital
- Town
- Stoke on Trent
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Staff Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for a band 6 secondment has arisen for committed, highly motivated, enthusiastic and reliable individuals who have skills and knowledge in Acute Stroke Nursing as a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse.
The hyper-acute and acute stroke unit is a 28 bedded unit offering high quality stroke care including post thrombolysis and post thrombectomy care.
Main duties of the job
If you are a quality driven person wishing to deliver a high quality service to our patients and their families, have the ability to work well within a dynamic ward environment and develop specialist nursing skills, we would love to hear from you.
In return, we can offer a structured induction programme for all new members of staff and seek to optimise your potential within the scope of caring for the Stroke patient. We are looking for an individual who share's our vision in the provision of clinical excellence.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For more details on the post, please see the contact details
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Registered Nurse on NMC register
- • Diploma in Nursing
- • Evidence of degree level study in health/nursing related studies
Desirable criteria
- • Recognised qualification in teaching & acessing
Knowledge, skills, training & experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience in a neurological speciality as a qualified nurse
- • Experience in hyperacute care
- • 1 years of management/leader ship experience
Desirable criteria
- • Minimum of 3 years post registration experience to include 18 months in Stroke
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Helen Rogers
- Job title
- Ward manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 671296
- Additional information
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