Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated Registered Nurse to join our award-winning stroke service.

Over the past 20 years stroke care has changed dramatically. Stroke is now treated as a medical emergency, where time is brain, and our service has developed to reflect this.

Our needs lead service admitting patients aged 18 upwards comprises of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, including research staff, that deliver evidence-based patient centered care along our stroke pathway, from admission through to discharge to the community.

Patients are admitted directly from the emergency departments in York and Scarborough onto our Acute Stroke Unit. The role of Clinical Nurse Specialist – Stroke Nurse (HASU Nurse) is to offer a nurse led, 24/7 Thrombolysis and clinical assessment service across the populations of York, Scarborough and local Harrogate areas. This involves working on the Acute Stroke Unit and close liaison with the Emergency Department, Radiology and all other wards and departments across the organisation to facilitate timely assessment, hyper acute treatment and admission to the Acute Stroke Unit.

This role will include assessments of patients in TIA clinic and follow up stroke and TIA telephone clinics facilitating investigations and secondary prevention.

Our stroke service is measured nationally by the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme and works with a view to on-going continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work as in a pivotal role within the stroke team, working collaboratively with all specialties across the organisation. They will be responsible for assessment of patients who present with stroke symptoms, triage for hyper acute care and stroke admission.

Robust communication is essential with all members of the multi professional across the organisation and from community referrals.

The HASU/Clinical Nurse Specialist will provide clinical leadership on the ward and help facilitate patient flow within the hyper acute/acute stroke service.

We offer an educational package and competency framework for all registered nurses coupled with bespoke educational days to support your development. All staff are supported and encouraged to develop their individual interests within stroke care, your professional development is important to us.

If you are interested in stroke care and want to be part of this busy, dynamic, innovative research active stroke service then we would love you to join our successful team.

We look forward to hearing from you.

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
  • A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
  • Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
  • NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
  • An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
  • Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
  • For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust’s dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

    Date posted

    17 November 2022

    Pay scheme

    Agenda for change

    Band

    Band 6

    Salary

    £33,706 to £40,588 a year pro rata

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Part-time

    Reference number

    419-4721180-NS-CG1

    Job locations

    York Hospital

    Wigginton Road

    York

    YO31 8HE

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

    Working for the Trust

    Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

    Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: recruitment@york.nhs.uk.

    As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

    Armed Forces Friendly Employer

    We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE – Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

    COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

    Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

    Working for the Trust

    Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

    Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: recruitment@york.nhs.uk.

    As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

    Armed Forces Friendly Employer

    We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE – Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

    COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

    Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

    Person Specification

    Knowledge and Experience

    Essential

  • Experience at Band 5 or equivalent including within a relevant speciality
  • Audit & Standard setting
  • Desirable

  • Service development and/ or change management
  • Qualifications

    Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Level 1)
  • Recognised teaching/ assessing qualification or working towards this qualification
  • Diploma level education of equivalent
  • Desirable

  • Post registration qualification in specialty
  • Working towards degree or equivalent
  • Person Specification

    Knowledge and Experience

    Essential

  • Experience at Band 5 or equivalent including within a relevant speciality
  • Audit & Standard setting
  • Desirable

  • Service development and/ or change management
  • Qualifications

    Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Level 1)
  • Recognised teaching/ assessing qualification or working towards this qualification
  • Diploma level education of equivalent
  • Desirable

  • Post registration qualification in specialty
  • Working towards degree or equivalent
  • 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.

    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.

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).