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Community stroke nurse
The closing date is 03 September 2025
Are you interested in working with stroke survivors to support them in their recovery?
We have an exciting opportunity arising for a full-time community stroke nurse to join our team working with stroke survivors, their families and carers following discharge from hospital. An initial pilot of the service demonstrated benefits to patients and there is on-going work looking at long-term funding for the service. The post is a temporary fixed-term contract until the end of March 2026 while this work is undertaken.
The community stroke team works with patients, their families, carers and hospital staff to facilitate a smooth transition from hospital to discharge home in the community. The team works with the more complex, disabled stroke patients to ensure they receive the support and care during this process and up to 8 weeks following discharge home. We are a small team of nurses, occupational therapists, case manger, psychology and admin. The work is varied, stimulating and very rewarding.
The base can be negotiated at interview but the post holder will cover East North Cumbria catchment areas including Carlisle, Longtown & Brampton, Wigton, Solway and Eden.
Main duties of the job
* Working closely with other MDT members with an inter-disciplinary approach to patient centred care.
* Working autonomously to provide holistic patient centred assessments, treatment planning and evidence based interventions to patients following a stroke, in their own home. This includes working with those discharged into step-down rehab or care placements and care homes.
* To work collaboratively across the North Cumbria Integrated Stroke Service to ensure a seamless provision of stroke services across the acute hospital, inpatient rehabilitation and community service pathway.
* To supervise and support staff and students
* Contribute to service development and data collection within North Cumbria Integrated Stroke Services.
* The role involves driving in the community to provide patient care in the NCIC catchment area. The team does utilise virtual service delivery options when appropriate and there is the opportunity of working flexibly between base, community and homeworking.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
* Being a clinically led organisation
* Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
* youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
* the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2nd December 2024
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Level 1 registered nursing qualifications
* Evidence of continuous professional development to degree level or equivalent experience
* Post Registration qualification in stroke or long-term condition
* Nurse Prescribing
* Specialist qualification in Community Nursing or equivalent.
Knowledge and Experience
* Evidence of experience working within stroke/neurology/long-term condition management
* Ability to use initiative, prioritise effectively.
* Demonstrate evidence to work as part of a team.
* Demonstrate evidence to motivate team/peers and manage change.
* Problem solving skills and critical decision making
* Leadership
* Demonstrable understanding of the extent of the role.
* Broad knowledge base of acute and chronic conditions.
* Understanding of scope of professional practice.
* Understanding of reflective practice and its application.
* Self-awareness and appreciation of limitations.
* Knowledge of changing health agenda and impact for community nursing
* Operational clinical management of a team
* Previous experience of working at Band 6 level particularly within neurology and/or elderly rehabilitation.
* Knowledge of changing way health services are being planned and delivered
* Awareness of current changes in the delivery of healthcare and the impact on community services
Skills and aptitudes
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a team.
* Post registration clinical skills
Other requirements
* Able to travel independently
* Able to work 24/7 and flexibly across a range of in-patient and community settings.
* Promote equality and value diversity (level 3)
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.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working
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