Employer East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Kent and Canterbury Hospital Town Canterbury Salary £38,682 - £46,580 Pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/08/2025 23:59 Interview date 31/12/2025
Hyperacute Stroke Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
* Are you an experienced nurse from acute stroke/neurology/cardiology/ITU-HDU setting looking for a new challenge?
* Are you passionate about providing excellent care and take pride in own professional practice?
* Are you a highly motivated nurse looking for an opportunity for career progression and professional development?
* Are you a proactive person able to work well with a range of professionals under complex situations?
If you answered ‘Yes’ to the above, you are what we are looking for!
This is an exciting time to join the Acute Stroke Service in the East Kent University Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust (EKHUFT) ! Our service is expanding to a brand new 54 bedded purpose built new acute stroke service re-located at the William Harvey Hospital in 2027 and system funded local stroke Mechanical Thrombectomy service at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital. In preparation for all these service developments, we are now uplifting our stroke nursing workforce to continue providing one of the best stroke care in the country. We have opportunities for you to join our wonderful team of hyperacute nurses! This post includes 100% clinical work and rota based working on nights, weekends and bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be a member within hyperacute Stroke Team. The post holder will be responsible for responding to all urgent stroke calls, facilitating rapid assessment of patients, timely stroke diagnosis and commencing appropriate hyperacute care protocol to eligible individuals for treatment targets. And provide level -2 nursing care during hyperacute stage for best clinical outcome of patients. The role will be responsible for providing 24/7-hour comprehensive high-standard front-door and in-patient stroke care.
You will be an autonomous practitioner working in collaboration with the wide stroke multidisciplinary team. The post holder is expected to rotate between ward-base and front-door 24/7 as per the Roster allocation. All aspects of nursing care should be delivered in line with the NMC Code of Practice and relevant service SOPs, Trust policies and procedures.
The post holder will play a crucial role in consistent achievement of stroke specific national and local quality standards including robust documentations to support the local and national stroke audits (SSNAP as part of the Governance and Quality process).
The post holder is expected to put a patient in the centre of all actions and consistently advocate for positive patient experience. This role also includes clinical leadership and management responsibilities to support the HSN-Team Leader, junior members of the team and ASU nurses.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Refer to full Job Description attached for the role - Hyperacute Stroke Nurse.
This roles requires to be on a 24/7 rota with requirement to travel with the patient for transfers between internal or external services when required.
Person specification
Other Requirements
* Flexibility in working patterns to meet the needs of the service
* Commitment to equity and diversity
* Self-motivated, positive, adaptable and flexible approach
* Upholds and role models the Trust values
Qualifications & Training
* RN with Nursing degree and Current NMC registration
* Evidence of CPD and/or recognised course/qualification within stroke
* Knowledge and competency on neurological assessment and observations such as FAST, ROSIER, NIHSS, GCS
* Completed Stroke Core Competencies (STARs) and working towards or completed Stroke Advancing Modules (STARs)
* Formal teaching qualification and/or clinical supervision
* Member of relevant professional society
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
* Significant post-grad experience in acute stroke/neurology/cardiology & ability to practice autonomously using enhanced skills aligned to four pillars of practice
* Knowledge & understanding of stroke national clinical guidance, protocols and relevant evidence based recommendations
* Teaching/clinical supervision skills
* Knowledge and experience of arterial puncture care/competency
Governance
* Awareness of NHS clinical governance & current healthcare issues
* • Awareness of quality governance, clinical effectiveness patient safety and patient experience tools to support clinical practice and service improvement.
* Understanding or experience of Clinical Audit
Personal & Professional Attributes
* Ability to work within a team to achieving goals and motivate others.
* Ability to work under pressure to problem solve, plan and prioritise care
* Demonstrate knowledge of change management and impact.
Filmed in William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospitals, the ‘We are the NHS’ campaign highlights the extraordinary work that staff across EKHUFT do every single day. As one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a population of over one million people, EKHUFT was perfectly placed to demonstrate the care, cutting-edge treatments, research, innovations and life-saving operations that the campaign needed.
There are lots of great opportunities at East Kent Hospitals, where staff are caring and put patients first, innovation flourishes and you can develop your career. We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work,
there’s never been a better time to join us.To find out more about east Kent visit our website at. The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework.
We’ll close this job advert once we’ve received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on 01227 866450 who are happy to help.
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The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.
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