Contact information
Amanda Drake Stroke Assessment Nurse Team Leader
01924 543017
a.drake@nhs.net
About the role
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is looking for a Band 7 Stroke Assessment Nurse to join our Stroke Hub based in the hyper acute stroke unit. We provide life saving treatment such as thrombolysis and anticoagulation reversal. The stroke Hub is a fast paced rewarding environment accepting patients from Wakefield Dewsbury and Barnsley.
As a stroke assessment nurse you would be one of the first points of contact for patients with new neurological symptoms of stroke. Responsible for the rapid identification, assessment, and management of patients with suspected acute stroke or TIA, ensuring timely access to hyper-acute stroke care in line with NICE guidelines and local stroke pathways.
Main duties
Role Specific Responsibilities for CNS in Stroke Assessment
* Hold the on-call phone for all referrals to the Stroke Team from inside and outside the trust.
* Formulate a provisional diagnosis by undertaking a comprehensive advanced patient assessment based on history taking and clinical examination, using stroke specific assessment tools and implementing a management/treatment plan.
* Refer to other members of the multidisciplinary team and other specialities as appropriate.
* Work autonomously taking responsibility for own decision making, referring to the stroke consultant on call when further advice and clinical input is needed or when care and treatment goes beyond normal service parameters or scope of professional practice.
* Work within a frequently challenging clinical environment with high levels of physical and mental effort.
* Have knowledge of pathophysiology, anatomy, and physiology to assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment of patients presenting with stroke symptoms and TIA including mimics.
* Accurately request pathology and radiological investigations and make clinical decisions based upon the results.
* Facilitate the transfer of stroke patients to the stroke ward, repatriate, and discharge as appropriate.
* Competently and confidently care for stroke / TIA patients utilising expert skills and knowledge in a variety of clinical settings as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
Please see attached Job Description for full information
Essential person specification requirements
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* First level ( Honours) degree
* Evidence of education at masters level or prepared to work towards
* Post basic qualification in specialist area ( if available)
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Recognised teaching qualification
Experience
* Relevant post registration experience at Band 6
* Leadership and management experience
* Experience of teaching/ presenting
* Specialist experience relevant to role
* Multi professional working
* Audit and research
* Influencing change in practice
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
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Our benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
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