East Kent Stroke services strive to be within the highest performing stroke services in England. We are currently undertaking significant improvement work, supported by a Kent and Medway Stroke service reconfiguration, with agreed commissioning in place to implement one of three single site HASU / ASUs. This will enable improved and sustainable quality of care across the patient pathway, bringing staff and resources together to consistently provide excellent care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our transformation programme will be supported by a newly developed Integrated Stroke Delivery Network across the county.
Our services are currently temporarily co-located upon a single site at Kent and Canterbury Hospital, while we continue with our strategic plans for the future. The post is therefore primarily based at Canterbury but the postholder will be required to transfer to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford
As a hyper acute Stroke Nurse/Charge Nurse within Stroke, you will play a vital role in a progressive and forward thinking multi-disciplinary team.
You will have an opportunity to develop your managerial and leadership skills, whilst supporting the ward and Thrombolysis team to deliver high quality specialist stroke care
With a strong learning culture and accreditation for specialist and advanced training, our service is well respected for training and teaching.
So, if you’re seeking a fresh opportunity in an excellent location with great career building potential, you’re looking in the right place.
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.
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
This advert closes on Thursday 16 Oct 2025