Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Stroke Team at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) for a Band 7 Nurse Practitioner (NP).
The successful candidate will need to be well organised and reliable with excellent communication and inter-professional skills. You will also need to be flexible in working hours, especially during nurse-led clinic days.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate who has a focus on maintaining and achieving high-quality patient care throughout the stroke pathway.
The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery is the United Kingdom’s oldest and largest dedicated neurological and neurosurgical hospital. We are part of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and we are linked with University College London (UCL) Institute of Neurology, City and Southbank Universities. Together we are a major international centre for neuroscience training and research.
The post holder must promote and implement the UCLH Nursing & Midwifery strategy, contribute towards achieving the UCLH top ten objectives, and demonstrate the UCLH values, behaviours and standards.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
·University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
·National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
·Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
·University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
·Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
·University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
·The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
·University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.