Main area Stroke Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri 8-4 or 8.30-4.30) Job ref 190-9023-DIR
Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Integrated Community Stroke Service Town Sheffield Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2025 23:59 Interview date 18/11/2025
Stroke Specialist Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
An opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Specialist Stroke Nurse to join a well-established Community Stroke Service (CSS)
The team delivers both Early Supported Discharge and Community Stroke rehabilitation for up to 12 weeks following acute stroke
We have a full Multi-disciplinary team including, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Rehabilitation Assistants and care provided by Active Recovery Assistants.
About Us
The Community Stroke Service is an important part of the Sheffield Stroke Pathway facilitating discharge from both acute wards and the Stroke Specialist Rehabilitation bedded (SPARC) unit
We also receive community referrals from GPs and the Stroke clinics
CSS are part of the Integrated and Geriatric Stroke Medicine Directorate (IGSM) under the Combined Community and Acute Care Group (CCAG).
Main duties of the job
Who we are looking for
The stroke team is constantly looking at ways to develop and improve the service. Having an understanding of service improvement would be an advantage to enable you to contribute and possibly take a lead in this important area
This role requires someone with a very flexible approach as it is an extremely varied role involving acute care, preventative input and educational elements
The nurses assess, plan, co-ordinate and deliver nursing interventions, and in addition to contribute to the holistic assessment and care planning for CSS patients
Duties include integrating the nursing role with the other disciplines in the community stroke Team.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* First Level Registered Nurse
* Evidence of post graduate stroke care study
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
* To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
* Evidence Based Stroke Care Module
* Dysphagia Management Course
Experience
* Extensive experience in the NHS including significant post registration experience at Band 5 or above in stroke care.
* Demonstrate ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
* Experience in assessing ,planning and implementing care of stroke patients
* Working in rehabilitation/intermediate care environment
* Community experience working with older adults/stroke
* Implementation of evidence based changes in clinical practice
* Working in partnership with statutory, voluntary and independent sector providers in health and social care
Knowledge
* Completion of STARS training
* Basic IT skills/knowledge
* Clinical supervision
* Understanding of the Sheffield Stroke Pathway structure
* An understanding of service development
* Knowledge of the RCP guidelines for stroke
* Training in Service Improvement
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual plans of care
* Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the client group
* Full driving licence holder and have daily use of a car
* Supervisory/leadership skills for band 5 and Band 3 staff
Attributes
* A commitment to working in new and innovative ways to meet the changing needs of patients and carers.
* Demonstrate a flexible approach to meet the varied demands of the job
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .
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Name Joseph Bailey Job title Stroke ACP Email address joseph.bailey1@nhs.net Telephone number 07766558720 Additional information
0114 307 8320 - Community Stroke Service
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