Main area Community Specialist Stroke Nurse Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Shifts are either 8-4 or 10-6. Includes 1 in 6 weekend and bank holiday cover, with enhancements.) Job ref 153-ME05186
Employer University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Canford House, Discovery Court Business Centre Town Poole Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum / pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/2025 23:59 Interview date 24/11/2025
Community Specialist Nurse for Stroke and Neuro ESD
Band 6
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
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Job overview
Following substantive funding, we are pleased to announce an exciting vacancy for a part-time Band 6 Specialist Community Nurse with an interest in stroke and neurological rehabilitation.
We are a multidisciplinary team who provide rehabilitation in the community, to patients who have recently been discharged from hospital following a stroke or other neurological event.
As a core member of our integrated team, you will provide nursing expertise to support the transition from hospital to home, promoting independence towards meaningful goals, and assisting patients with secondary prevention following stroke. You will work in an integrated and collaborative way with the wider team, and with a range of other services across East Dorset.
We are excited that our nursing provision is growing, and we would love for you to join us! We are looking for applicants with nursing skills in the management and rehabilitation of people with stroke or neurological disorders. You must be adaptable and flexible, and able to work autonomously in a community setting.
The role will involve community work and for this reason a car owner/ driver is essential.
It is essential that applicants have UK NHS experience
Base Location: Canford House, Discovery Court Business Centre, 551 - 553 Wallisdown Road, Poole, BH12 5AG
Interview Date: 24th November 2025
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualification
* NMC registered Nurse
Experience
* Minimum of 18-24 months of postgraduate experience in a neuro/elderly care/medical or rehab setting
* Experience of working in either an acute/rehab hospital setting or in a community nursing or rehab team.
* Supervision of staff
* Moving & handling skills and able to use specialist equipment appropriate to the patient group.
* Ability to assess, manage and provide nursing interventions to patients with neurological conditions and those with complex multi pathologies at specialist level.
Knowledge
* Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of stroke/neurology
Please note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Sarah Jones Job title Advanced Specialist Nurse, ESD. Email address sarah.jones440@nhs.net Telephone number 0300 019 4473 Additional information
Alahna Cullen; Trainee Advanced Practitioner in Stroke Rehab
alahna.cullen@nhs.net
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