Job summary
- Main area
- Stroke and Rehab
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 28 hours per week
- Job ref
- 166-MEC-6886516
- Employer
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital
- Town
- Chesterfield
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Stroke Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
The postholder will be a registered nurse with a 1st level degree or equivalent highly skilled in the speciality of stroke medicine. They will be competent with all emergency stroke pathways and be able to demonstrate advanced clinical skills.
The postholder must be passionate about the stroke service, be approachable, self-motivated and able to work well under pressure. They must also have leadership skills with the ability to influence others, being a role model for the team. The post holder will be responsible for leading on a range of projects which include productivity and efficiency, transformation, clinical effectiveness and quality.
Main duties of the job
- Delivering patient care and managing emergency stroke pathways
- Expertise knowledge in stroke medicine
- Leadership
- MDT liaison
- Clinical governance
- Research and audits
- Service improvement / leading on projects
- Teaching and assessing staff competencies
- Job plans will be tailored to each CNS within the team
Working for our organisation
Our vision: Exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people.
Our mission: To bring our people communities and partners together – providing patient care we can all be proud of., We all play a part in achieving this, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other. As members of staff we will always be guided by our Proud to CARE values:
COMPASSION
AMBITION
RESPECT
ENCOURAGEMENT
Leading the Chesterfield Way
The Stroke CNS is a vital role within our organisation. Leading the Chesterfield Way supports the Trust’s priorities and ambitions - and sets out the behaviours and characteristics that leaders are expected to adopt and that all staff can role model, to make the Trust an even better place to work; and to support the delivery of exceptional patient care. It provides a framework for leadership and supports individual progression through appraisal, career progression and personal development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments section on this page. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that are required for the role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- • Registered General Nurse • 1st level degree or equivalent • Physical examination course • Evidence of learning/qualification at master’s level or equivalent • Competent with all Emergency Stroke Pathways • Teaching & Assessing • Extensive experience in and knowledge of stroke medicine. • Specialty specific qualification appropriate to Role • Non-medical prescriber or willing to work towards
Desirable criteria
- • Higher level qualification (eg; PhD, Masters) • Advanced communication qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Significant experience in speciality and demonstrable advanced clinical skills • Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations • Experience of undertaking audit and completion of the audit cycle or nursing research • Ability to analyse data/information and make complex decisions • Leadership and Management experience
Desirable criteria
- • Led Strategic work/planning • Familiar with current structure of health service and conversant with recent initiatives nationally. • Stroke specific transformational innovation • Risk management skills Developed educational programme
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Ability to write report to a variety of audiences • Ability to work autonomously and within a team • Managerial and Leadership skills • High level influencing & negotiating skills • Good understanding of acute hospital governance • Thorough understanding of principles of SSNAP audit • Experience of clinical research • Leadership skills, with an ability to influence. • Excellent oral and written communication skills, with excellent interpersonal skills. • Confident to manage change. • Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks • Ability to deal with sensitive and complex issues. • Competent in the use of IT systems. • Knowledge of current national service issues/developments.
Desirable criteria
- • Undertaken and completed audit projects • Publication of review articles, case reports or original research relevant to Stroke or Geriatric Medicine • Report writing • Major change management • Teaching skills course/ qualification
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- • Positive attitude, self-motivated • Innovative and dynamic • Excellent organisational skills • Ability to works under pressure, ability to prioritise and manage own workload • Approachable
Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values
Essential criteria
- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement –
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Keane
- Job title
- Senior Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01246 512947
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