Interim Lead Specialist Nurse for Stroke Services

Are you an experienced Stroke Nurse looking for a senior leadership role? Then, this could be the role for you. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a secondment as a Lead Specialist Nurse to join our multi-disciplinary Stroke Team at CUH NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an individual who is a natural role model and who consistently demonstrates the Trust values (Together – Kind, Safe, Excellent) with a passion for supporting and developing others while providing visible leadership to motivate and inspire their teams.

As a Senior Lead Nurse, you will be a highly visual, dynamic, forward-thinking Nurse with excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills and the ability to motivate and support others through change and service development.

You will be working 40% of your time in clinical duties, and direct line manager of the Acute Stroke and Prevention Nursing teams, you will also provide professional guidance, leadership and direction to the Stroke Telemedicine and Research Teams.

You will play an integral role in the operational and strategic developments of the service across the stroke pathway, by working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, fellow Clinical Leads, Service Managers and Senior Management Team to ensure the team is empowered and skilled in the delivery of outstanding care to service users across the pathway.

In collaboration with the Clinical Lead for Stroke services the Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) for Acute Stroke will ensure acute stroke services at the trust meet national standards, including maintaining A grade status in Stroke sentinel national audit programme (SSNAP). The Lead CNS for Acute Stroke will using the key pillars of the CNS role:

Improve patient pathways and service delivery through influence and innovation at a strategic level.

Contribute to better outcomes for patients, families, carers, and communities.

Exercise advanced levels of clinical judgement, knowledge, and experience.

Participate in, and influence, practice and service decision-making at Trust and regional level.

Lead and manage the Acute Stroke Team

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.

This vacancy will close at midnight on the 22nd September 2024

Interviews are due to be held on the 30th September 2024

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.