Job requirements
Essential
18 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Personal
Ability to establish priorities
- Personal
Assertiveness
- Personal
Decision maker
- Personal
Problem solver
- Personal
Lateral thinker
- Personal
The ability to communicate effectively in English
- Management
Team Player & Team Leadership qualities
- Management
Good time management
- Management
Communicate at all levels
- Qualifications
Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level)
- Qualifications
Willingness to undertake teaching and assessing qualification
- Qualifications
Willingness to undertake study in relevant speciality subject
- Experience & Skills
Ability to teach peers within clinical area
- Experience & Skills
Evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience & Skills
Experience of team and ward management
- Experience & Skills
Basic I.T. skills
- Experience & Skills
Basic Life Support
- Experience & Skills
Ability to communicate effectively in English
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Post Registration qualification*
- Experience & Skills
Venepuncture & Cannulation skills
Job overview
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals are looking for highly motivated and committed Band 5 Staff Nurses to work on the Continuing Stroke care Unit .
To work as a registered nurse within a ward team within the Medicine & Emergency Care Division.
To prioritise and deliver nursing care and assessment as needed.
Main duties of the job
We are highly focused upon your education, and we have specialist stroke training programmes available in-house as well as external courses. Commitment to undertake ongoing in-service training and development is essential. You should be motivated, keen to learn and ready to embrace change; our commitment to you is to provide the environment for this to happen.
We are focused on the care that our patients receive, and that their carers are given the opportunity to be involved in a range of patient educational activities. This will be supported by the Specialist stroke team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please ensure that you have read the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
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.
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This advert is for Staff Nurse Continuing Stroke Care Unit with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Blackpool, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Staff nurse role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Oct 2026.
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