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Stroke Clinical Nurse Specialist

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 Per annum pro rata
Profession
Clinical nurse specialist
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
02 Feb 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
09 Jan 2025

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

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.