Community Stroke Nurse

Would you like to develop your nursing skills to work as a stroke nurse? We have an exciting opportunity for a nurse with an interest and the relevant experience to join our Community Neuro Rehab Service, based in Newhaven. You will be part of a large, friendly, welcoming, dynamic multidisciplinary team, delivering neuro rehabilitation to patients in a community setting. You will work in the team with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologist and Rehab support workers.

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Delivery of an effective stroke nurse service to community based neurological patients - predominantly stroke. Treating all patients with respect and courtesy, maintaining dignity and respecting individual needs and differences.

To practice as a stroke nurse in the community, liaising with the multidisciplinary team and delegating work to rehab support workers or other team members as appropriate. To assist the multidisciplinary team in preparing intervention plans, implementing rehabilitation and evaluating outcomes.

Blood pressure (BP) management is a significant part of this role, supporting patients and their families, GPs and MDT colleagues. An additional part of this role is supporting patients and their families to understand what has happened to them in terms of their diagnosis. The stroke nurse role will be expected to offer guidance and education around improving any positive lifestyle changes to empower patients to reduce their risks of further strokes happening.

To work jointly with other professionals to ensure a needs based, patient-centred "what matters to me?" approach.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff
• Cost‑effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust

Our values
—
Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence
—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

The post holder will be a member of a specialist interdisciplinary rehabilitation team working with patients with acute and long term needs in the community that are neurologically related.

The post holder will be expected to provide for the client group by assessing and managing health and rehabilitation needs liaising with primary care, the acute sector, allied health professionals and social care. Health promotion around stroke and the provision of information and education in the…