Staff Nurse Acute Stroke Unit

A Band 5 staff nurse post on the Acute Stroke Unit at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, admitting patients straight from the emergency department. The work centres on hyperacute and Level 2 critical care patients as well as acute stroke. It is a busy, high-volume thrombolysis unit seeing 900 to 1,000 patients a year, with close multidisciplinary and research links. Fit turns on NMC registration and acute clinical experience, and prior stroke experience is welcome.

• Caring for hyperacute, Level 2 critical care and acute stroke patients
• Admitting and caring for acute stroke patients referred directly from the emergency department
• Working closely as part of a wider multidisciplinary team

• Registered nurse, part 1 of the NMC register

• Experience of working in an acute clinical environment, through placement or employment

• Excellent written communication and attention to detail
• Sound clinical knowledge and up-to-date nursing practice
• Evidence of critical thinking and problem solving

• Educated to degree level or working towards it
• Experience in a stroke or neurosciences speciality
• Interest in facilitating the learning and development of others

• Support for further educational pathway from practice educators and senior nurses
• Career development encouraged