Stroke Clinical Nurse Specialist

Stroke Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 21 July 2026

STROKE SPECIALIST NURSE - BAND 6

37.5 HRS PER WEEK

12 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT

This is an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse band 5/6 to gain experience and skills within the Acute Stroke Services at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The Acute Stroke unit has a total of 25 beds including 8 hyper acute beds. The unit also has a well-developed TIA service with a dedicated Stroke Support Worker.

We have experienced nurses and Stroke Consultants within the team to provide support and mentorship. The successful candidate will be supported in gaining the skills and experience required to deliver the role of the specialist nurse, who will eventually be competent in caring for patients who have had a stroke/TIA.

The successful applicant will be a registered first level nurse who ideally has experience of working within Stroke but nurses with broad acute medical experience will be considered.

If you feel you have the necessary skills or are currently working towards these skills and wish to be part of a friendly professional team we would be glad to receive your application; informal visits are welcomed.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact:

Lucie Dews, Lead Nurse for Stroke CNS Service via Switchboard on Extn 33033 or Matron Gincy John on Bleep 807 via switchboard (01905) 763333.

The successful candidate will be a good team player and be able to effectively manage their own time and workload.

The successful candidate must be computer literate and willing to undertake training.

Provide effective and well-balanced cover to meet the requirements of a 24 hour service and to ensure the presence of a suitably qualified and experienced nurse at all times.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation – this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

To ensure cohesive working between Acute and Community Stroke Services.

To contribute to the organisation of stroke multidisciplinary, patient centred care.

To facilitate flow of patients both from A&E and through the Stroke unit in accordance with NICE guidelines.

To provide expert relevant clinical advice and support to patients and their carers.

To support the development and implementation of best practice within the speciality of stroke medicine.

To provide a specialist nursing role in the assessment and management of patients who have suffered a stroke (in and outpatients).

To provide an outreach service to other patients in the Hospital who have a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of stroke ensuring that their management is timely and appropriate.

To provide key support and an educational resource for any qualified and unqualified nursing staff, allied health professionals, junior doctors and students working within the speciality.

To develop nurse-led Outpatient services and manage a…