37.5 Hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team of highly skilled nurse practitioners on Ward 34 NASU Neurology and Acute Stroke Unit managing acute stroke patients.
This position could be offered starting as a band 6 for a training development opportunity.
There are stroke specific competencies that the successful applicant will work towards. You will be assigned a nominated assessor and have regular meetings with your clinical supervisor.
Main duties of the job
You will be able to demonstrate clinical expertise and positive forward thinking leadership skills and have the professional competence to effectively manage operational and clinical incidents.
You will be expected to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to ward rounds and MDT meetings, assessing and clerking patients and attending ED out of hours to assess acute stroke patients. Your skills and expertise will be involved in diagnosing and treating patients and escalating to senior medical team members.
We are inviting applicants with a passion for improving hyper acute stroke care, motivated and enthusiastic with significant post registration experience. The individual should be intent on delivering a high-quality service within this fast paced evolving and exciting unit. Educational opportunities are available for continued professional development along with clinical supervision.
About us
Leadership and Improvement Training South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
1. Your Leadership Impact
2. Leading your Team to Success
3. Leading Into the Future
4. Service Improvement for Beginners
5. Developing your Service Improvement Skills
6. Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
1. Explore leadership within the NHS
2. Promote Trust values and behaviours
3. Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
4. Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree / Diploma qualification in Nursing
* Non-Medical Prescribing
Experience
Essential
* Previous Experience of working at B6 level (or senior B5 for a training NP position)
* Critical thinking and decision making skills
* Multi-professional working
* Teaching skills
* Awareness of NHS policy drivers relevant to area of clinical practice
* Working knowledge of NICE guidelines relevant to area of clinical practice
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Essential
* Physical Assessment Skills
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
* Ability to work autonomously
* Ability to work flexibly
* Time management
Employer details
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
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