The postholder will be a registered nurse with a 1st level degree or equivalent, highly skilled in the specialty 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, 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
1. Delivering patient care and managing emergency stroke pathways
2. Expertise knowledge in stroke medicine
3. Leadership
4. MDT liaison
5. Clinical governance
6. Research and audits
7. Service improvement / leading on projects
8. Teaching and assessing staff competencies
9. Job plans will be tailored to each CNS within the team
About us
Our vision: Exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people.
Our mission: To bring our people, communities, and partners together - providing patient care we can all be proud of. We all play a part in achieving this by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other. As members of staff, we will always be guided by our Proud to CARE values:
COMPASSION, AMBITION, RESPECT, ENCOURAGEMENT
Job description
Job 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
* Registered General Nurse
* 1st level degree or equivalent
* Physical examination course
* Evidence of learning/qualification at master's level or equivalent
* Competent with all Emergency Stroke Pathways
* Teaching & Assessing
* Extensive experience in and knowledge of stroke medicine
* Specialty specific qualification appropriate to Role
* Non-medical prescriber or willing to work towards
Desirable
* Higher level qualification (eg PhD, Masters)
* Advanced communication qualification
Experience
Essential
* Significant experience in specialty and demonstrable advanced clinical skills
* Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
* Experience of undertaking audit and completion of the audit cycle or nursing research
* Ability to analyse data/information and make complex decisions
* Leadership and Management experience
Desirable
* Led Strategic work/planning
* Familiar with current structure of health service and conversant with recent initiatives nationally
* Stroke specific transformational innovation
* Risk management skills
* Developed educational programme
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
* Ability to write reports to a variety of audiences
* Ability to work autonomously and within a team
* Managerial and Leadership skills
* High level influencing & negotiating skills
* Good understanding of acute hospital governance
* Thorough understanding of principles of SSNAP audit
* Experience of clinical research
* Leadership skills, with an ability to influence
* Excellent oral and written communication skills, with excellent interpersonal skills
* Confident to manage change
* Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
* Ability to deal with sensitive and complex issues
* Competent in the use of IT systems
* Knowledge of current national service issues/developments
Desirable
* Undertaken and completed audit projects
* Publication of review articles, case reports or original research relevant to Stroke or Geriatric Medicine
* Report writing
* Major change management
* Teaching skills course/qualification
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Positive attitude, self-motivated
* Innovative and dynamic
* Excellent organisational skills
* Ability to work under pressure, ability to prioritise and manage own workload
* Approachable
Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values
Essential
* Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
Employer details
Employer name
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Top Road, Calow
Chesterfield
S44 5BL
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