Do not miss this excellent opportunity to develop your stroke knowledge and skills in this new role supported our a highly skilled team!

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated Band 5 Nurse to join our Stroke Community Therapy Team.

Within this role, you will act as one of our Community Stroke Team nurses. You will work closely with our B6 nurse and multidisciplinary team to provide specialist Stroke skills and knowledge to the Community Stroke Team, to deliver an efficient and high standard service to our stroke patients across the New Forest.

The successful candidate will also support with the provision of rehabilitation. The clinical element to this role will involve completion of welcome home, halfway, nursing and discharge assessments for our Community Stroke Team, as well as 6 month and 6 week stroke reviews.

This is a new role, previous stroke/neuro experience is desirable, but not essential. The successful candidate will complete stroke specific competencies and be provided with training. They will also participate in our IST programme, supervision structure, service development and our weekend rota supporting our 7 day a week ESD service. The Community Stroke Team is a 7-day service and our core hours are 08.30-16.30, but we do consider flexible working between the hours of 8-6 depending on the service need.

The role is Community focussed but based within Lymington New Forest Hospital.

Main duties of the job

• To provide effective evidence based care to stroke patients and their carers within National and local guidelines.
• To be able to carry out key holistic stroke patient assessments, e.g: Welcome Home, Halfway and Discharge.
• To provide stroke specific knowledge and skills within the stroke services and to the wider organisation.
• To provide education to patients and their carers on secondary prevention, risk factors and medication.
• Act as patients advocate.
• Work clinically in the Community.
• To participate in completing 6 week and 6 month stroke reviews for all stroke patients within area.
• To share the responsibility of covering a 7 day rota, may include covering from 08:00hrs to 20:00hrs and changing duties at the last minute in order to support staff leave and sickness.
• Identify training needs as part of continuing professional development.
• To work within the policies and protocols of Southern Health.
• To be clinically skilled and up to date in all mandatory training requirements.
• To assist in the delivery of effective services to patients within the community Stroke Team, utilising evidence- based approach.
• To support the Community Stroke Team coordinator with referrals and planning. May involve making autonomous decisions regarding accepting patients and organisation of caseload.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.

The transformation will happen in stages Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning across in May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent NHS Trust services is expected in late 2024, when our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide Stroke specific nursing skills and knowledge to the Community Stroke Team, without direct supervision but within scope of professional practice.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN Educated to diploma level

Desirable

• Degree level education
• Stroke/Neuro Specific Training
• Awareness and understanding of clinical effectiveness including the audit process.

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience in a rehab setting inpatient and/or community

Desirable

• Relevant post registration experience in Stroke and/or Neuro rehabilitation

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Awareness of the specific needs of patients within the community.
• Competent in computer skills.
• Daily use of VDU
• Good communication skills (verbal & non verbal) required across a multidisciplinary team including patients, families and external services
• Self-motivated
• Problem solving skills
• Car driver. Full driving licence required

Desirable

• Competent in the use of IT systems, including Rio, EDocs, PAS, CHARTS, Microsoft office.
• Awareness of the specific needs of Stroke patients

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lymington New Forest Hospital

Wellworthy Road

Lymington

Hampshire

SO41 8QD

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348-SW-5405