Stroke Specialist Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for an experienced and compassionate Stroke Specialist Nurse to provide high-standard, holistic, patient-centred care for stroke patients in the ED and on the stroke unit. You will be responsible for initial assessment, initiation of thrombolysis/thrombectomy pathways, and facilitating patient flow. The role involves working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, with opportunities for extensive training in stroke symptoms and neurological conditions.
Key responsibilities
- Provide a high standard of holistic patient centred care for stroke patients.
- Communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team.
- Take charge of the unit clinically in the absence of senior nursing staff and support junior staff.
- Manage patient flow within the department, ensuring stroke patients reach the stroke unit within allocated time.
- Conduct initial assessment of acute stroke patients in ED and initiate thrombolysis/thrombectomy pathways.
- Facilitate patient flow within stroke, progression of admission, and transfer of care into the community.
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- Holds, or working towards, a degree
- Completion or commitment to undertake relevant extended role scope competencies.
- Relevant nursing experience within specialty
- Audit or research experience
- Teaching and education experience.
Desirable criteria
- University qualification in specialty.
- Teaching/assessment/ mentoring qualification.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Are you an experienced and compassionate healthcare professional with a passion for stroke care? To work as a senior skilled member of the nursing team, to provide a high standard of holistic patient centred care for stroke patients. Ability to promote patient centred care and establish good relationships with patients and families/carers. To work in ED and on the stroke unit.
The successful candidate should have a passion for looking after stroke patients, in ED and on the stroke unit. Having no or little stroke experience should never stop anybody wanting to apply. We are a motivated and enthusiastic team and welcome new colleagues to join us. To succeed in this role you will demonstrate the ability to work alone as well as part of a team and possess sound clinical assessment and communication skills.
Main duties of the job
To communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team.
To be able to take charge of the unit clinically, in the absence of senior nursing staff and to support junior members of staff to develop their clinical skills and knowledge.
To be able to manage the patient flow within the department with consideration to target delivery and ensuring stroke patients get to the stroke unit within the allocated time.
As a stroke Specialist Nurse you will also be responsible for the initial assessment of the acute stroke pati
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