Specialist Stroke Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
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“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is a secondment opportunity for a highly motivated Registered Nurse to join the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Stroke Team. The role involves providing a 24/7 Specialist Stroke Nurse service at Calderdale Royal Hospital, focusing on rapid initial assessments for stroke patients in the Emergency Department. You will also work clinical shifts on the Stroke Floor in a senior capacity. The team is inclusive, supportive, and encourages professional development.
Essential criteria
- Level 1 Registered Nurse with NMC 2 years experience at Band 5
- Significant clinical experience in the assessment of the acutely Ill patent/stroke patient
- Willingness to complete STARS advanced competencies and NIHSS within first month of employment
- ANTT training
Desirable criteria
- Professional Qualification in a relevant speciality
- Stroke training and resources ( STARS ) CORE and advanced competencies
- NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale
- Care of the Acutely Ill Patient
- KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
- Provide highly developed clinical skills
- The ability to recognise and act on a change in a patients condition
- Knowledge of National and local stroke strategy and stroke assurance framework
- Experience of translating evidence into practice and/or research/audit skills
- Critical care experience of Patient Pathways and Case Management
- Experience of supervising and/or managing staff
- Experience of working within a self-managed team
- Experience of managing admission routes to a service.
- Experience of managing change
- Understanding of clinical trials/research trials
- Involvement in the audit cycle
- Involvement in the collection and use of patient feedback
- Proven competence in extended roles such as cannulation, ECG and venepuncture
- COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of team working skills and team group facilitation
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- Experience of providing supervision/mentoring of staff using leadership skills that promote independent thinking and action
- Ability to work collaboratively with team colleagues
- QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
- Level 1 Registered Nurse with NMC 2 years experience at Band 5
- Significant clinical experience in the assessment of the acutely Ill patent/stroke patient
- Willingness to complete STARS advanced competencies and NIHSS within first month of employment
- ANTT training
- Professional Qualification in a relevant speciality
- Stroke training and resources ( STARS ) CORE and advanced competencies
- NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale
- Care of the Acutely Ill Patient
- KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
- Provide highly developed clinical skills
- The ability to recognise and act on a change in a patients condition
- Knowledge of National and local stroke strategy and stroke assurance framework
- Experience of translating evidence into practice and/or research/audit skills
- Critical care experience of Patient Pathways and Case Management
- Experience of supervising and/or managing staff
- Experience of working within a self-managed team
- Experience of managing admission routes to a service.
- Experience of managing change
- Understanding of clinical trials/research trials
- Involvement in the audit cycle
- Involvement in the collection and use of patient feedback
- Proven competence in extended roles such as cannulation, ECG and venepuncture
- COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of team working skills and team group facilitation
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- Experience of providing supervision/mentoring of staff using leadership skills that promote independent thinking and action
- Ability to work collaboratively with team colleagues
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.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 5d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Stroke Nurse
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting secondment opportunity to cover Maternity leave has arisen for a registered Nurse to join the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Stroke Team.
We are looking for a highly motivated Registered Nurse to join our Specialist Nurse Service. The team provides a 24/7 Specialist Stroke Nurse service based at the Calderdale Royal Hospital. You will need to be a dynamic professional who is passionate about providing high quality care for patients who have experienced a stroke. Your primary role is to attend the Emergency Department and provide rapid initial assessments for patients who are referred to the Stroke Service. The role will also entail working some clinical shifts on the Stroke Floor in a senior role.
We are looking for a recruit with an interest in Stroke Care and with at least 2 years Band 5 experience
Main duties of the job
- Responding to emergency calls from ED presenting to the department with Stroke symptoms
- Assessing the patient using the NIHSS assessment
- Delivery of Thrombolysis within the ED resus setting and potential emergency transfer for thrombectomy
- Work closely with the Stroke Consultant
- Triage phone calls from GP's for TIA clinics
- Training and support of junior staff in the post
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