Senior Ward Sister - Stroke Unit
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced, motivated, and dynamic leader to manage a newly refurbished 30-bedded Stroke Unit, including two Hyper Acute Bays. The successful candidate will provide professional and operational leadership, overseeing the development and implementation of effective systems to enhance safety, quality, and efficiency in Stroke Services. It involves leading and supporting ward teams, managing resources, and collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive, individualised patient care.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching qualification
- Completed relevant speciality qualification
- Intermediate life support training, cannulation, venepuncture
- Intravenous administration of medicines
- Masters Qualification or equivalent
- Knowledge & Experience
- Demonstrate experience of leading a team
- Understanding of professional nursing issues
- Significant post registration experience with recent acute hospital care
- Stroke/medical experience in an acute hospital setting
- Experience of developing a service/project
- Experience of quality improvement initiatives
- Experience of influencing ward level quality standards
- Skill & Abilities
- Expert stroke clinical knowledge with a proven evidence based approach to work and ability to practice as a proficient practitioner
- Detailed knowledge of clinical and corporate governance requirements and best practice
- Detailed knowledge of understanding clinical risk management systems and processes
- Excellent communication skills
- Well developed skills in effective management of people and resources
- Inspire team members to maintain the highest professional standards
- Appropriately and decisively manage poor performance and provide effective feedback to staff in a constructive manner
- Evidence of ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patients and visitors
- Evidence of an ability to manage patient flow and ability to escalate as required in accordance with policy
- Evidence of critical appraisal skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of an area of special interest
- Evidence of ability to develop leadership skills
- education, qualifications & training
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching qualification
- Completed relevant speciality qualification
- Intermediate life support training, cannulation, venepuncture
- Intravenous administration of medicines
- Masters Qualification or equivalent
- Knowledge & Experience
- Demonstrate experience of leading a team
- Understanding of professional nursing issues
- Significant post registration experience with recent acute hospital care
- Stroke/medical experience in an acute hospital setting
- Experience of developing a service/project
- Experience of quality improvement initiatives
- Experience of influencing ward level quality standards
- Skill & Abilities
- Expert stroke clinical knowledge with a proven evidence based approach to work and ability to practice as a proficient practitioner
- Detailed knowledge of clinical and corporate governance requirements and best practice
- Detailed knowledge of understanding clinical risk management systems and processes
- Excellent communication skills
- Well developed skills in effective management of people and resources
- Inspire team members to maintain the highest professional standards
- Appropriately and decisively manage poor performance and provide effective feedback to staff in a constructive manner
- Evidence of ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, patients and visitors
- Evidence of an ability to manage patient flow and ability to escalate as required in accordance with policy
- Evidence of critical appraisal skills
- Evidence of an area of special interest
- Evidence of ability to develop leadership skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Our Stroke Service is expanding to support patients across Dorset and somerset, including the launch of our brand new Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU).
We are seeking an experienced, motivated and dynamic leader to manage our newly refurbished 30 bedded unit which include 2 Hyper Acute Bays.
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with strong leadership, organisational and operational management skills who is passionate about delivering high quality patient centred care.
The successful candidate will lead the development and implementation of effective systems and processes that enhance the safety, quality and efficiency of our Stroke Services.
UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibilitycriteria.
Main duties of the job
Provide professional and operational leadership with continuing responsibility for Stroke services.
Lead manage and support the ward teams undertaking line management responsibilities such as performance management, appraisals, supervision, recruitment and staff development.
Work collaboratively with the MDT to co-ordinate the delivery of comprehensive Stroke services ensuring care is ind
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