Staff Nurse - Stroke & Neuro Rehab Ward 23
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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 Staff Nurse vacancy is on Ward 23, the Acute Stroke Ward, where you will be responsible for assessing, planning, and delivering nursing care for stroke patients. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing care from acute treatment through to rehabilitation. The ward is busy, often receiving patients directly from the Emergency Department for time-critical thrombolysis treatment. This role involves contributing to a therapeutic environment and adhering to hospital policies.
Essential criteria
- 1 st Level NMC Registration
- Evidence of Professional Development
- Experience of maintaining accurate records
- Relevant clinical knowledge and experience
- Suitable for newly qualified or experienced staff nurse
- Experience of maintaining accurate records
- Relevant clinical knowledge and experience
Desirable criteria
- Act as a practice supervisor
- [contact details removed] Practice Assessor Training
- Relevant Degree or willing to register to work towards degree
- Relevant or willingness to undertake relevant module/course
- NHS Experience
- Awareness of Health Policies and the changing NHS environment
- Knowledge and Skills
- Awareness of evidence based practice
- Good organisational/time management skills
- Ability to deal with an acute workload
- Good communication skills written and verbal
- Ability to recognise the importance of team work
- Competent in organising/prioritising own workload and that of others
- Ability to communicate confidently and effectively at all levels
- Ability to problem solve
- Interpersonal Skills
- Excellent communicator (verbal and written)
- Able to deal with conflict
- Able to support and advise the team
- Act as a positive role model
- Teaching Experience
- Student nurse assessor
- Evidence of ability to act as a preceptor/mentor to new staff
- Evidence of involvement in producing teaching strategies/packages
- Managerial/Clinical Skills
- Relevant clinical knowledge/experience of the specialty
- Evidence of an initiative which has changed or enhanced clinical practice
- Competent in organizing own workload and that of others
- Good problem solving abilities
- Good time management
- Awareness of Health Policies and the changing NHS environment
- Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
- 1 st Level NMC Registration
- Evidence of Professional Development
- Experience of maintaining accurate records
- Relevant clinical knowledge and experience
- Suitable for newly qualified or experienced staff nurse
- Experience of maintaining accurate records
- Relevant clinical knowledge and experience
- Act as a practice supervisor
- [contact details removed] Practice Assessor Training
- Relevant Degree or willing to register to work towards degree
- Relevant or willingness to undertake relevant module/course
- NHS Experience
- Awareness of Health Policies and the changing NHS environment
- Knowledge and Skills
- Awareness of evidence based practice
- Good organisational/time management skills
- Ability to deal with an acute workload
- Good communication skills written and verbal
- Ability to recognise the importance of team work
- Competent in organising/prioritising own workload and that of others
- Ability to communicate confidently and effectively at all levels
- Ability to problem solve
- Interpersonal Skills
- Excellent communicator (verbal and written)
- Able to deal with conflict
- Able to support and advise the team
- Act as a positive role model
- Teaching Experience
- Student nurse assessor
- Evidence of ability to act as a preceptor/mentor to new staff
- Evidence of involvement in producing teaching strategies/packages
- Managerial/Clinical Skills
- Relevant clinical knowledge/experience of the specialty
- Evidence of an initiative which has changed or enhanced clinical practice
- Competent in organizing own workload and that of others
- Good problem solving abilities
- Good time management
- Awareness of Health Policies and the changing NHS environment
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Staff Nurse - Stroke & Neuro Rehab Ward 23
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
A vacancy has become available for a Staff Nurse - within the Acute Stroke Ward, Ward 23, responsible for the assessment planning and delivery of nursing care for a caseload of patients. You will have the opportunity to work as part of a multi disciplinary team, treating stroke patients through acute treatment to ongoing care and rehabilitation. The ward is busy, often receiving patients directly from ED or via pre video triage with the ambulance service to ensure fast time critical delivery of thrombolysis treatment.
Main duties of the job
- Take responsibility for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of the nursing care for a named caseload of patients, including their property and valuables .
- Assist in creating a therapeutic environment which meets the needs of patients, relatives and carers.
- Adhere to Wirral Hospital objectives, policies, protocols and guidelines.
- Liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Contribute to promoting a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of care and implementation of change.
- Participate in audits.
- Continuously update own skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of clinical issues.
- In the absence of the Ward/Departmental Manager or
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