Job Description

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is currently looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered Nurses to join our dedicated Stroke Unit.



Our Stroke Unit is a 35-bedded, multi-disciplinary team (MDT) environment that provides the highest standard of care to patients who have experienced a stroke. The unit consists of 6 hyper-acute level 2 acuity beds and 29 recovery beds. We admit patients directly from the emergency department and provide thrombolysis treatment. In addition, we arrange mechanical thrombectomy procedures when necessary. After acute care, patients receive ongoing rehabilitation in the ward and where appropriate will receive care in the community through our Early Supported Discharge team.



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Provide excellent, patient-centered care to stroke patients including administering medications, managing treatments and providing emotional support to patients and families.



Contribute to and collaborate with the MDT to ensure the best outcomes for our patients.



Monitor and assess patients' conditions, ensuring the highest standards of care are maintained.



Deliver rehabilitation and supportive care to stroke patients both on the ward and as part of the Early Supported Discharge team.



Participate in the ongoing development of the Stroke Unit, maintaining high standards.



Thank you for your interest in this role.



Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.



The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.



For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.



Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we

also care for you.



We would love you to join us.



To understand the role in more details, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.