Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Stoke Services.



We are looking to recruit into the Stroke Clinicians team working in the Stroke Emergency Assessment Centre (SEAC) Aintree Site.



The aim of the stroke specialist nurse role is to provide high quality evidence-based care to stroke and TIA patients who attend the Trust



The Stroke Specialist nurse works autonomously and provides highly specialised treatment & care



The role involves assessing, diagnosing and initiating treatment to the patients with an acute stroke, which includes assessment and delivery of treatment to patients eligible for thrombolysis and IAT.



The Stroke Nurse is responsible for assessing and arranging TIA clinic appt for patients who are referred via either primary or secondary care.



The team provides 7 day 24 hour cover within the trust



The team you will be working with have strong patient-centred values and great energy to drive forward positive changes



The successful candidate will be working closely with the Stroke Team to improve the patient experience and deliver high quality, effective nursing care



A passion for nursing is essential as well as an enthusiasm for championing the needs of Stroke patients and their families/carers



We would be happy to offer the post has a development role for a band 6 with the provision of progressing to band 7 after 12 months

The objectives of the role are to:

To identify Stroke and TIA patients who attend SEAC , A&E, AMU and inpatient wards. Provide a comprehensive stroke assessment Assessment, and delivery of treatment for acute stroke patients and those for Thrombolysis, and IAT. Liaise with Radiology Team for various imaging. provide out of hours telemedicine service. Collect and upload data into local, national and international databases. Outreach to wards for inpatients strokes and TIA within the trust. Liaise with the wider community team i.e. GP, ESD team

The team you will be working with have strong patient-centred values and great energy to drive forward positive changes.



The clinical nurse specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the multi-professional team, patients and carers within their speciality service.



The post holder will carry responsibility for either a defined case load or offering "highly specialist service advice" - this will include setting standards of care, the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, management and education.



The post holder will contribute to achieving objectives of the clinical service and work within the clinical governance framework



This will be achieved through the core dimensions of the role, clinical practice, leadership, acting as the patient advocate and through audit and education



Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.



We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.



UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.



For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.



Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.



Key responsibilities

Clinical

Perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.



Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.

Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers / relatives.



Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.



Recognise changes in patients condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate.

To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.

To provide specialist nursing contribution to the service, in the delivery of high standards of patient care.

Work in partnership with lead clinicians, General Managers, Matron to ensure the delivery of high standards of patient care.

Work with the Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO 'Ten Key Roles' as considered appropriate e.g. Nurse Prescribing.