Hyper Acute Stroke Unit Nurse – Band 5

Barts Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

The Stroke Unit at the Royal London is one of the 8 Hyper Acute Stroke units in London. Barts Health is part of largest academic health sciences system in the world, our Hyper Acute Stroke Unit benefits from a dedicated research team conducting cutting edge research on the ward.

We have an established bed base of 12 Hyper Acute Stroke beds and 14 Acute Stroke beds. The aim of our service is to provide world class stroke care.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking dedicated and dynamic band 5 nurses to be part of our expanding team and to assist us in delivering safe and compassionate care to all our patients and also ensuring that all Stroke patients have access to excellent care which is evidenced based.

All Band 5 Staff nurses will be supported in their learning needs and work towards working in our HASU bays providing post thrombolysis care. We welcome and support newly qualified nurses - they will be given a preceptor and opportunity to work alongside the teaching sister on the unit.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Date posted

06 April 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£30,786 to £37,841 a year per annum inc.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-046005RLH-04SM

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be able to provide the highest standard of individualised and holistic patient care, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team. To work effectively within a large nursing team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be able to provide the highest standard of individualised and holistic patient care, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team. To work effectively within a large nursing team.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

Registered Nurse or qualifying this year

Experience

Essential

Recent ACUTE experience

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

Registered Nurse or qualifying this year

Experience

Essential

Recent ACUTE experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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