Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Stroke Nurse Clinician

The closing date is 07 December 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about Stroke?

Do you want the opportunity to work as a Clinical Nurse Specialist for this complex group of patients?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the existing Stroke Nurse Clinician Team at the Trust.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with relevant and substantial clinical experience in an acute/early supported discharge team stroke setting.

You should also have excellent interpersonal skills, a professional manner; promoting teamwork and effective communication between all disciplines involved in the care of Stroke patients.

You will provide Advanced Specialist Stroke Nursing skills, in particular assessing acute stroke patients in the A+E Dept, and inpatient areas, supporting hyper acute and acute stroke care and following the patient post discharge through the ESD service. You will assist in the co-ordination of the Stroke pathway and provide support to patient and their families.

Relevant training will be provided as necessary.

The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change.

Main duties of the job

You must have excellent clinical skills to ensure our patients receive optimal care with minimal delay. You will provide clinical leadership, expert advice to all staff and be able to recognise, at an early stage, any intervention required for acutely ill patients.

Whilst being an integral part of the Stroke Team, based on the Acute Stroke Unit and Accident & Emergency department and Early Supported Discharge team. You must have the ability to work as an autonomous practitioner who is able to effectively manage and prioritise your workload independently and work well under pressure.

The role requires working across a 7-day rota, but consideration will be given to candidates wishing to work part-time and/or job share.

The successful candidate will need to ensure that they are able to meet the travel requirements of community working.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Date posted

18 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

409-7556941

Job locations

Southport

Southport Hospital

Town Lane, Kew

PR8 6PN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for further details

Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for further details

Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

RGN Diploma level or working towards same
ENB 998/Mentorship

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Significant post registration in acute medical setting
Post Registration experience in speciality or related field
Experience of clinical risk assessment & management of identified risk
Understanding of current key issues in stroke nursing
Understanding key features of Clinical governance
Awareness of NHS plan & the effects on the Trust

Desirable

Knowledge of Audit & Audit procedures

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Be seen to be confident & inspire confidence.
Up to date clinical skills in order to ensure quality of services being provided by ward.
Effective presentation skills.
Excellent communication skills.
Excellent organisational skills
Able to act as a leader, effectively managing & motivating staff on the ward.
Ability to act as a change agent.
Ability to co-ordinate & liaise with MDT members
Enthusiastic approach to work
Ability to work independently & as a team member Physical Effort

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

RGN Diploma level or working towards same
ENB 998/Mentorship

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Significant post registration in acute medical setting
Post Registration experience in speciality or related field
Experience of clinical risk assessment & management of identified risk
Understanding of current key issues in stroke nursing
Understanding key features of Clinical governance
Awareness of NHS plan & the effects on the Trust

Desirable

Knowledge of Audit & Audit procedures

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Be seen to be confident & inspire confidence.
Up to date clinical skills in order to ensure quality of services being provided by ward.
Effective presentation skills.
Excellent communication skills.
Excellent organisational skills
Able to act as a leader, effectively managing & motivating staff on the ward.
Ability to act as a change agent.
Ability to co-ordinate & liaise with MDT members
Enthusiastic approach to work
Ability to work independently & as a team member Physical Effort

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Southport

Southport Hospital

Town Lane, Kew

PR8 6PN

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Southport

Southport Hospital

Town Lane, Kew

PR8 6PN

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)