The closing date is 30 March 2026
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata
Job summary
The award winning Stroke team at Stepping Hill hospital is looking for a band 6 stroke assessment nurse to join our Hyper acute stroke unit in the Emergency department. As a district stroke centre we provide life saving treatment such as thrombolysis and anticoagulation reversal. HASU ED is a fast paced rewarding environment accepting patients from the Greater Manchester area between 7am and 11pm. As a stroke assessment nurse you would be one of the first points of contact for patients with new neurological symptoms of stroke. The stroke assessment nurse helps maintain bed flow between our stroke units in stepping hill and stroke units of patients local trusts.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for effectively delivering skilled nursing care to patients using a systemic approach of assessing planning, implementing and evaluating to ensure a high standard of care. The post holder will assist in the admission and discharge processes for patients in line with local procedures.
They will provide support with the effective patient admission pathways and effective discharge planning using their clinical skills to agree admissions and manage/report any impact on shifts/ workload and staffing levels.
They will proactively engage with patients, relatives and carers to seek their views, gain agreement and keep them informed about their treatment and care. They will demonstrate compassion by recognising and responding to individual needs in a warm, thoughtful, sensitive and helpful way.
Maintain registration, and nursing competencies, and comply with NMC code of Professional Conduct and related documents.
To be flexible to work within other areas or departments to meet the demands of the trust workforce model and changing service needs.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £45.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person Specification
education
Essential
- NMC qualification
Desirable
- Stroke experience
Experience
Essential
- working in a hospital setting
Desirable
- working within a stroke unit
Knowledge
Essential
- IT skills and Knowledge
Desirable
- 2 years experience as a band 5 – with preceptorship completion
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable
- Ability to supervise staff
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).