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Are you a dynamic, innovative nurse interested in developing your skills in Community Stroke Care?  Would you like support from an established Stroke Nurse Team to progress your skills and achieve excellence for your patients?

This is an exciting opportunity for a permanent Band 6 Stroke Nurse (20.5 hours a week with regular shifts), within the East Berkshire Earlier Supported Discharge team for Stroke Rehabilitation. The post has an office base at St Mark’s Hospital, Maidenhead, clinical care will be provided in patients’ own homes within East Berkshire but some cover to the West of Berkshire will also be required. The successful candidate must be a car driver.

You will deliver high quality nursing care for patients who have been discharged from hospital following a stroke, related to their individual goals and needs. The post holder will receive support and supervision from the Band 7 Stroke Nurse Team Lead. The post holder will be able to work closely with Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists and Therapy Assistants. 

We are looking for an NMC Registered Nurse who has excellent communication skills as well as a strong interest and experience in stroke and rehabilitation. Please do call Louisa Gill Deputy Service Lead for Neuro Rehab Services to find out more about the service and the role before submitting your application we will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.

Main duties of the job

•          You will work closely with other Nurses to complete holistic nursing assessments as well as plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based interventions to achieve the best outcome for patients.
•          Develop knowledge and clinical competence within stroke and rehabilitation and utilise this to deliver excellent clinical care with the support of Senior Nurses and the Multi-disciplinary Team.
•          Use excellent communication skills to engage and motivate Stroke Survivors to engage in rehabilitation and adhere to secondary Stroke prevention advice, as well as liaise with relevant professionals within the team and in wider services such as GP practices, Stroke Consultants and the Stroke Association
•          This role involves seeing patients in their own homes and will require you to be a car driver and to see patients independently following appropriate induction
•          To complete relevant administrative duties such as accurate and concise documentation of notes, reports and data recording as required by the role.
•          You will play a role in co-ordinating referrals establishing suitability for the service and attending hospital multidisciplinary meetings as required.
• You work as part of an interdisciplinary team who treat all patients as individuals with a goal focused holistic approach.

Working for our organisation

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. 

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

No agencies to contact Berkshire Healthcare directly please.