Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the stroke specialist nursing at Hereford hospital. 

The post holder will take a key role in the Stroke specialist nursing team. Using advanced nursing practice; manage a cohort of patients referred for specialist early intervention, care and support within Stroke services. The post holder will be a core member of the Stroke multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and will work across all elements of the Stroke/TIA pathway, which includes the Emergency Department through to either rehabilitation or palliative care.

Main duties of the job

• Demonstrate advanced practice skills in the holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for the cohort of patients within the Stroke speciality.
• Develop increased levels of autonomy and advocacy, using analytical and judgemental skills in undertaking differential diagnoses to ensure the delivery of appropriate care. 
• Transfer patients for necessary investigations. 
• Undertake clinical competencies relevant to the stroke service to demonstrate expertise in extending nursing roles.
• Facilitate and coordinate the process of informed choice of patients in the provision of treatment and care. 
• Act as a resource for health care professionals working in the Trust providing specialist advice and support related to patients diagnosed with either a Stroke or TIA.
• Manage a cohort of patients and prioritise workload to meet both the patients and service needs.
• Refer to other health professionals and outside agencies to ensure optimum care/support to achieve a seamless transition from primary and secondary care.

Working for our organisation

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.