Job summary
Employer heading
Stroke Clinical Nurse Manager
NHS AfC: Band 7
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
The role includes working closely and effectively with the multi-disciplinary team in the management of
the stroke unit. This includes the support and leadership provided to nursing and support staff within
the Stroke unit and the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. The role also includes the continuing responsibility for
the effective delivery of the philosophy, policies, and standards of care and morale of the department in
line with the Trust vision to provide excellent clinical care in the right setting by being compassionate,
responsive and innovative.
The post holder will aim to ensure that all patients are provided with safe and high quality standards of
care. They will be aware of the National stroke care standards and support the nursing staff and multidisciplinary team ensuring that they are maintained. The post holder also has clinical, teaching,
managerial, and staff development responsibilities.
The post-holder will have the responsibility of the overall management of the nursing staff,
deliver patient care and lead a team of staff by acting as a role model for excellence in stroke
nursing, provide leadership; supervision and work in collaboration with the practice
development nurse in development of junior nursing staff.
Main duties of the job
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Will work with the nursing team in the overall management of the area, and take particular
responsibility for their nominated team and patient care/management.
Ability to accept responsibility for own actions in accordance with NMC codes of conduct.
Provide high standards of patient care through effective physical, psychological, social and
emotional assessment, and formalise an effective plan of care for the patients with the
clinical area based on current research.
Assume responsibility for the development of junior staff, supporting and acting as an
assessor / mentor/ role model within the clinical area.
Promote health education in the clinical area, advising patients, relatives and staff, referring
to other specialists for further information when appropriate.
Ensures a high degree of knowledge relating to clinical equipment with ability to teach and
support staff in their use.
Maintain knowledge in the recognition and effective response to emergency / untoward
clinical incidents or management issues, in line with trust policies.
Assume responsibility for the monitoring of clinical and environmental standards impacting
on patient care including ward (e.g. unit cleanliness, health and safety and infection control.
Administer medications in line with trust policy (oral, IV, SC, etc.), and assume responsibility
for the safe custody of medicines covered by Control of Drugs Act.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- One Year of Stroke Band 6 Experience
- Registered RN
- Leadership Skills
- Educating and Nurturing Staff
- Teamworking
- Communication Skills
Desirable criteria
- Two or more Years of Stroke Band 6 Experience
- Stroke Course Completed
- Mentorship Qualification
Problem Solving
Essential criteria
- Negotiating
Desirable criteria
- Creative Thinking
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dijana Whitburn
- Job title
- Hyper-acute and Rehabilitation Stroke Wards Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07588 590 361
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