Job summary Band 5 Staff Nurse, Stroke Unit An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team on Elm A/HASU, we are seeking to recruit a highly enthusiastic and motivated team player who will work within the team providing high quality patient care.
The department specialises in acute stroke care and stroke/neuro rehabilitation and compromises a 10 bedded hyper acute stroke unit, with 33 acute stroke and neuro rehabilitation Stroke Department is a friendly and caring environment providing care to the most critically / acutely ill patients.
Our current Stroke wards regularly receive excellent feedback from patients and their families about our caring staff.
The aim of HASU is to provide holistic care for acute stroke patients, utilising a co-ordinated multidisciplinary approach, resulting in optimal patient outcomes.
Main duties of the job The successful applicant will be committed to providing an excellent standard of nursing care to our diverse group of patients, some who have complex needs.
This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate and increase your knowledge, experience and skills in stroke and rehabilitation.Successful applicants must be able to provide high quality safe nursing care which is driven by patient experience and evidence based practice.
Previous experience of nursing stroke patients or patients with tracheostomy is desirable, however not essential as training will be given.The role will involve working across the ward on both the hyper acute stroke unit and the rehabilitation side within the nursing team and alongside other professionals in our highly motivated multidisciplinary team.
About us At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people.
Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond.
We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.
Being a clinically led organisation Quality and safety at the heart A positive patient experience every time A great place to work Managing our money well As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030.
All staff are expected to support sustainability.
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