Stroke Staff Nurse

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Job summary

Beech Ward is a 24 bedded, stroke specific rehabilitation ward. We are part of the stroke pathway where patient’s are transferred from the acute setting for a period of rehabilitation. Patient’s and those close to them are supported with goal setting, timely review meeting and complex discharge planning. Our patients encounter a range of complexities including, aphasia, dysphagia, tone, cognitive, mood and mobility difficulties.

We are looking for a full-time, dynamic and innovative Staff Nurse to join Beech Ward, at Norwich Community Hospital. You will have the opportunity to train and develop your stroke rehabilitation skills in a specialist rehabilitation environment alongside a dedicated inter-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

You will work as an integral part of the ward nursing team and be responsible for ensuring high standards of rehabilitation, care planning and assessment from admission to discharge of patients with complex needs. We encourage our staff nurses to train in skills such as venepuncture, male and female catheterisation, ECG recording, 24-hour tape cardiac monitoring,and complete stroke specific competences.

Effective communication within the team, our patients and relatives is vital to ensure clear outcomes, teamwork and support.

This post involves rotation between day and night duties, including early, long days, and night shifts covering weekdays, weekends and bank holidays. After a period of induction and probation you will be supported to undertake the shift coordinator role which is being introduced within the band 5 staff nurses.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current NMC registration level 1

Desirable

  • Mentorship preparation
  • Diploma/degree

Experience

Essential

  • Varied clinical experience
  • Clinical assessment
  • Previous experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • General rehabilitation

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within a stroke rehabilitation environment
  • Community Nurse experience

Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of current nursing practise and issues
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • IT knowledge
  • Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues other disciplines patients, relatives and carers
  • Ability to deal with distressing and emotionally difficult situations
  • Knowledge of the role of other members of the multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to prioritise workload organising and delegating effectively
  • Observation and reporting skills
  • Evidence of own development through PDP
  • Able to support junior members of staff
  • Ability to prioritise workload organising and delegating effectively

Desirable

  • Knowledge of current stroke specific nursing issues
  • Understanding of clinical governance
  • Knowledge of standardized assessment and outcome measures used in stroke rehabilitation

Communication

Essential

  • Good communication and organisational skills
  • Able to communicate and document highly effectively in English Language
  • Good numeracy and literacy skills

Personal and People Development

Essential

  • Ability to deal with distressing and emotionally difficult situations
  • Demonstrates sensitivity and patience
  • Conducts self and behaves in a professional manner at all times
  • Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs and able to work under pressure

Personal Attributes / Behaviours (linked to the Trust’s Behaviour Framework)

Essential

  • Able to identify with the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
  • Able to work collaboratively as part of a team
  • Committed to team and personal development
  • Reliable and accountable for self and others
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to empathise, use tact and diplomacy
  • Able to maintain high professional and personal standards
  • Confident in approach to patients, colleagues and other health professionals

Other

Essential

  • Able to make own travelling arrangements to meet the needs the service
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Able to work over a 7 day rota
  • Able to work a rotation of shifts

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).

Closing Date: 27 July 2026

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