Deputy Sister/stroke Outreach

Are you a dynamic and focused staff nurse ready to take the next step in your career progression with a particular interest in acute stroke and wish to develop senior clinical/ managerial skills ? If so, we would love for you to come and join our developing multidisciplinary team.

Our stroke services are growing
- including the much-anticipated opening of a Hyper Acute Stroke Unit.

We are looking for experienced staff nurses to join us on this amazing journey of expansion and growth, bringing new opportunities to the stroke unit.

The stroke unit boasts the most friendly and welcoming team atmosphere with fantastic opportunities to progress your career.

The 24 bedded Acute Stroke Unit cares for patients requiring close monitoring and observation, encompassing acute care skills, following thrombolysis and repatriation following specialist intervention such as thrombectomy as well as patients requiring rehabilitation needs.

You would be joining us at such an exciting time in an area that will give you the chance to quickly expand your knowledge in a fast paced but supportive environment. There are so many reasons to join us.

**The role will involve**:

- To work within the Stroke Outreach Team under the leadership of the Stroke Outreach Lead
- To help deliver hyper acute stroke care to patients in ED. To include the assessment of a stroke patient, assistance in the delivery of thrombolysis, water swallow assessments and the coordination of transfers for mechanical thrombectomy.
- To manage the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) bay, taking a lead in the nursing care of a hyper acute stroke patient.
- To support the ward leader in the co-ordination and management of the stroke ward and deputise in their absence.
- To help meet the standards of hyper acute and acute stroke care in the SSNAP domains. To support the SSNAP data administrator in the timely completion of missing information.
- To provide advice and support to the wider hospital in the nursing care/management of stroke patients

You will be supported by a welcoming and experienced multidisciplinary team.

Working in the stroke team you will
- Have access to continuous stroke specific teaching days & ad hoc specialist training
- An amazing team atmosphere including ongoing social team activities including Christmas & summer & Fundraising activities, a bi-weekly newsletter & Stroke Shout Out board (to celebrate the team)
- A supportive environment with a focus on Health and Wellbeing include a H&W coach on the department.

The Stroke Outreach team are responsible for the assessment of potential acute stroke patients in the Emergency Department. This is to ensure patients receive prompt assessment and investigations, enabling us to meet SSNAP criteria.

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff

Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.