Deputy Sister/stroke Outreach

2 months ago


Dorchester, United Kingdom Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

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.

The Stroke unit is currently a 24 bedded unit managing Acute Stroke and Neuro patients, with recent approval for a 5 bedded Hyper Acute Stroke Unit.

An opportunity has arisen for a Stroke Deputy Sister/ Stroke Outreach Nurse on the ward.

**The role will involve**:
To work within the Stroke Outreach Team under the leadership of the Stroke Outreach Lead

To help deliver hyperacute 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 hyperacute 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 hyperacute 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.

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.

The senior nursing team are also responsible for carrying the stroke on call phone and responding to ED emergency stroke admissions and the developing stroke outreach service. We are also in the process of discussing the potential for housing a Hyper Acute Stroke Bay.

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

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.



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