Stroke Clinical Nurse Specialist
| Posting date: | 10 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 December 2025 |
| Location: | Chelmsford, CM1 7ET |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9390-25-3058 |
Summary
Yoy will effectively lead on facilitating and coordinating the Acute Clinical Stroke Pathway, working in close conjunction with the stroke service medical team, Stroke Unit and Emergency Department. You are is responsible for ensuring the delivery of a consistently high standard of care to meet patient needs as per the MSE and National Stroke Standards. The Clinical Stroke Nurse will be required to effectively support and guide the nursing teams to ensure the clinical needs of stroke patients are identified and managed within the acute setting for every suspected stroke and TIA. Working rota is made up of both day and nights shifts including weekends. You may be required to work long days (7.30am-8pm) and nights shifts (7.30pm-08:00am) MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Facilitate and co-ordinate nursing care during the acute admission pathway for stroke patients. Liaise, plan and implement initial acute care in collaboration with the relevant Stroke Senior Clinician. Participate in the development of acute and rehabilitation stroke nursing within the Trust. Encourage others to be innovative and adaptable in their approach to change by contributing to the implementation of the National long-term plan for Stroke, Stroke Strategy, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance and Royal College of Physicians Guidelines for Stroke. Hold the Acute Stroke bleep and provide a prompt level of advanced and comprehensive nursing assessment based on stroke specialist knowledge and experience in Hyper Acute Care. Where required support the specialist stroke team with any required research. This may include identifying patients which could be suitable for research trials and informing the relevant people.