Band 7 Stroke Nurse

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dedicated Band 7 Stroke Nurse to lead our new Early Supported Discharge service, working with our dynamic team at Gravesham Community Hospital. As a member of the Early Supported Discharge Team for Stroke patients and other Neurological conditions, you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality care within the community setting. This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate nurse to make a real impact in the lives of patients and contribute to the ongoing development of our service.

Gravesham Community Hospital is located a short distance from St Georges Shopping Centre and is surrounded by well-known food establishments and local coffee shops making it an ideal location to be based from.

This is a full time position. The Early Supported Discharge service operates 8am - 4pm Monday - Saturday.

A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential in order to carry out community visits to patients in their homes and visit other bases.
Package DescriptionAs a Stroke Nurse within the Early Supported Discharge team, you’ll be part of our valued team based at Gravesham Community Hospital in Gravesend

You will feel valued as a Stroke Nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: 

£43,742 - £50,056 Band 7 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
5% high cost area allowance
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling 
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year 
Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location

Main Responsibilities
Responsible for clinical assessment of patients within the community setting with a focus on the Early Supportive Discharge Team for Stroke patients and other Neurological conditions.
To ensure understanding/compliance of medication, secondary prevention education.
Liaison with other community providers such as the GPs, community nursing staff. 
To provide Nursing Assessments within the community setting and in reaching into the inpatient setting (Sapphire Unit) and supporting the community neuro rehab service
To manage, supervise and develop other nurses, Rehab assistants, apprentices, and students.
To promote the role of Specialist Nursing within the inter-professional team and ensure that good communication exists with all staff in HCRG care group and outside agencies.
Actively monitor and develop the Nursing service within CNRT in line with best practice, continuously striving to improve quality of service.

Further information including a full list of responsibilities and requirements can be found in the attached job description.
The Ideal CandidateThe ideal candidate will have / be:

A Degree or diploma in Adult Nursing
Evidence of updated post-graduate training in relevant area of speciality to degree or equivalent level
A current NMC registration.
Long Term conditions management.
Evidence of employment as working in the community setting or evidence of employment as a Band 6 grade for a minimum of 2 years within the last 3 years.
Experience of working with Stroke patients
Experience of working with professionals from other disciplines
Experience of working with complex neurology patients
Knowledge and understanding of Stroke NICE guidelines

About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

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To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2