Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Stroke

The Stroke Service on The Heartlands site can offer an exciting development opportunity for someone who already has high level knowledge and skills and now wishes to specialise in Acute Stroke. We are recruiting an ACP to join the ward and non-ward-based stroke team. Stroke values the ACP workforce who have been working in our team for many years. The ACP will deliver a comprehensive service for potential stroke patients, who present via The Emergency Department, telephone referral or internal referral. The ACP is the first line of contact for internal and external teams and is responsible for triaging need and prioritising management including onward referrals. The successful candidate will be a qualified ACP who is looking to specialise in stroke. They will work in several environments including the acute ward environment, high risk TIA clinic, follow up clinics, new assessment in ED and inpatient ward environments.,

• The post holder will work in close conjunction with the Stroke Clinical Service Lead, the Stroke Consultant Nurse, the advanced practice team and the ward to provide a seamless pathway for patients from the point of admission through to discharge and in clinics afterwards.
• The postholder will be the initial contact for most external and internal referrals and requests for information.
  
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Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to: Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives. UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work. University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.