Nurse Practitioner - Acute Stroke

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Stroke Specialist Nurses Team for a fixed term 9 month secondment on Ward 42 at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. The Stroke Nurse Practitioners and Stroke Specialist Nurses work 24/7 and triage and admit all suspected acute stroke patients via paramedic ambulance directly to the assessment bay on ward 42. Patients are examined and assessed, given timely hyper acute treatment where appropriate - thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy, randomised into clinical trials and a management plan is devised before admitting onto the Acute stroke unit. Patients are also seen in the Emergency department, referred by inpatient teams, Eye casualty by their GP and seen in TIA clinic.

• Interview Date Thursday 12 December 2024
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy, We work very closely with the ward medical team, therapists, stroke research and various departments throughout the hospital.
The successful candidate will be expected to work alongside the existing specialist nursing team, learning from them in relation to stroke triage, performing a neurological assessment, cannulation and venepuncture and following the stroke pathway before being able to work independently.

We are looking for someone who has a keen interest in Acute Stroke Care and has had experience of looking after stroke patients. The candidate must be enthusiastic, dynamic and be able to work under pressure.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites: o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor Walks These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.