Headache & Migraine Clinical Nurse Specialist
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Worcester, WR5 1DD · Redditch, B987UB · Kidderminster, DY116RJ · BROMSGROVE, B61 0BB · EVESHAM, WR11 1JT
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 September 2026
20 days left
Job description
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity of a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist/ Non-Medical Prescriber within our progressive Neurology team at...
To provide a service working within the Clinical
Nurse Specialist nursing team within the speciality of Neurology. Manages a caseload. Acting as a link with the Worcestershire
Community trust, particularly the Community Neurology Team, to ensure timely
and appropriate transfer of care in a managed way.
This post requires the candidate to be an independent nurse prescriber and completed health assessment modules.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large
acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute
services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a
larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from
three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our
caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred
care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to
work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our
everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are proud to have achieved Timewise
accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working
within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a
DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check
(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting
Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Experience
Essential
- Recent and relevant experience in Stroke or Neuro care.
- Working within a multidisciplinary team and multi-agencies to provide specialised nursing services.
- Experience and training of staff.
- Evidence of advanced clinical assessment/decision making and care delivery skills.
- Ability to assess and interpret complex needs of patients and able to make decisions on whether to order investigations and select correct referral pathway.
- IT literate in the use of Word, use of email, Excel.
- Ability to communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information including condition related information concerning patients.
- Be confident and competent in providing specialist advice concerning the care or treatment of speciality group of patients.
- Ability to work effectively as part of MDT and autonomously.
- Evidence of being up-to-date with current issues and research in neurology.
- Demonstrates strong clinical, professional and leadership skills.
- Experience of completing audits and managing change in relation to the results.
- Will undertake research and development within the role with some clinical trials.
- There is frequent requirement for moderate physical effort for several long periods during a shift.
Desirable
- Involvement in clinical audit and research.
- Evidence of advanced clinical assessment or decision making and delivery skills.
- Experience of autonomous working in clinic.
- Experience in teaching.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible to meet needs of post.
- Dexterity and accuracy is required to be able to administer and draw up medications.
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registration.
- Level 6 Degree in adult Nursing.
- Health Assessment qualification.
- Nurse prescriber qualification.
- Neurology training/ modules at level 6 or 7.
Desirable
- Teaching qualification or be willing to work towards.
- Msc degree or willingness to study at this level.
How to apply
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First seen
26 August 2026
Last checked
27 August 2026
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