Stroke Trainee/ Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Band 7/8A

Effectively triage all stroke and TIA referrals

Autonomously perform initial assessments of patients presenting with suspected stroke

Appropriately select and request investigations, interpreting the results to formulate treatment plans in line with current clinical guidelines.

Identify patients eligible for reperfusion therapies and facilitate the patients' access to these treatments/interventions, contributing to timely decision making.

Perform specialist stroke assessments such as a National Institute of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] and dysphagia assessments.

Work in line with SSNAP standards to ensure high quality evidence based care

Actively contribute to the MDT working environment

Provide specialist stroke education and training to members of the stroke MDT and across other clinical specialities.

What should you do next?

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Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Previous Experience

Essential: - Substantial post registration relevant experience

Desirable: - Management and leadership experience; - Completed portfolio of supervised practice in stroke

Knowledge/skills/aptitudes

Essential: - Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda; - Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework

Qualifications

Desirable: - Mentor/assessor qualification; - Instructor on ALS

Specific Requirements