Stroke Nurse Practitioner *Internal Applicants Only*inWhitehaveninWhitehavenPUBLISHED FRI 28 FEB 2025

INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY

Stroke Nurse Practitioner B7 - 22.5 hrs - WCH

The post holder will support the Stroke Rehabilitation ward at West Cumberland Hospital and occasionally the Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) on the Cumberland Infirmary site and be required to act as a specialist in stroke and will provide direct contact care, make informed decisions by assessment and treatment skills, and deliver specialist case management advice to multi-disciplinary teams.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Clinical Practice

• Deliver highly specialist case management advice to multi-disciplinary teams
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of own level of responsibility and autonomy and the limits of own competence and professional scope of practice
• in collaboration with Consultant staff, assessing and treating patients (ordering and interpretation of investigations and non-medical prescribing);

Developing Self and Others

• Act as a constant source of clinical and theoretical knowledge for all grades and disciplines of staff as well as patients and their significant others, providing support and clinical advice in Stroke, based on evidenced based research
• Disseminate best practice research findings whilst developing and contributing to local guidelines, interpreting and adapting national protocols and standards to enhance patient care and safety

Quality, Evaluation and Research

• Support Audit and evaluation of the service
• To participate in national Stroke research projects, where appropriate

Leading and Developing Practice

• Demonstrate a strong leadership and management skillset as per the leadership and management pillar
• Demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management issues surrounding the role
• Contribute to Trust wide policy and lead service specific policy development by representing the needs of Adults affected by Stroke

About us

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

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• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

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Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be

Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability