An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated Registered Adult Nurses to join the St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
If you are looking to develop specialist skills in acute stroke care and management, this role offers an excellent pathway to advance your clinical practice and deepen your knowledge in a fast‑paced, life‑saving environment. We are committed to supporting your education and professional development, ensuring you gain the expertise required to care for patients in the hyper‑acute phase of stroke.
You will develop skills in stroke assessment, support patients throughout their stroke pathway—including post‑interventional care—and contribute to early rehabilitation and discharge planning. As part of your progression, you will become an integral member of the thrombolysis team, responding to emergency FAST‑positive stroke calls and new admissions.
No previous stroke experience is required. We welcome nurses who are motivated, compassionate, and eager to learn. You will receive comprehensive support to build your competence and confidence, enabling you to become an effective and independent practitioner within this specialist field.
Your main duties will include:
- Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care, utilising research findings as appropriate.
- Taking personal responsibility for treating all patients with TRUST values to their individual needs and always maintaining confidentiality.
- Act as a proactive member of the ward team to ensure a high and safe standard of patient care.
- Ensuring that nursing procedures are carried out in accordance with St George’s Healthcare policy, taking appropriate action in emergency situations.
- Setting, monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
- Communicating with and assisting the multidisciplinary team to promote excellence in the delivery of patient care.
- Maintaining timely and accurate nursing records and ensuring that confidentiality is respected.
- Storing, checking and administering drugs including the intravenous route in accordance with Trust policy and NMC standards.
- Prioritise own workload and that of other staff ensuring that the ward or department is managed effectively.
- Act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors and be accountable for own clinical practice and professional actions at all times.
- Ensure continued and effective registration with the NMC.
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