Staff Nurse - Stroke Unit

We're growing - and we'd love you to grow with us. Our Stroke Service is expanding to support patients across Dorset and Somerset, including the launch of our brand-new Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU). We are recruiting Band 5 Registered Nurses who want to make a real difference at one of the most critical moments in a person's life. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking team delivering high-quality, time-critical stroke care across the full pathway - hyper-acute, acute, and early rehabilitation. As a Band 5 Nurse, you will play a key role in delivering safe, compassionate, evidence-based care to patients with complex neurological needs. You will work closely with our Stroke Consultants, Specialist Nurses, Therapists, and wider MDT to support patients through some of the most challenging moments of their lives.,

• Delivering high-quality nursing care to patients with acute and hyper-acute stroke presentations
• Completing neurological observations, NIHSS scoring, and escalation
• Supporting post-thrombolysis monitoring and early mobilisation
• Working closely with the MDT to deliver personalised rehabilitation plans
• Communicating sensitively with patients and families during complex and emotional situations
  
  We welcome applications from nurses who are:
• Passionate about stroke care
• Confident in fast-paced clinical environments
• Keen to develop skills in NIHSS, thrombolysis/thrombectomy pathways, dysphagia management, and neurological assessment
• Motivated to work in a service that is growing, innovating, and improving outcomes for patients across two counties, For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
  
  At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities. We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups. We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate's individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.