Job summary
Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your leadership and teaching skills and advance your knowledge and competence in stroke specific care? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to develop as a senior staff nurse/stroke specialist nurse on Stroke Unit at Colchester Hospital. You will be an enthusiastic, flexible and well-motivated nurse with a strong commitment to nursing stroke patients. As a key member of the stroke and ward nursing team you will ensure high quality stroke/TIA care is delivered. You will be part of a multi professional team providing 24/7 hyper acute stroke care on a rota basis. Induction and full training will be provided for both. Working across the Trust you will help facilitate patient flow and achieve the standards set within the National Clinical guidelines for stroke. You should have proven experience at Band 5 in stroke care or acute medicine.

You will need to have:

• The ability to work autonomously
• An ability to make safe and speedy clinical judgments in an emergency situation
• The desire to develop your stroke clinical skills and knowledge
• Evidence of teaching, mentoring and supporting other staff
• Excellent communication and team work skills
• Good organisational skills

Main duties of the job

• Facilitate and co-ordinate the Acute Stroke Pathway. Work in close conjunction with the Stroke Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Stroke Unit Manager.
• To deputise for the Senior nursing team and Stroke Advanced Nurse Practitioner as necessary and appropriate.
• Co-ordinate and manage the patient journey from admission through to return to the community based on individualised assessment of need.
• Communicate effectively with the MDT.
• Work with staff on a one to one/group basis to develop and enhance clinical skills and practice, assess competencies and appraisals.
• Take responsibility for setting, implementing and auditing evidence-based standards of care and treatment.

About us
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in the region, employing over 12,000 staff. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals, clinics and patient's homes. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training. Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFTs core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, procedures and in its practices and to foster positive work relationships. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values of Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan and Staff Standards, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

Details

• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: CHX-RI(-000193
• Closing date: 15 November 2026

Person Specification

• Essential qualifications: Registered Nurse; ENB 998 or equivalent; Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Desirable qualifications: Experience in acute Stroke; Involved in change management
• Essential experience: Proven experience in medical nursing and delivering evidence-based practice; Team / people management
• Desirable experience: Degree level qualifications. Willing to work towards a degree

Working at ESNEFT
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what is widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Sponsorship Eligibility: To comply with UK Government regulations on sponsorship we are unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold. Full guidance on sponsorship can be found at Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK.