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Staff Nurse Continuing Stroke Care Unit

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Band 5 Staff Nurses - Continuing Stroke Care Unit
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals are looking for highly motivated and committed Band 5 Staff Nurses to work on the Continuing Stroke care Unit.
To work as a registered nurse within a ward team within the Medicine & Emergency Care Division.
To prioritise and deliver nursing care and assessment as needed.
Main duties of the job
We are highly focused upon your education, and we have specialist stroke training programmes available in-house as well as external courses. Commitment to undertake ongoing in-service training and development is essential. You should be motivated, keen to learn and ready to embrace change; our commitment to you is to provide the environment for this to happen.
We are focused on the care that our patients receive, and that their carers are given the opportunity to be involved in a range of patient educational activities. This will be supported by the Specialist stroke team.
About Us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, and offers a full range of district hospital services and community health services to this population.
Commitment to undertake ongoing in-service training and development is essential. You should be motivated, keen to learn and ready to embrace change. Our commitment to you is to provide the environment for this to happen and ensure that you are part of our defined preceptorship programme.
If you are motivated to deliver high standards of care and have the personal qualities and characteristics as outlined in the Blackpool person then this could be the post for you.
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Details
Date posted
30 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
382-MEC52-26
Job locations
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
Whinney Heys Road
Blackpool
FY3 8NR
United Kingdom
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure that you have read the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level)
- Willingness to undertake teaching and assessing qualification
- Willingness to undertake study in relevant speciality subject
Desirable
- Post Registration qualification*
Experience & Skills
Essential
- Ability to teach peers within clinical area
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience of team and ward management
- Basic I.T. skills
- Basic Life Support
- Ability to communicate effectively in English
Desirable
- Venepuncture & Cannulation skills
Management
Essential
- Team Player & Team Leadership qualities
- Good time management
- Communicate at all levels
Personal
Essential
- Ability to establish priorities
- Assertiveness
- Decision maker
- Problem solver
- Lateral thinker
- The ability to communicate effectively in English


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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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here [Criminal records checks for overseas applicants](Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
Whinney Heys Road
Blackpool
FY3 8NR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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