Stroke Nurse

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

Locala Community Stroke Service provides comprehensive care for adults in community settings after stroke. An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Nurse to join our team for 1 year to cover maternity leave.

The service is based at Mill Hill Community Health Centre in Huddersfield and provides high quality care to patients in their own homes, community rehabilitation facilities and care homes.

This role requires a motivated and dynamic person to work within this established service and it is essential that you are able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. Experience of treating patients that have had a stroke or neurological conditions and experience in delegating to support workers is desirable.

There are opportunities to train staff and support developments within the team. Good communication skills and flexibility are essential qualities so if you are able to use your own initiative, be flexible in your approach, and are motivated to be part of a developing service, come and join us.

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Flexible working
  - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Refer a Friend Scheme - If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.

For more details about the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached job description.

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.
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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.

Locala Health and Wellbeing

Mill Hill Health Centre 86 Dalton Green Lane Huddersfield, HD5 9TS
United Kingdom

Mill Hill Health Centre 86 Dalton Green Lane Huddersfield, HD5 9TS
United Kingdom