ASU Practitioner

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Who we are:

NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland. 

Our purpose: 

Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran.

Our values:

• Caring, safe, respectful

To find out more about NHS Ayrshire and Arran please click here - NHS Ayrshire & Arran - Home (nhsaaa.net)

What you will do:

You will ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and person centered care and require to have in-depth knowledge and experience of ASU care, telemedicine, brain imaging, thrombolysis and thrombectomy.  You will be involved in the teaching and education of junior staff. You will be responsible for supporting the phase one implementation of thrombectomy therefore a sound knowledge of thrombectomy is essential. 

You are invited from highly motivated registered nurses with in-depth knowledge, understanding and experience of these services.  You will be an experienced practitioner with the ability to rise to the challenge of assisting the Senior Charge Nurse in leading and developing the team.  You will work effectively within the multidisciplinary team ensuring the provision of evidence based care to the highest standard possible.

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description

Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:

• You will be a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Completed all Stroke specific training.
• Competent to order brain imaging in line with local policy.
• Competent to manage CVAD.
• Extended stroke skills and knowledge.
• Experience in screening TIA referrals deciding on most appropriate pathway.
• Experience of undertaking training sessions to nursing staff, students, ANPs.

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification

Hours:

33.75 hours per week

If you want to find out more about the role, please contact:

Christine Somerville, Senior Charge Nurse.  Tel:

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