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Lead Nurse for StrokeLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust • Leeds, United Kingdom
Lead Nurse for Stroke

Lead Nurse for Stroke

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust • Leeds, United Kingdom
21 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description
Details
Date posted: 20 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 001583
Job locations: Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

Job Summary
We are seeking an exceptional and motivated Lead Nurse for Stroke Services to provide professional, clinical, and strategic leadership across our stroke pathway. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior nurse with a passion for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and driving continuous service improvement. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, operational managers, and medical colleagues, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring our stroke services deliver outstanding outcomes, meet national standards, and provide an excellent patient experience.

Main duties of the job
The Lead Nurse for Stroke will be pivotal in shaping and influence the future of stroke care at Leeds. The Leeds Stroke Services are a supportive and forward-thinking multidisciplinary team, with opportunities for research, innovation and quality improvement. We're looking for people who are passionate, motivated, and eager to make a difference. If you're ready to develop your career while working with a team that is committed to excellence, we would love to hear from you.

About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

What you will bring to the role
As Lead Nurse for Stroke Services, you will:
  • Provide visible clinical leadership across the stroke pathway, including hyperacute, acute, rehabilitation, and community interfaces.
  • Lead the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care that reflects national best practice and evidence-based standards.
  • Support the achievement and maintenance of key performance indicators, national stroke audits, and quality standards.
  • Drive service improvement initiatives, innovation, and transformation programmes.
  • Lead workforce planning, staff development, recruitment, and retention strategies.
  • Promote a culture of continuous learning, quality improvement, and professional excellence.
  • Work collaboratively with medical, therapy, operational, and executive colleagues to deliver strategic objectives.
  • Ensure robust clinical governance arrangements, risk management, and patient safety processes are embedded throughout the service.
  • Act as a professional role model and advocate for patients, carers, and staff.

Sponsorship Eligibility: To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

Employer details
Employer name: Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address: Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about this job, contact: Robin Darby, Head of Nursing, email robin.darby@nhs.net, phone 07786250652
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