Everyday people with chest, heart and stroke conditions leave hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.

By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as a Community Stroke Nurse you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.

This is a home-based role within Scotland, ideally suited to candidates in Grampian or Moray, although applicants may be based outside the NHS Grampian area. You will provide remote support to service users and collaborate with the team to deliver care across the region.

You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with Chest, Heart and Stroke conditions and Long Covid to live life to the full again. Our Community Healthcare Support Services provide access to a range of supported self-management and community recovery services to support people across Scotland to manage their health as well as possible and adjust to life after a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition or after a stroke.

The Stroke Nurse plays a key role in supporting a seamless transition from hospital back into the community for people who have expereinced a stroke and their families. The role focuses on helping individuals adjust to life after stroke by providing personalised information, advice and emotional support. A core part of the role is enabling people to develop confidence in self management, supporting them to build the skills and knowledge needed to manage their condition, maxinmise independence and improve their long term wellbeing.

The Stroke Nurse will also help deliver the evidence-based, six-week Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme, supporting people to build confidence and skills in managing their long-term health.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who is organised and motivated, with good communication skills. Candidates must have a first level general nursing qualification and have a minimum of 2 years’ post-registration experience in either a hospital or community setting. Experience working with people affected by stroke is essential.

For an informal discussion please contact Dawn Manders, CHSS Lead Stroke Nurse, Grampian on 07918723772 or email: dawn.manders@chss.org.uk

CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families, and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.

In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a PVG check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.

Everyday people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland. By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as an Operational Support Administrator you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.

As an Operational Support Administrator (Operations and Events) you will join our cross-functional admin team. You will show a strong customer service approach to various administrative requests and provide reliable health and safety support within our head office.

You will be a team player, comfortable working to a rota and sharing tasks with other team members. Your day-to-day tasks will vary – from responding to adhoc queries, through taking calls from members of the public, supporting internal and external groups with minute taking, managing data, to providing event management support.

You will show good level of confidence in digital tools and high confidence in communicating with a variety of stakeholders.

The is a hybrid role, with the role holder required to work in Head Office on a rota basis, usually two days per week for part-time colleagues.

19.5 hours per week form 0.6 full-time equivalent. Standard working hours are 6.5 hours a day, 9.00 to 4.30 with a one-hour lunch break.

CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.

CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.

In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.