Stroke Coordinator

The Stroke Coordinator leads the way in specialist stroke care, combining advanced clinical expertise with strong leadership to deliver exceptional outcomes. This dynamic role drives innovation, education, and service development to enhance patient care and experience.

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until 15 February 2026 (with possibility of ongoing employment)

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2

Remuneration: $ $58.99 per hour

Hours Per Week: 20

Requisition ID: REQ607615

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There's a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices. You'll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Where you'll be working

Nursing Administration - Ryde Hospital

Ryde Hospital is having an incredible $479 million complete hospital redevelopment that will transform the delivery of healthcare for the Ryde local community.

The Ryde Hospital Redevelopment will result in new health facilities and enhanced services including emergency, ICU/critical care, inpatient units, outpatient/ambulatory care services and much more.

Construction commenced in early 2023 and will provide you with a wonderful and exciting opportunity to be part of the Ryde team to change the future health services for the Ryde Community completely.

What you'll be doing

The purpose of the Stroke Coordinator is to provide senior nursing clinical leadership in the development of specialist clinical practice and coordinate high quality service delivery and nursing care to patients/clients.

The Stroke Coordinator employs advanced clinical skills and exercises extended autonomy of decision-making working closely with managers and other senior clinicians. The Stroke Coordinator will participate in the delivery of education, support and administration of the service, and assist in the monitoring and reporting of data and outcomes.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

1. Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHRPA) with relevant post-graduate qualifications in neurovascular/cardiovascular and at least 3 years' recent experience working in neurovascular (stroke management), cardiovascular or critical care nursing, or such other qualifications or equivalent experience deemed appropriate.
2. Evidence of clinical leadership skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework to plan, deliver and coordinate patient care.
3. Demonstrated ability to apply advanced clinical expertise in relation to clinical nursing practice and independently make decisions that support good patient care outcomes.
4. Demonstrated communication skills including technology, written, verbal and interpersonal skills with the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others.

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This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

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Applications Close: 1 October 2025