Specialist Parkinson's Practitioner
- NHS
- Part Time
- Chelmsford
- 46148.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic and flexible individual to join our neurology team as a Parkinson's Specialist Practitioner / Nurse.
Your role will be to provide a specialist nursing/AHP service to adults with Parkinson's providing expert advice, education and support to the patient with Parkinson's and their families/carers from the time of diagnosis and throughout the course of their condition.
There is an opportunity for this post to be a development one, from Band 6 to Band 7, depending on experience.
Main duties of the job
You will liaise with all members of the Multi-disciplinary Team to provide an effective and timely service to Parkinson's patients, inform & support Parkinson's patients and their families, providing counselling, information, education and a formal management plan and provide advice, education and support to patients or family members contacting the department with queries, concerns or problems.
You will work with fellow Parkinson's Practitioners / Consultant Neurologist and other clinical colleagues to develop and introduce systems to enhance the responsiveness of dealing with patients concerns, monitoring any trends, and developing appropriate actions
About us
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Job responsibilities
Are you motivated, enthusiastic and flexible, then we want to hear from you?
There is an opportunity for this post to be a development one, from Band 6 to Band 7, depending on experience
Please see job specification and job description attached to the vacancy for a full description of main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 1 nursing registration or relevant healthcare professional
- NMC Registered
Desirable
- Completed Parkinson's Disease Specialist Module
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge & practical use of research-based practice
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Significant post-registration experience
Desirable
- Non-medical prescriber
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Broomfield
Chelmsford
CM1 7ET
