Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town Sheffield
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period Yearly
Closing 28/04/2025 23:59
Interview date 07/05/2025
Clinical Nurse Specialist (Parkinsons Disease & Movement Disorder)
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages, and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
The Sheffield Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder (PD/MD) team are looking to recruit a nurse who is keen to develop their career via the Specialist Nurse pathway. If you enjoy working in partnership with patients, taking a holistic approach to long term conditions, and being part of that patient's journey – this may be the role for you.
As such, we are looking for a motivated nurse with a keen drive to learn and become established in the role of the Specialist Nurse in PD/MD. Currently, we have a well-established team of experienced nurses, and as such you need not be an PD/MD expert now; we will provide a comprehensive orientation and professional development plan tailored to nurture the abilities you already possess and develop those skills needed to succeed as a Specialist Nurse.
The successful applicant will be driven, forward-thinking, and committed to being involved in all aspects of the patient pathway. They will be self-reliant and confident in being able to work flexibly and adapt to change, all whilst ensuring they are working within the remits of their role. A car driver with use of a car is favoured as the post holder will provide services to a large geographical area by way of satellite clinics.
Main duties of the job
As a specialist, you are required to act as a point of contact for your patient; to be an advocate for their care and to liaise with all those involved in the care pathway, both in the hospital and community setting. As such, communication and collaboration are vital skills you must possess to a high standard.
Through the use of good communication, you will ensure your patients are supported from initial diagnosis, with medication management, psychological and social support, whilst ensuring all safety concerns are addressed. For those patients who cannot advocate for themselves, we are a point of contact for carers and families to support their loved ones.
The successful applicant will work with their colleagues to contribute to the multidisciplinary team, facilitating management of patients with PD/MD and the social, psychological, and physical complexities this diagnosis can bring.
You must also be able to manage your own workload within busy time constraints. You will work autonomously running nurse-led clinics but have the support of colleagues as well as two Senior Nurse Specialists.
Currently, in the team, we have professionals from a variety of backgrounds, and we are open to the diversity and richness that an individual brings to the team.
We want to hear from individuals who have a high level of integrity and professionalism, a team player who is willing to work hard to put the service user at the centre of all we deliver.
If this is you, we want to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The Neurology Outreach Department supports its staff to develop innovative healthcare services within subspecialist teams. The focus is on developing you to be your best in order that you provide expert knowledge, advice, and support to the patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* NMC Registration Adult Nursing Part 1
* Advanced diploma in nursing or equivalent
* 1st degree, or willing to undertake
* To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
* Recognised Counselling Skills Certificate, experience or willing to undertake appropriate study
* PG Cert
Experience
* Relevant experience with a proven interest in Long Term Conditions
* Evidence of management and Leadership experience and development at ward level or similar.
* Proven experience in the understanding of and communication with individuals with complex needs
* Experience of effective time management and ability to prioritise own workload
* Experience of innovative service delivery
* Experience of neuromedicine or neurosurgery
* Experience of management of patients with PD/MD
* Primary Care experience
* Audit and research experience
Further Training
* Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Ability to manage change whilst maintaining standards
* Strong leadership skills
* Ability to work flexibly to meet needs of service
* An ability to work under pressure acting as a role model for other health care professionals
* A true team player who demonstrates diplomacy and maturity in all aspects of their work
* Compassionate and caring and a drive to deliver excellent patient care
* Car driver with access to car
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The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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