Main area: Neurology
Grade Band: 7
Contract: Permanent Development post, depending on experience
Hours: Part time - 33.75 hours per week (Monday - Friday, 8am-4pm OR 9am-5pm)
Job ref: 390-DoM-BR-3189
Employer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Broomfield Town, Chelmsford
Salary: £46,148 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
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. You will also provide advice, education, and support to patients or family members contacting the department with queries, concerns or problems. Additionally, 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Level 1 nursing registration or relevant healthcare professional
* NMC Registered
* Completed Parkinson's Disease Specialist Module
Experience
* Knowledge & practical use of research-based practice
* Understanding of clinical governance
* Non-medical prescriber
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
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.
Name: Justine Wren
Job title: Associate Director of Nursing
Email address: justine.wren2@nhs.net
Telephone number: 03004431067
For an informal chat or visit, please use email address below:
justine.wren2@nhs.net
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