Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knoweldge
Specialist knowledge of Parkinson’s Disease and its treatments or willingness to learn.
- Knoweldge
Able to carry out self-directed learning
- Knoweldge
Willing and able to carryout CPD to keep up to date with clinical skills and knowledge
- Experience
Evidence of relevant and extensive post-graduate experience
- Experience
Experience of carrying out audit
- Experience
Experience of working with patients with a neurological or long-term condition
- Experience
Experience of facilitating service development
- Qualifications
Diploma / degree in Nursing
- Qualifications
Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Qualifications
MSc in relevant clinical area or equivalent post-graduate courses / experience
- Qualifications
Evidence of extensive, relevant post graduate training
- Qualifications
V300 Non- medical prescribing qualification, or, willing and able to complete it
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working in the community
- Experience
Experience of working with PD patients
Job overview
Parkinson's Clinical Nurse Specialist- Permanent
The post, a Clinical Specialist Nurse for Parkinson’s Disease (PD), is part of the Community Neurology Team, in Dudley Rehabilitation Service (DRS), which is a specialist multidisciplinary team providing advice, rehabilitation, treatment and management of patients with neurological conditions across the Dudley Borough.
The post holder will work closely with the acute PD CNS, the elderly care and neurology consultants and the Neurology Specialist Pharmacist based at Russell’s Hall Hospital, as well as the Long term conditions team based in the Dudley Clinical Hub to plan, co-ordinate and deliver care for patients to try to keep them safe and as independent as possible in the community. The post holder will liaise with GPs and Community Partnership Teams in their PCN, attending meeting as necessary; as well as attending the PD multidisciplinary team meetings, and the Community Neurology pathway MDT meetings.
Main duties of the job
- To manage a caseload of PD patients who need ongoing support, assessment and treatment within the community.
- To have a specialist understanding of medications used to treat PD, and common complications, understanding possible side effects. To educate patients on the various drugs available as necessary and appropriate.
- To prescribe treatments within nurse, non-medical prescribing (NMP) constraints.
- To undertake nurse led clinics for PD patients.
- To have responsibility for and contribute to PD education for staff and patients
- To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualized management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, and utilizing a wide range of treatment skills and case management skills.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification attached which outlines the main roles and responsibilities of this job.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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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This advert is for Parkinsons Clinical Nurse Specialist with The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust in Dudley, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Sep 2026.
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