Parkinson's Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic motivated nurse with an interest in Parkinson’s disease, to join the Elderly Parkinson's team at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The position is 22.5 hours, covering both inpatient and outpatient settings, serving the population of York and its surrounding areas.

This is a Band 6 position, and the successful candidate would be expected to clinical competencies set out in the Parkinson's Nurse Competency Framework within their first year of employment.

Main duties of the job

• To work as an autonomous practitioner to deliver an expert nursing service within this highly specialist area of Parkinson's Disease.
• Ensuring that patients with Parkinson's conditions receive the highest standard of care, with an emphasis on providing expert advice and support to patients and carers, including psychological support.
• To manage a caseload of patients/clients with Parkinson's Disease. Providing professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the specialty
• To lead the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice, in line with current research and guidelines.
• Providing nursing and medical educational training, support, and care within the Trust and externally.
• Ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity, and respect.
• Ensure patients are assessed, have care plans that are implemented and evaluated in accordance with the Trusts and NMC requirements.
• As a key member of a multi professional team, ensure appropriate referral and discussion with other members of the team to optimise patient care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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