# Parkinson’s Disease Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/parkinsons-disease-nurse-specialist/59706fc9-a93f-4d83-842c-ecdfe1cf5ec1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/parkinsons-disease-nurse-specialist/59706fc9-a93f-4d83-842c-ecdfe1cf5ec1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Swindon - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** 6 months (6 months Fixed Term Contract) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Within the core hours of 0830-1630) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-14T13:42:23.566Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Wiltshire/Swindon/Great_Western_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Parkinsons_Service/Parkinsons_Service-v8154757 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8154757?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gwh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### 6-month fixed-term contract. An exciting opportunity has arisen. The Swindon & North Wiltshire Parkinson’s Nursing Service is looking for a Band 6 Parkinson’s Disease Nurse Specialist to work as part of the team providing nursing care, support and advice to people affected by Parkinson’s. This is a varied role working in both the community and hospital environments undertaking home visits, seeing patients and their families within the clinic environment and working as part of the PDNS team supporting the patient during any hospital stays. You will be a nurse with an interest in gaining further clinical knowledge of Parkinson’s disease. We will support you in your learning within our excellent multi-disciplinary team. You will have excellent communication and written skills that will enable you to provide information to support, promote and encourage patient empowerment and support decision making relating to care and support needs. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will provide specialist nursing care, support and advice to patients affected by Parkinson’s   Disease within the Swindon and North Wiltshire area. The post holder will have functional links with all stakeholders e.g., patients, their families, multidisciplinary   teams, hospital departments, community services and voluntary organisations.   The focus of this post will be on the care of those with idiopathic Parkinson’s or related Parkinsonism’s. The working environment will entail working between primary and secondary care settings  following the patient pathway. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - The post holder will be part of a team and line management will be via the Lead Parkinson’s Disease  Nurse Specialist.  2. Effective communication and working relationships will include with patients and carers, GP’s,   Hospital Consultants, Community Teams, local Parkinson’s UK organisations, the Independent Sector   and Care Home / Agencies.  3. The post holder will provide effective support and advice to patients and carers in order to assist them   with emotional issues.  4. They will demonstrate effective educational strategies in order to assist patients and carers in relating   to the management of the disease process and its symptoms.  5. The post holder will provide verbal and written information in order to support, promote and encourage  patient empowerment and support decision making relating to care and support needs.  6. They will act as an advocate for the individual with Parkinson’s Disease.  7. The post holder will be able to triage helpline phone calls in order to assess and prioritise the needs   of the individual making the call.  8. They will participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings as requested.  9. They will professionally and sensitively deal with issues pertaining to service users and their carers.  10. The post holder will be expected to organise their time effectively and manage their allocated work in an  organised manner, communicating any issues to their line manager in a timely manner.  11. The post holder will be able to work flexibly to meet service demands. Please see JD for full responsibilities. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Related nursing experience to the Parkinson’s knowledge base - An awareness of interagency working / functions - Communication skills, which facilitate effective interaction with people from a wide range of social, economic, cultural, and ethnic/racial backgrounds - Able to communicate with a wide range of colleagues in different disciplines and agencies - The ability to respond to the demands of working in a complex and diverse environment - Able to work well in a team as well as the ability to work independently - Approachable & flexible - Able to produce accurate reports ### Qualifications **Essential** - RGN with reasonable length of post qualification experience. - Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by training and/or combination of additional post registration/postgraduate specialist training, or equivalent experience **Desirable** - Parkinson’s Disease Module or willingness to undertake this. - Experience in the care of older people, palliative / end of life areas ## Documents - [band 6 jd (updated) (pdf, 184.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10454796) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.