Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
4 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Minimum of 3 years post registration experience to include 12 months leadership role
- Experience
Experience of working with people with Parkinsons
- Experience
Supplementary prescribing
- Qualifications / Training
Registered Nurse on NMC Register
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications / Training
Teaching and assessing/mentorship qualification
Job overview
The Specialist Nurse will work in collaboration with the Neurological Clinical Team and the Directorate Team to provide management of care of the highest quality to all patients accessing the Specialist Outpatient Clinics.
Main duties of the job
Contributing to the development of the service, facilitating innovation and evidence based Nursing through professional leadership and supporting the clinical team.
Act as a credible and professional role model, encourage and empower staff to develop both personally and professionally to achieve their maximum potential.
Liaise with the MDT and facilitate a collaborative approach to patient care.
The post holder will be expected to exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and make critical judgements using specialist knowledge and skills in order to provide the highest standard of holistic care for patients with Epilepsy
The post holder will provide clinical leadership and work in partnership with the multidisciplinary teams, patients, relatives and carers in managing the clinical caseload for the patient cohort.
The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist programmes of care and provide support to both patients and families.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
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 Parkinson's Nurse Specialist with University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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