Clinical Nurse Specialist (Parkinsons)

NHS; Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Parkinson's Clinical Nurse Specialist to enhance services for individuals with Parkinson's disease in Pembrokeshire. This role involves providing expert clinical support, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and delivering specialized education to staff. The candidate will be pivotal in ensuring high-quality care and service improvement for patients.

Benefits

Bilingualism support

Financial wellbeing benefit through Wagestream

Qualifications

• Must have NMC registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience in Parkinson's disease management.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage own workload.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical assessment and management for patients with Parkinson's disease.
• Deliver specialist training and education to clinical staff.
• Lead and manage a team of specialist nurses.

Skills

Patient assessment

Team collaboration

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

Master's Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job summary

We are looking to appoint a Parkinson's Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join our team in Pembrokeshire. This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled nurse with expertise in Parkinson's disease to develop and enhance the local service, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred care for those living with the condition.

As a Band 7 Parkinson's CNS, you will expected to provide expert clinical assessment, management, and support to patients with Parkinson's disease and related conditions and also act as a key point of contact for patients, carers, and healthcare professionals, offering advice, education, and coordination of care.

The successful candidate will be required to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless care pathways and best-practice management and be part of a team leading on service development initiatives to enhance Parkinson's care in Pembrokeshire. Also, deliver specialist training and education to staff across primary and secondary care settings.

To apply you will need to be a Registered Nurse (NMC), with experience in Parkinson's disease management and advanced clinical skills, including non-medical prescribing (or willingness to work towards this) and be passionate about service improvement and patient-centred care. You will need to demonstrate strong communication, leadership, and teaching abilities and an ability to work autonomously and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

An experienced clinical practitioner with a high level of skill and theoretical knowledge.

The purpose of this role is to

Provide specialist nursing care, advice, guidance and leadership, and to take responsibility for a specialist nursing service.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidenced-based nursing care.Provide expert advice and clinical practice.

Work autonomously and manage own workload as a lead specialist in their area.

Provide specialist education and training to Staff

Lead and manage a team of specialist nurses

Work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop services and the quality of care delivered.

Contribute to the development and planning of clinical services within the specialist field.

Demonstrate the Health Board's values and ensure that others demonstrate the same values.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Interviews to be held on 01/07/2025.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.

Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.

Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).Community facilities, including:

48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes.

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Details Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,840 to £53,602 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

100-NMR177-0625

Job locations

Withybush General Hospital

Haverfordwest

SA61 2PZ

Job description Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

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Job description Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Get instant access to our financial wellbeing benefit Wagestream. Wagestream is a tool for everyday life that lets you get paid your way by letting you track your wages in real-time, stream up to 50% of the money youve already earned, learn easy tips to manage your money better and save your wages straight from your salary.

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Person Specification Qualifications and Knowledge Essential

• Registered Nurse (Part 1)
• Current NMC Registration
• Master's Degree or equivalent experience
• Expert level of knowledge in clinical speciality
• Knowledge of service improvement
• Able to undertake a literature search and critically appraise research papers

Desirable

• Evidence of higher level of practice development within specialist area
• Teaching qualification
• Management qualification
• Advanced clinical skills
• Non-medical Prescribing (v300)

Experience Essential

• Extensive previous experience of working within specialty area
• Experience of complex decision making
• Experience in communication skills in very emotive situations
• Evidence of undertaking presentation to groups
• Experience in the relevant specialty
• Experience of working in a multi-professional environment
• Experience of undertaking audit

Desirable

• People Management experience
• Experience of participating in research
• Experience of working with pre-registration nursing/midwifery students in a mentorship role

Language Skills Desirable

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Person Specification Qualifications and Knowledge Essential

• Registered Nurse (Part 1)
• Current NMC Registration
• Master's Degree or equivalent experience
• Expert level of knowledge in clinical speciality
• Knowledge of service improvement
• Able to undertake a literature search and critically appraise research papers

Desirable

• Evidence of higher level of practice development within specialist area
• Teaching qualification
• Management qualification
• Advanced clinical skills
• Non-medical Prescribing (v300)

Experience Essential

• Extensive previous experience of working within specialty area
• Experience of complex decision making
• Experience in communication skills in very emotive situations
• Evidence of undertaking presentation to groups
• Experience in the relevant specialty
• Experience of working in a multi-professional environment
• Experience of undertaking audit

Desirable

• People Management experience
• Experience of participating in research
• Experience of working with pre-registration nursing/midwifery students in a mentorship role

Language Skills Desirable

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Address

Withybush General Hospital

Haverfordwest

SA61 2PZ

Employer's website

https://hduhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Address

Withybush General Hospital

Haverfordwest

SA61 2PZ

Employer's website

https://hduhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)