Parkinson's Disease Specialist Nurse

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is offering a position for a Clinical Nurse Specialist focused on Parkinson's Disease. The ideal candidate will have an interest or experience in neurology, a strong desire to learn and develop skills, and will work closely with nursing and medical teams at York Teaching Hospital. This role provides the opportunity for professional development, and staff benefits include a supportive environment and comprehensive leave policies.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounts on numerous services

Qualifications

• Interest or experience in neurology.
• Relevant knowledge in Parkinson's Disease.
• Ability to develop competencies in a specialist role.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload.
• Assess care needs and develop care programs.
• Provide specialist nursing care and advice.
• Ensure cost-effective use of resources.
• Initiate and prescribe treatment as a non-medical prescriber.

Skills

motivation

proactivity

dedication

willingness to learn

Job description

The Neurology Team has a new exciting opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Parkinson's Disease. This role would be suitable for a candidate who has an interest or some experience in neurology with relevant knowledge and who is keen to develop skills in this area. The successful candidate will work under supervision of the current Advanced Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist and Consultant Neurologists. The aim will be to enable them to develop their competencies in this highly specialised role. This is a highly satisfying, but demanding role and it is essential that candidates are extremely motivated, proactive, dedicated and willing to learn.

Benefits to Candidate

• A supportive & friendly working environment
• Active encouragement to learn and develop within your role
• Dedicated career pathways and great opportunities for continuing professional development
• Commitment to, and support for your wellbeing

The role will consist of working within the Neurology team based at York Teaching Hospital with the expectation that the successful candidate will also run clinics at Malton and Selby Hospitals. The post holder will work closely with the nursing and medical teams.

Main Duties

• Responsibility for the management of a defined caseload.
• Continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care.
• Provide specialist nursing care and advice to a specific patient group and will contribute to the development of the specialty service.
• The post holder will ensure cost effective use of resources.
• If working as a non-medical prescriber to also initiate and prescribe treatment and evaluate its clinical effectiveness.

Staff Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.