Parkinson's specialist Practitioner Band 6-7 Training Post

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a highly motivated Parkinson's Specialist Practitioner to join their team. The role includes assessing and managing patients with Parkinson's, providing high-quality care, and contributing to service development. The successful candidate will be a registered nurse or allied health care professional with excellent communication skills and relevant experience. This Band 6-7 training post offers ongoing professional development within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse or allied health care professional qualification is essential.
• Experience in delivering care to people with Parkinson's is crucial.
• Completion of Non-medical prescribing qualification is necessary for Band 7.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage individuals with Parkinson's effectively.
• Contribute to the development of the Parkinson's service.
• Provide patient-centered care and adhere to professional standards.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Complex history taking

Physical examination

Patient assessment

Non-medical prescribing

Job description

The nurse or allied health care professional will be responsible for the assessment and management of people with Parkinson's using an enhanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and judgement, underpinned by theory and experience; this will include the need for complex history taking, physical examination, prescribing and ongoing patient assessment.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and dynamic nurse or allied health care professional to join the University Hospitals Dorset's (UHD) Parkinson's Service as a Parkinson's Specialist Practitioner in a Band 6-7 training post.

• We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated registered nurse or allied health care professional. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and relevant experience to deliver high quality, specialist care to people with Parkinson's and will be part of the on-going development of this forward-thinking service. The service is transforming in response to the needs of our community and our team are always developing to be able to deliver safe, effective and patient-centred care. We are committed to continuous professional development and offer on-going training within the Parkinson's service.
• Band 7 in the training post would be gained after successful completion of the Non-medical prescribing qualification and full achievement of Band 6 competencies (with emergence into Band 7 competencies) in the local Parkinson's competency framework.
• Car driver essential (or the ability to travel to meet the needs of the role - not all locations are accessible by public transport).

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview. Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions. If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

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