Parkinson's specialist Practitioner Band 6-7 Training Post

Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group; Poole; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization based in Poole seeks a Parkinson’s Specialist Practitioner to provide care for patients with Parkinson's disease. This role involves working closely with a multidisciplinary team and managing patient clinics autonomously. Candidates should have a degree, clinical registration, and experience in a Band 6 clinical role, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The position offers opportunities for professional development and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of working independently in a Band 6 Clinical role.
• Experience of teaching, mentoring and developing staff.
• Experience in patient education and empowerment.

Responsibilities

• Provide a weekday service to people with Parkinson's.
• Manage your own clinics and undertake domiciliary visits.
• Encourage patients to manage their long-term condition.

Skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Clinical skills in patient assessment

Computer literacy

Education

Degree level qualification

Professional registration with relevant professional body

Job description

Detailed job description

As a Parkinson’s Specialist Practitioner you will provide a weekday service to people with Parkinson's. You will work closely with Neurologists, Older People's Services Consultants, Pharmacists, General Practitioners, Therapists, Social Services and voluntary groups to enhance the care and improve the quality of life to people with Parkinson's.

You will be supported in your development to manage this patient group including patients with Multiple System Atrophy and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. You will be required to have experience of working independently in a band 6 clinical role.

The role of the Parkinson’s Specialist Practitioner is multifaceted, you will work autonomously incorporating key functions; practice policy and standard development, education, research and professional development. The ultimate aim is to provide a co-ordinated, accessible, well-governed service for patients with Parkinson’s that provides compassionate holistic, high-quality evidence-based care. You will have the ability to work autonomously and make key decisions to influence patient care. Training and education for patients and their families is a key element to the role, and you will play an active part in encouraging patients to manage their long-term condition. Practitioner-led clinics are a crucial part of the role and you will manage your own clinics and undertake domiciliary visits, with the support and guidance from senior members of the Parkinson's Service team as well as the Consultant team.

The post is currently based at Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch sites with clinics also held at Wimborne and Swanage hospital.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Professional registration with relevant professional body
• Degree level qualification
• English GCSE at C Grade, or Functional Skills English Level 2 (certificates required). Maths GCSE at C Grade, or Functional Skills Maths Level 2 (certificates required)
• Willingness to undertake and complete an M level Advanced Clinical Practice/Equivalent Masters
• Recognised mentoring qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of ability to study at MSc level
• Non-Medical Prescribing course
• Advanced communication / counseling courses

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of working independently in a Band 6 Clinical role
• Experience of teaching, mentoring and developing staff
• Experience in patient education and empowerment
• Evidence of working under own initiative
• Experience of working in partnership with all levels of staff and within the multi-disciplinary team

Desirable criteria

• Experience in managing patients with Parkinson’s
• Participation in research and experience of critical appraisal of the evidence base to inform practice
• Participation in audit
• Experience of service and practice development and managing change
• Developing policies and protocols

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential criteria

• Clinical skills in patient assessment and development /implementation of treatment plans
• Computer literacy using a range of software
• Demonstrable ability to work in a busy environment and resilience when the service is under pressure.
• Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of acquisition and maintenance of advanced clinical skills

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, using a range of methods, e.g. verbal, written, record keeping , complex report writing
• Seeks out, and takes, opportunities for improving the service offered, with customer focus in foresight
• Adaptive to unpredictable workloads

Desirable criteria

• A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.
• Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships