Parkinson'S Specialist Practitioner - Secondment

Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group; Poole; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group in Poole is seeking a Parkinson's Specialist Practitioner (Band 6) to provide a weekday service for 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 care and quality of life for people with Parkinson's.

You will manage your own clinics and undertake domiciliary visits with the support of the Parkinson's Service

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in a relevant field.
• Mentoring qualification.
• Experience working independently in a Band 6 role.

Responsibilities

• Provide a weekday Parkinson's Specialist service.
• Collaborate with Neurologists, Older People's Services Consultants, Pharmacists, GPs, Therapists, Social Services and voluntary groups to improve care.
• Manage practitioner-led clinics and domiciliary visits with support from senior team.
• Educate patients and families on long-term condition management.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Problem solving

Decision making

Education

Degree level qualification

Mentoring qualification

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Detailed job description

and main responsibilities

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 through the completion of service specific competencies. 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate evidence of training around treatment/support for patients with long term conditions
• Degree level qualification
• Mentoring qualification

Desirable criteria

• Advanced communication/counselling course
• Level 7 post registration/graduate qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Working independently in a band 6 role
• Experience in patient education and empowerment

Desirable criteria

• Experience in managing patients with Parkinson's
• Experience of managing change

Technical Skills

Essential criteria

• Clinical reasoning, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Computer literacy using a range of software
• Ability to work in a busy environment under pressure
• Ability to work unsupervised and on own initative

Desirable criteria

• Acquisition and maintenance of advanced clinical skills

Other

Essential criteria

• Adapts to unpredictable workload
• Ability to work under pressure