Senior Clinical Parkinson’s Disease Nurse Specialist

3 weeks ago


Cheshire, United Kingdom Countess Of Chester Hospital Full time

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit. 

Job overview

Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Care of the Elderly at the Countess of Chester NHS trust. This is an ideal opportunity for current band 7 nurse to continue their development into Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, or for a band 6 nursing wanting to expand their knowledge in this area.

The post holder will act as a point of contact for patients experiencing problems or deterioration, providing highly specialist knowledge, skills and advice to clients and a source of expertise to health and social care professionals and others as necessary.

This is an opportunity to develop this post with evolving responsibilities that may change as the role evolves.

You will need excellent clinical, organizational, IT and communication skills. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care with indirect supervision. You will provide nursing expertise to a specific patient group and will support clinical colleagues in providing a service to the PD client group.

As a member of the Elderly Care team you will develop professional relationships with CoTE Consultants, Community Geriatricians and all relevant multi-disciplinary teams to enhance the service and care pathways, supporting their families and carers. This includes linking closely to Parkinson’s UK staff locally.

You will assess individual patient needs for those living with Parkinson’s to improve their quality of life by identifying, co-ordinating and linking to appropriate care services and therapies throughout the care pathway. You will work independently to support patients and their carers to maximise on the benefits of the Parkinson’s Nurse Specialist role on care programmes, developing patient focused goals, encouraging self-care and self-management approaches.

The post holder will support the development of innovative evidence practice and be responsible for audit and monitoring the quality of the Parkinson’s service being provided.

Work a an independent practitioner and demonstrate specialist skills and knowledge through expert nursing. Practice advanced clinical skills and maintain a high professional standard of care and expertise'

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