Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, proactive Nurse Specialist to make a significant difference to the health outcomes of patients diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in the West Midlands. This is a full time, band 6 (consideration would be given for a band 6 developmental post if no previous CNS experience) based within the Department of Neurology at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT), providing services to people living in the county and its surrounding area.The successful applicant will work as part of the expanding neurological team here at RWT. The post holder will be provided with expert clinical leadership and support from our established team and 2 Consultant Neurologists with specialist interest in Movement Disorders.
The Department of Neurology views its staff as its most important asset. As such, you will be supported with induction, training and advanced educational opportunities. We will use approved competencies to help you to develop a clear career pathway towards expert practice.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will play a key role in the delivery of neurological services throughout the Trust. You will be expected to exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and to make critical judgementsusing specialist knowledge; you will provide the highest standard of holistic patient care for patients with epilepsy.
You will be responsible for the organisation and management of your own workload, under the supervision and guidance of the service lead. You will be expected to undertakeclinics in various locations throughout Wolverhampton, Telford and Shropshire, adapting and prioritising as necessary. Current clinic sites are in Cannock, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury and Telford.
Applicants should be highly motivated, dynamic and will play a pivotal role in neurology nursing service development, in line with national guidance. The successful candidate will work withthe wider multi-disciplinary team for the benefit of people with Parkinson's Disease and Atypical Parkinson's conditions.
The post will require you to run and maintain nurse-led clinics independently. You will have responsibility for assessing patients and subsequently devising, implementing and assessing anindividual's comprehensive Parkinson's Disease care plan.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a member of the Parkinson's Clinical Nurse Specialist team you will participate in nurse led clinics for both newly diagnosed patients and also regular review clinics for patients. Alongside this you will be required to undertake both urgent and review phone clinics. You will be required to take part in the annual Parkinson's UK audit to highlight areas of excellence or improvement for the service and to the patients.
You will provide knowledge and support to patients living with Parkinson's and their loved ones and also to provide insight and support to other health care professionals.
Work as a core member of the multi-disciplinary team and at times liaising and acting as a specialist resource across multi-agency specialties.
You will be required to work autonomously within your limitations within the clinical settings across the region as well as provide support for patients and health care professionals within the acute setting.
The role will be 80% clinical and 20% non-clinical for a band 6 CNS.You will be accountable for :Ensuring safe and effective clinical practiceEnhancing the patients experienceEnsuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organisations objectivesEfficient and effective use of resourcesTeam leaderManaging and developing the performance of the team [service specific]
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a member of the Parkinson's Clinical Nurse Specialist team you will participate in nurse led clinics for both newly diagnosed patients and also regular review clinics for patients. Alongside this you will be required to undertake both urgent and review phone clinics. You will be required to take part in the annual Parkinson's UK audit to highlight areas of excellence or improvement for the service and to the patients.
You will provide knowledge and support to patients living with Parkinson's and their loved ones and also to provide insight and support to other health care professionals.
Work as a core member of the multi-disciplinary team and at times liaising and acting as a specialist resource across multi-agency specialties.
You will be required to work autonomously within your limitations within the clinical settings across the region as well as provide support for patients and health care professionals within the acute setting.
The role will be 80% clinical and 20% non-clinical for a band 6 CNS.You will be accountable for :Ensuring safe and effective clinical practiceEnhancing the patients experienceEnsuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organisations objectivesEfficient and effective use of resourcesTeam leaderManaging and developing the performance of the team [service specific]
Person Specification
Ability to work at Masters level, or working towards
Essential
- Health assessment and none medical prescriber
Desirable
- post registration qualification in Parkinson's Disease
Person Specification
Ability to work at Masters level, or working towards
Essential
- Health assessment and none medical prescriber
Desirable
- post registration qualification in Parkinson's Disease
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).