York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Parkinson's Practitioner

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Parkinson's Disease Specialist Nurse. In this challenging and rewarding role you will be providing a quality service to people living with Parkinson's Disease, from the time of diagnosis until the end of life.

As a proactive individual with advanced communication skills, you will be working with Parkinson's Disease patients and their carers and with the multi-disciplinary team based in the Acute Trust. You will also establish links with local community services and ensuring a seamless service for patients across all sectors. You will play a pivotal part in supporting and ensuring the changing needs of the Parkinson's Disease patient are met, including when they access acute services.

Your role will include delivering education and training to other health care professionals about Parkinson's Disease across Scarborough. You will establish appropriate monitoring to ensure quality and safety of the service, and participate in relevant audit and governance meetings.

Committed to delivering holistic evidence-based care, you will have the enthusiasm and ambition to take on this demanding role. The successful applicant will have relevant current or recent experience in caring for patients with Parkinson's disease and other chronic diseases. You will be team player with strong organisational skills and substantial post registration experience.

Main duties of the job

This vacancy is for 1 year secondment for Internal applications, and 1 year fixed term for External applications

Clinical Care Delivery

  • Provide a clinical lead and be a role model to nursing and allied health professional staff by delivering high quality care
  • Act in accordance with the Professional Codes of Accountability
  • Undertake clinical procedures where dexterity and accuracy are required
  • Maintain a safe working environment

Responsibilities for patient and client care

  • By working as an autonomous practitioner continually develop and deliver a specialist service for people with Parkinson's disease, including assessment of disease status, management and suitable treatment options including improved medicines management.
  • Supporting and developing services to promote self-management, educating patients and promoting them as partners in managing their disease through self-care, self-management and expert patient programmes.
  • Be a non-medical prescriber - determined by the needs of the service
  • Organise own clinical workload
  • Receive supervision of clinical care and outcomes from Matron

If you wish to apply for this post as a Secondment opportunity, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying.

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
  • A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
  • Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
  • NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
  • An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
  • Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Details

Date posted

10 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

419-5262246-SPP-CG2

Job locations

Scarborough Hospital

Woodlands Drive

Scarborough

YO12 6QL


Job description

Job responsibilities

The NHS Staff Council has accepted the pay offer made by the government for Agenda for Change staff in England, which you will see is reflected on the salary for this role. Thenew salary rates for this year(2023/24)willtake effect from 1 April 2023. Eligible staff can expect to receive the additional 2022/23 payment and the new 2023/24 pay rates (including back pay to 1 April) as part of their pay in June.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: recruitment@york.nhs.uk.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The NHS Staff Council has accepted the pay offer made by the government for Agenda for Change staff in England, which you will see is reflected on the salary for this role. Thenew salary rates for this year(2023/24)willtake effect from 1 April 2023. Eligible staff can expect to receive the additional 2022/23 payment and the new 2023/24 pay rates (including back pay to 1 April) as part of their pay in June.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: recruitment@york.nhs.uk.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse Level 1
  • Diploma level education of equivalent
  • Recognised teaching/ assessing qualification
  • Non-medical prescriber - as determined by the needs of the service

Desirable

  • Post registration qualification in speciality
  • Working towards degree or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Experience at Band 5 or equivalent including within a relevant speciality
  • Audit & Standard setting
  • Current issues in healthcare
  • Understanding of the local and national nursing agenda
  • Understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks/ national guidance
  • Understanding of research based practice

Desirable

  • Service development or change management

Training

Essential

  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • willing to undergo any further training neccessary
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse Level 1
  • Diploma level education of equivalent
  • Recognised teaching/ assessing qualification
  • Non-medical prescriber - as determined by the needs of the service

Desirable

  • Post registration qualification in speciality
  • Working towards degree or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Experience at Band 5 or equivalent including within a relevant speciality
  • Audit & Standard setting
  • Current issues in healthcare
  • Understanding of the local and national nursing agenda
  • Understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks/ national guidance
  • Understanding of research based practice

Desirable

  • Service development or change management

Training

Essential

  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • willing to undergo any further training neccessary

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Scarborough Hospital

Woodlands Drive

Scarborough

YO12 6QL


Employer's website

https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Scarborough Hospital

Woodlands Drive

Scarborough

YO12 6QL


Employer's website

https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Specialist Parkinson's Nurse

Alison Kearney

Alison.kearney6@nhs.net

01723385054

Details

Date posted

10 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

419-5262246-SPP-CG2

Job locations

Scarborough Hospital

Woodlands Drive

Scarborough

YO12 6QL


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