Job summary
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services -CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!
We are expanding our Parkinson's Disease service in South and West Hertfordshire, and have an exciting opportunity for a new Advanced Specialist Nurse in Parkinson's disease. This could be the role for you............ o If you are a nurse with expertise in Parkinson's.o If you have experience in leading a service pathwayo If you enjoy working in partnership with patients and being part of their journey, and take a holistic approach to long term conditions. o If you have a desire to deliver excellent care to those with Parkinson's in the community setting? o If you are looking for a new exciting challenge?
This role involves providing care for people with Parkinson's within the community, including running out-patient clinics and visiting people in their homes. You will be working as the lead nurse in medication management. You will be working alongside and leading our current Parkinson's Nurse and be supported by our great multi-disciplinary team environment, alongside many highly skilled and experienced Physiotherapists, Specialist Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, support staff and will also have support from a Consultant.
Main duties of the job
The service is passionate about maintaining high standards of care. You will be involved in contributing to the improvement of services and ensuring quality care provision. As an advanced role, you will have opportunities to show leadership within the Parkinson's service.Our ethos is for every member of the team to grow as a clinician, and to be supported to maintain their wellbeing in both life and in work.
Formal development and training opportunities are available through the CLCH Academy, including Quality Improvement, and you would have access to specialist Parkinson's courses as appropriate.
There is some flexibility with banding dependent upon experience, this role is band 7-8. The role is between 33-37.5 hours per week
Not read enough to spark your interest yet? We also love cake, and spotting deer wandering through the grounds of our newly renovated Harpenden Memorial Hospital site in the late afternoons!
If this sounds like the opportunity you are looking for contact Deb Croall on 07917427481
About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Foster and implement a multi-disciplinary team approach in all aspects of clinical and non-clinical performance. To act as an autonomous and specialist practitioner and be responsible for leading and managing a clinical caseload of patients with Parkinsons disease and advise and support the wider MDT. Manage a caseload of patients with varying PD problems, providing patients and families with information on secondary prevention, education, advice and encouragement, maintain and record accurate documentation for all patients. Provide high quality, comprehensive, holistic and timely assessments and treatments for patients and their families referred to the service using an assessment process to achieve patient focused care at all stages of their disease including palliative stage. To include the prescribing and administration of appropriate medication within local and national guidelines such as NICE.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Foster and implement a multi-disciplinary team approach in all aspects of clinical and non-clinical performance. To act as an autonomous and specialist practitioner and be responsible for leading and managing a clinical caseload of patients with Parkinsons disease and advise and support the wider MDT. Manage a caseload of patients with varying PD problems, providing patients and families with information on secondary prevention, education, advice and encouragement, maintain and record accurate documentation for all patients. Provide high quality, comprehensive, holistic and timely assessments and treatments for patients and their families referred to the service using an assessment process to achieve patient focused care at all stages of their disease including palliative stage. To include the prescribing and administration of appropriate medication within local and national guidelines such as NICE.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- NMC level 1 Registration
- Degree (BSc) or equivalent in a health-related subject, working towards or extensive clinical experience relevant to area
- Management / leadership skills
- Membership / teaching
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
Desirable
- Relevant post registration qualification
- MSc or equivalent in a health related subject
Experience
Essential
- Advanced practitioner either through formal qualification or extensive clinical experience
- Relevant, demonstrable experience in Parkinson's Disease
- Multi-disciplinary working
- Working across organisational boundaries
- Audit / research experience
- Delivering presentations
- Running nurse led clinics
- Specialist Nurse Experience
- Highly specialist standard of clinical and theoretical knowledge of PD
- Experience managing complex PD (Apomorphine,Duodopa,DBS) in a community setting
Desirable
- Service development experience
- Experience of Interventional and Observational Clinical Trials
- Community working
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Strong leadership skills
- Autonomous practitioner
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills
- Basic counselling skills
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
- Good understanding of safe guarding procedures
- puter literacy
Desirable
- Evidence of facilitation / negotiation skills
- Evidence of involvement in research and practice development
- Evidence of leading innovation and managing change / service development
- Evidence of supporting others to develop knowledge and skills.
Key Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of applying evidence-based practice to clinical practice
- Patient centred approach
- Flexible attitude
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- NMC level 1 Registration
- Degree (BSc) or equivalent in a health-related subject, working towards or extensive clinical experience relevant to area
- Management / leadership skills
- Membership / teaching
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
Desirable
- Relevant post registration qualification
- MSc or equivalent in a health related subject
Experience
Essential
- Advanced practitioner either through formal qualification or extensive clinical experience
- Relevant, demonstrable experience in Parkinson's Disease
- Multi-disciplinary working
- Working across organisational boundaries
- Audit / research experience
- Delivering presentations
- Running nurse led clinics
- Specialist Nurse Experience
- Highly specialist standard of clinical and theoretical knowledge of PD
- Experience managing complex PD (Apomorphine,Duodopa,DBS) in a community setting
Desirable
- Service development experience
- Experience of Interventional and Observational Clinical Trials
- Community working
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Strong leadership skills
- Autonomous practitioner
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills
- Basic counselling skills
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
- Good understanding of safe guarding procedures
- puter literacy
Desirable
- Evidence of facilitation / negotiation skills
- Evidence of involvement in research and practice development
- Evidence of leading innovation and managing change / service development
- Evidence of supporting others to develop knowledge and skills.
Key Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of applying evidence-based practice to clinical practice
- Patient centred approach
- Flexible attitude
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).
