An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic and flexible individual to join our neurology team as a Parkinson's Specialist Practitioner / Nurse.

Your role will be to provide a specialist nursing/AHP service to adults with Parkinson's providing expert advice, education and support to the patient with Parkinson's and their families/carers from the time of diagnosis and throughout the course of their condition

Main duties of the job

You will liaise with all members of the Multi-disciplinary Team to provide an effective and timely service to Parkinson's patients, inform & support Parkinson's patients and their families, providing counselling, information, education and a formal management plan and provide advice, education and support to patients or family members contacting the department with queries, concerns or problems.

You will work with fellow Parkinson's Practitioners / Consultant Neurologist and other clinical colleagues to develop and introduce systems to enhance the responsiveness of dealing with patients concerns, monitoring any trends, and developing appropriate actions

About us

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you motivated, enthusiastic and flexible, then we want to hear from you?

Please see job specification and job description attached to the vacancy for a full description of main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum 5 years post registration
• Level 1 nursing registration or relevant healthcare professional
• NMC Registered

Desirable

• Completed Parkinson's Disease Specialist Module

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Knowledge & practical use of research-based practice
• Understanding of clinical governance

Desirable

• Non-medical prescriber

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET

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390-MED-BR-1563