Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist Job at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham

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Job Description

Band 6

Main area
Neurology
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours will be considered)
Job ref
164-5253612
Site
QMC
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/05/2023 23:59

Job overview

The post holder will deliver a high quality, specialist service to adult patients from the age of 18 with established Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and those undergoing diagnosis. They will act as a source of expert advice and information for patients, carers, and health professionals and work in collaboration with other PD services to improve PD care for the local population.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an advocate for patients, carers and their families, promoting patient focused care and act as a resource for the multi-agency team. It is anticipated that this will improve on patient experience, prevent unnecessary ED attendances, hospital admissions and decrease length of stay.

Working for our organisation

The Parkinson's Disease Team is a small but highly effective team of healthcare professionals who work hard to deliver high quality care to patients with Parkinson's Disease under their care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will provide advice and support to patients and their families as well as training to staff caring for this specialist group within NUH and beyond.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Registered Nurse

Desirable criteria

  • Degree in health related subject

Experience

Essential criteria

  • At least 2 years’ experience as RN including significant experience of working within a relevant clinical setting eg neurosciences or Health Care of Older People.

Desirable criteria

  • Knowledge and experience of working with PD patients.

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Degree in Health related subject (or willingness to undertake)

Desirable criteria

  • Teaching qualification

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria

  • Neurological assessment skills / willingness to develop these

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria

  • Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and on own initiative

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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.

Covid-19 vaccination: remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. For helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access visit: https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations/

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

  • Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
  • Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

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