Job summary
We are looking to recruit an experienced senior nurse to work as a Band 7 Community Neurology Specialist Nurse with interest in Parkinson's Disease.

We welcome applications from experienced or existing Band 7 Parkinson's Disease Specialist Nurses as well as nurses working at Band 6 level aspiring to progress into a specialist nursing role within neurology.

The post holder will develop, implement and evaluate a seamless community PD specialist service ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of clinical care and that specialist advice, education and support to health professionals and patients is provided.

They will work collaboratively with the established Primary Care Networks, ensuring cohesive leadership across the three localities.

The post holder will be an integral part of the West Essex Care Closer to Home model, working in partnership with Social Services and other statutory and non-statutory services to meet the needs of the local population using public health information/population management to support service development.

Main duties of the job

• Function autonomously in an adept manner to assess, manage, plan and implement treatment tailored to individual patients across the Parkinson's disease spectrum in both routine and non-routine circumstances.
• Demonstrate an equitable service through audit and clinical effectiveness
• Employ a collaborative approach with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure care for patients and their families is effectively coordinated and their needs are met.
• Continually develop and update knowledge and highly specialist skills to maintain specialist competence and ensure delivery of evidence based care.
• Develop and maintain current knowledge, skills and competence to ensure delivery of evidence based care.
• To be professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work, including the management of own caseload.
• Maintain the Parkinson's Disease patient caseload including acceptance of appropriate referrals, triage, waiting times and discharging patients to a dormant caseload when active input is no longer required
• To develop, deliver and evaluate a plan of care relating to symptom management, which will include assessment, planning, implementing, reviewing and documenting care plans in agreement with the person with Parkinson's Disease. This will include but not exhaustive of ordering diagnostic tests and making referrals.

About us
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Job responsibilities

• Function autonomously in an adept manner to assess, manage, plan and implement treatment tailored to individual patients across the Parkinsons disease spectrum in both routine and non-routine circumstances.
• Demonstrate an equitable service through audit and clinical effectiveness
• Employ a collaborative approach with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure care for patients and their families is effectively coordinated and their needs are met.
• Continually develop and update knowledge and highly specialist skills to maintain specialist competence and ensure delivery of evidence based care.
• Develop and maintain current knowledge, skills and competence to ensure delivery of evidence based care.
• To be professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work, including the management of own caseload.
• Maintain the Parkinsons Disease patient caseload including acceptance of appropriate referrals, triage, waiting times and discharging patients to a dormant caseload when active input is no longer required
• To develop, deliver and evaluate a plan of care relating to symptom management, which will include assessment, planning, implementing, reviewing and documenting care plans in agreement with the person with Parkinsons Disease. This will include but not exhaustive of ordering diagnostic tests and making referrals.
• Design and deliver education and self-management courses to people with PD/MS and their families. Provide specialist education to other professionals involved in the care of people with Parkinsons Disease
• Provide care in a timely manner in line with local and national protocols and guidance.
• Support and facilitate patients to self-manage their disease ensuring they know when to seek help.
• Have awareness of the resources available and the need to work within the financial envelope.
• Actively participate in service development.
• Active involvement in a multidisciplinary approach to the decision making process regarding commencing disease modifying treatment. Participate in ongoing delivery of treatment and monitoring of patients while on treatment
• Provides and receives highly complex, sensitive and potentially distressing information.
• Overcomes barriers to understanding, such as stress or poor cognition, demonstrating empathy and reassurance.
• Communicates openly and appropriately with patients and carers in situations of highly distressing or sensitive nature, such as discussions with the person with MS and their family around end of life care matters.
• To actively involve service users in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements.
• To contribute positively to the leadership within the care group acting as an effective role model.

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Qualification in Nursing
• Relevant post registration training in Parkinson's Disease or willingness to undertake
• Non-medical Prescriber or willingness to undertake within the first year in post
• Advance skills in Clinical Assessment or willingness to undertake within the first year in post
• At least 3 years post registration experience working at Band 6
• Understanding of Parkinson's Disease and current treatment options

Desirable

• Ability to prepare and deliver presentations to groups of people

Service Transformation
Essential

• Understanding of the NHS Long Term Plan

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