Job summary
Band 7 Parkinson's Disease Specialist Nurse, 21 hours per week.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to join the Neurology Service to continue to develop and deliver a specialist service for patients with Parkinson's disease across North Cumbria.

The post holder will offer expert advice and information to people with Parkinson's in order to facilitate and support self-management of their condition. They will act as an expert resource for other health professionals working with people with Parkinson's and take a lead role in the holistic assessment of patients.

The service operates within a clinic environment or within patient's homes, care homes and inpatient settings across North Cumbria. The successful applicant will work with other Parkinson's nurses, managing their own caseload of patients and provide a link in the care of people with PD between acute and community services.

Main duties of the job
We are looking for a forward thinking Band 7 Nurse with a strong interest in Parkinson's disease and experience in managing patients across community and acute settings.

Key responsibilities and requirements are:

Caseload Management: Managing an autonomous clinical caseload across North Cumbria, providing expert assessments and non-medical prescribing to adjust and optimize medication.

Patient & Carer Support: Providing emotional support, symptom management advice, and education from the initial diagnosis throughout the condition.

Multidisciplinary Working: Liaising closely with neurologists, geriatricians, therapists, and primary care teams to ensure seamless continuity of care.

Education & Training: Acting as an expert resource to mentor junior staff, care home professionals, and students.

About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Details
Date posted: 07 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 262-A-26-8148068
Job locations: Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, CA2 7HY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:
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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working Scheme
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Excellent opportunities for development*
• Competitive NHS Pension scheme
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Specialist proven experience to diploma level in Long Term Conditions, elderly care and dementia
• Evidence of management and Leadership experience
• Proven experience in the understanding of and communication with individuals with complex needs
• Experience of effective time management and ability to prioritise own workload
• Experience of innovative service delivery
• Experience of neurological conditions in particular Parkinsons

Desirable

• Audit and research experience
• Experience of mentoring and developing staff

Skills
Essential

• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of service
• An ability to work under pressure acting as a role model for other health care professionals
• A team player who demonstrates diplomacy and maturity in all aspects of their work
• Excellent listening skills
• Compassionate and caring and a drive to delivery excellent patient care
• A willingness and ability to travel to other parts of the county as required
• Good IT skills

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Current NMC registration
• Non-Medical prescriber
• Appropriate qualification in specialist field
• Recognised mentoring qualification

Desirable

• Masters (MSc) or working towards

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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).

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: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, CA2 7HY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Quality Matron
Lyndsey Haile
Lyndsey.Haile@ncic.nhs.uk
07769673223

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.