6-month fixed-term contract.
An exciting opportunity has arisen. The Swindon & North Wiltshire Parkinson’s Nursing Service is looking for a Band 6 Parkinson’s Disease Nurse Specialist to work as part of the team providing nursing care, support and advice to people affected by Parkinson’s.
This is a varied role working in both the community and hospital environments undertaking home visits, seeing patients and their families within the clinic environment and working as part of the PDNS team supporting the patient during any hospital stays.
You will be a nurse with an interest in gaining further clinical knowledge of Parkinson’s disease. We will support you in your learning within our excellent multi-disciplinary team.
You will have excellent communication and written skills that will enable you to provide information to support, promote and encourage patient empowerment and support decision making relating to care and support needs.
The post holder will provide specialist nursing care, support and advice to patients affected by Parkinson’s
Disease within the Swindon and North Wiltshire area.
The post holder will have functional links with all stakeholders e.g., patients, their families, multidisciplinary
teams, hospital departments, community services and voluntary organisations. The focus of this post will be on the care of those with idiopathic Parkinson’s or related Parkinsonism’s. The working environment will entail working between primary and secondary care settings following the patient pathway.
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group – a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a heath and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
1. The post holder will be part of a team and line management will be via the Lead Parkinson’s Disease
Nurse Specialist.
2. Effective communication and working relationships will include with patients and carers, GP’s,
Hospital Consultants, Community Teams, local Parkinson’s UK organisations, the Independent Sector
and Care Home / Agencies.
3. The post holder will provide effective support and advice to patients and carers in order to assist them
with emotional issues.
4. They will demonstrate effective educational strategies in order to assist patients and carers in relating
to the management of the disease process and its symptoms.
5. The post holder will provide verbal and written information in order to support, promote and encourage
patient empowerment and support decision making relating to care and support needs.
6. They will act as an advocate for the individual with Parkinson’s Disease.
7. The post holder will be able to triage helpline phone calls in order to assess and prioritise the needs
of the individual making the call.
8. They will participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings as requested.
9. They will professionally and sensitively deal with issues pertaining to service users and their carers.
10. The post holder will be expected to organise their time effectively and manage their allocated work in an
organised manner, communicating any issues to their line manager in a timely manner.
11. The post holder will be able to work flexibly to meet service demands.
Please see JD for full responsibilities.
