Employer East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Trust wide Town Canterbury Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/12/2025 23:59
Trainee Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist - Progression Post
Band 7*
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a trainee Band 7 Clinical Specialist Nurse to join our established Parkinson’s disease team in East Kent, the Neurology clinical leadership team on the wards, clinics and community, to deliver excellent patient care and be part of a dynamic, flexible, supportive and forward-thinking Neurology workforce.
For this post we require your enthusiasm, motivation and passion to help deliver a patient focused service which is based on evidence with the patient at the core of every aspect of their own pathway. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the visions and values of our specialty and the Trust. They will not only work autonomously, managing their own caseload, but work as a team member ensuring timely communication and collaborative working across many services. Do you have those skills? The practitioner must work competently at an enhanced practice level providing care aligned to the four pillars of advanced practice. It is envisaged that 70% of this role will be spent working in the clinical area, as part of an agreed job plan.
*TRAINEE POSITIONS
This post will be offered subject to the completion of the PD UK induction programme, and internal EKHUFT PD competencies.
You will be paid as a Band 6 until completion of the above competencies, at which point you will move to the bottom of Band 7.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work at an enhanced level of practice utilising highly developed post graduate experience, knowledge and skills in Neurology specialty. They will manage discrete aspects of a patient’s care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, within their current level of practice and patient group, aligned to the four pillars of practice to improve the quality of care to patients.
* The trainee clinical Nurse specialist will provide specialist advice using clinical reasoning and accountable decision-making as a practitioner with enhanced practice skills and knowledge which promotes evidence- based clinical practice after completing formal six month competencies and PD UK training program.
* Records objective and accurate patient information utilising paper records and electronic systems appropriately and in accordance with Trust record keeping and information governance policies.
* Deliver clinical care/ therapeutic interventions in the context of change within a complex healthcare environment, utilising specialist pathways for safe and effective care for patients.
* Actively involves patients, and carers in their treatment and encourages / empowers others enabling individuals to manage their own care and recovery
* Liaises and collaborates with members of the multi-professional /multi-disciplinary team (MDT) both within the organisation, and with external stakeholders as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
knwoledge, skills and experience
* Neurology healthcare experience demonstrating four pillars of practice
* experience of working with Parkinson's disease patients
* experience of resolving patient concerns and improving patient experience
* experience of supervision
* experience of teaching and training
* experience of delivering specialist programmes of care
Personal attributes
* flexibility
* approachable and calm
* evidence of goals and visions
* problem solving
* self awareness and critical reflection
other requirements
* driving liscence
* flexibility to work across sites and into community
* EDI
* self motivated, adaptable and flexible approach
* evidence of upholding Trust values
Qualifications
* NMC registration
* degree relevant to professional qualification
* CPD in Neurology
* formal teaching or mentoring qualification
* Level 7/ Masters Degree working towards and completed
Governance
* experience of clinical governance with evidence
* understanding of National guidelines and policies for Neurology and Parkinson's Disease
* awareness and evidence of risk management and clinical audit
* involvement in Research projects
* Involvement in quality Improvement projects
* experience in implementing and evaluating improvement projects
Filmed in William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospitals, the ‘We are the NHS’ campaign highlights the extraordinary work that staff across EKHUFT do every single day. As one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a population of over one million people, EKHUFT was perfectly placed to demonstrate the care, cutting-edge treatments, research, innovations and life‑saving operations that the campaign needed.
There are lots of great opportunities at East Kent Hospitals, where staff are caring and put patients first, innovation flourishes and you can develop your career. We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work,
there’s never been a better time to join us.To find out more about east Kent visit our website at. The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework.
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The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Nikki Guck
Job title: Clinical lead for Neurosciences
Email address: nicola.guck@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01227868690
You can also email ekhuft.parkinsonsnurseekh@nhs.net for any further information regarding the role
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