Job overview
The Royal London Hospital is one of Europe’s largest major trauma centres and is nationally and internationally recognised for its work in specialist tertiary Neurological treatments and advancing trauma care.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 2-year fixed term period for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse to work within the Parkinsons Disease Team at Barts Health. You will be a reliable and constant member of the team, supporting patients and relatives through their whole care pathway, with particular focus on in patient care and providing advice and guidance for patients. You will be expected to develop close links with the Consultants, wards, multi-disciplinary teams and allied health professionals to deliver a high standard of care to our specialist patients. There will be components of education, practice development, audit & research to the role. We serve a diverse ethnic community being multilingual can definitely help foster better communication and build stronger relationships.
We are looking for a Registered Nurse, with experience in acute, neurosciences and/or experience in Parkinsons Disease. You will have experience of working autonomously and within a multi-disciplinary team, as well as a track record of implementing improvements to patient care through skillful nursing practice.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has been developed to support the Parkinson’s service in conjunction with the Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist and the team of Parkinson’s Consultants to provide care and support to the patients within the Parkinson’s service.
The Post holder will work in conjunction with the team to launch and deliver a twice weekly nurse led liaison ward round for all Parkinson’s in-patients. Whilst the post is primarily inpatient-facing; the role will involve assisting with early supported discharge and linking into outpatient support within the available WTE."
The postholder is responsible for a caseload of patients allocated to the Specialist Service within the Trust. This includes delivering a nurse- led service, in conjunction with the team that can support outpatient and inpatient services in a tertiary Hospital setting.
The post holder should ensure the highest standard of Parkinson nursing care is delivered to patients and their families in partnership with all members of the MDT.
Contribute to the provision of specialist education for other health care professionals and research activities ensuring evidenced based practice in this specialist area.
The role demands high level communication skills, as well as the ability to deal with high levels of distress often displayed by patients and families. The candidate should be passionate in wanting to support a unique patient group with complex issues both as inpatient and outpatients.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse
2. NMC registration
3. First Degree
Desirable criteria
4. Working towards further education.
5. Relevant course in Neurosciences
6. Working towards or willingness to complete the Physical assessment course
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Experience in Neurosciences.
8. Experience of using reflective practice in Nursing
Desirable criteria
9. Any previous project work experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
10. Good knowledge of Parkinson Disease
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
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To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
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12. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
13. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
14. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B1 or higher.
15. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)