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Job Summary
Clinical Nurse Specialist (Parkinsons disease and Movement Disorders)
Job Summary
Clinical Nurse Specialist (Parkinsons disease and Movement Disorders)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the integrated specialist Parkinson and movement disorders nurse team based at the LGI within the Regional Neurosciences service and Neurology Multi-Disciplinary Team.
This is a part-time role of 22.5 hours.
This is a rewarding and challenging role caring for patients with complex long term neurological conditions.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
The role of the specialist nurse is to monitor a defined patient caseload supporting with their diagnosis and on-going care and symptom management in all stages of Parkinson disease (PD) and movement disorders including Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Multi System Atrophy, Cortico Basal Degeneration and Lewy body Dementia.
The specialist nurses provide advice and support to patients and carers, health care professionals within LTHT and the community including GPs, care home staff, community nursing and therapists. We work with Nurse advisors from pharmaceuticals companies to provide advanced therapies for complex PD patients.
About Us
Overview of your organisation
We are a team of four specialist nurses based at the LGI and working within LTHT and the community. We assess patients in outpatient clinics within the trust, in-patient ward reviews, telephone clinics and home visits. A full UK driving license would be required to travel to hospital and community clinic settings, home visits at patient homes and care homes.
The benefits of working at Leeds are NHS car lease scheme, NHS pension, NHS Pre-school Nurseries, staff and wellbeing services. See Leedsth.nhs.uk or please ask for further information.
If You Would Like Further Information, Please Contact:
Philippa Duggan-Carter, Lead Nurse PD and Movement Disorders 0113 3926689 or at
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Details
Date posted
16 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9298-NEU-131
Job locations
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Job Description
Job responsibilities
* JOB PURPOSE
The Jobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload. The jobholder carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care. The jobholder will provide specialist nursing care and advice to a specific patient group and will contribute to the development of the speciality service. The jobholder will ensure cost effective use of resources.
* JOB DIMENSIONS
The jobholder will work alongside the current Band 7 and 6 nurses within the team. We provide information, education, advice and support for those patients with a new diagnosis throughout their disease trajectory. This can be undertaken via the telephone, home visit, within patient groups, inpatient contact or outpatient clinic settings. The role requires good communication / organisational skills and close liaison with all members of the Clinical/MDT Team.
* ORGANISATIONAL CHART
Head of Nursing
Lead Nurse
Band 7 Nurse Specialist
This Post
* KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Qualifications
Registered Nurse (Level 1)
Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Post registration qualification in specialty
Experience
Significant post registration experience at Band 5 or equivalent and experience within a relevant speciality, during which the following experience should have been gained:
Clinical audit and standard setting
Service development and or change management (desirable)
Skills
Communication
Teaching
Leadership
IT skills
Knowledge
Experience and knowledge of specialty
Current issues in healthcare
Standards of professional practice
Personal Attributes
Excellent interpersonal skills
Innovator
Motivator
Assertiveness
Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF ACUTE TRUSTS (WYAAT)
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.
* CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
Communication skills
Teaching and assessment skills
Organisational skills
Time management skills
Change management skills
Understanding of research based practice research conscious
Team player
Conflict management
Managing stress
Uses initiative to resolve issues within their own control
Ability to act professionally at all times
* CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDER STANDING
Understanding of the local and national nursing agenda
Understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks (if appropriate)
Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies
Understanding of organisational structures
* PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Acts in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct
Clinical
Clinical care delivery
* Provide a clinical lead and role model to nursing staff by delivering high quality care.
* Undertakes clinical procedures where dexterity and accuracy are required.
* Maintain a safe working environment
Responsibilities for patient and client care
* Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and skills.
* Organises own clinical workload.
* Receives supervision of clinical care and outcomes from Matron.
Freedom to act
* Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multi-disciplinary team
* Make clinical assessments and treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols
Communication
* Maintains accurate clinical and other records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation.
* Support patients and their families communicating sensitive condition related information and ensuring they receive required information to enable them to participate in their care delivery
* Liaise with Community Services (as appropriate) to ensure seamless provision of care delivery
Education and Training
* Provide training and education of learners and other junior staff
* Actively participate in the development of own personal development plan and performance review
* Provide education and training to patients and their carers.
* Keep up to date with developments, advances within the specialty
* Leadership and management
* Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events
* Work with Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate
* Under the direction of Matron participates in or leads the development of specific elements of nursing practice, reflecting the CMT and Nursing Directorate business plans
* Participates in the setting, monitoring and improvement of standards and the quality of patient care, including those standards defined in the National Benchmarks for Essential Care
* Promote evidence based practice, wherever possible
* Engages users and carers views on service delivery and development
* Implement policy and practice guidelines specific to the clinical specialty, proposing changes where appropriate
* Contribute to policy and protocol development for speciality area
* Exercises a personal duty of care in relation to equipment, resource and stock control utilising equipment and supplies appropriately.
Research and Audit
* Contribute to the research agenda
* Undertake audit programmes specific to client group, treatments and developments.
* Participate in clinical trials as appropriate.
HEALTH AND SAFETY/RISK MANAGEMENT
All staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This includes complying at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system.
INFECTION CONTROL
The jobholder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and after contact with patients and their environment.
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
The Trust has a statutory duty to involve patients and public in evaluating and planning services. All staff have a responsibility to listen to the views of patients and to contribute to service improvements based on patient feedback.
TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The jobholder must take responsibility, in agreement with his/her line manager, for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The job holder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.
RESPECT FOR PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY
The job holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
* COMMUNICATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Matron
All grades nursing staff
Allied Health Professionals
Medical staff
Members of Clinical Management Team
Primary Care Trusts
* SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS
i) PHYSICAL EFFORT
There is a frequent requirement for job holder to spend a substantial proportion of their working time sitting or standing in a restricted position and an occasional requirement to exert moderate physical effort.
ii) MENTAL EFFORT
There is a frequent requirement for the job holder to concentrate where their work pattern may be unpredictable.
iii) EMOTIONAL EFFORT
The nature of the clinical and none clinical duties will require the job holder to be involved in distressing or emotional circumstances on a frequent basis.
iv) WORKING CONDITIONS
The nature of the clinical and none clinical duties will require the job holder to be involved in occasional exposure to unpleasant or highly unpleasant working conditions.
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Essential criteria
Qualifications: NMC Registered Nurse (Level 1) Recognised teaching/assessing qualification Significant post registration experience at Band 5 or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years and experience within neurology Evidence of continued professional development Willing to undergo training as necessary Special knowledgeof Current issues in healthcare Capable of lateral thinking Excellent written and verbal skills Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
Desirable criteria
Audit & Standard setting Service development and/or change management IT skills
Job Description
Job responsibilities
* JOB PURPOSE
The Jobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload. The jobholder carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care. The jobholder will provide specialist nursing care and advice to a specific patient group and will contribute to the development of the speciality service. The jobholder will ensure cost effective use of resources.
* JOB DIMENSIONS
The jobholder will work alongside the current Band 7 and 6 nurses within the team. We provide information, education, advice and support for those patients with a new diagnosis throughout their disease trajectory. This can be undertaken via the telephone, home visit, within patient groups, inpatient contact or outpatient clinic settings. The role requires good communication / organisational skills and close liaison with all members of the Clinical/MDT Team.
* ORGANISATIONAL CHART
Head of Nursing
Lead Nurse
Band 7 Nurse Specialist
This Post
* KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Skills
Communication
Teaching
Leadership
IT skills
Knowledge
Experience and knowledge of specialty
Current issues in healthcare
Standards of professional practice
Personal Attributes
Excellent interpersonal skills
Innovator
Motivator
Assertiveness
Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF ACUTE TRUSTS (WYAAT)
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.
* CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
Communication skills
Teaching and assessment skills
Organisational skills
Time management skills
Change management skills
Understanding of research based practice research conscious
Team player
Conflict management
Managing stress
Uses initiative to resolve issues within their own control
Ability to act professionally at all times
* CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDER STANDING
Understanding of the local and national nursing agenda
Understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks (if appropriate)
Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies
Understanding of organisational structures
* PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Acts in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct
Clinical
Clinical care delivery
* Provide a clinical lead and role model to nursing staff by delivering high quality care.
* Undertakes clinical procedures where dexterity and accuracy are required.
* Maintain a safe working environment
Responsibilities for patient and client care
* Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and skills.
* Organises own clinical workload.
* Receives supervision of clinical care and outcomes from Matron.
Freedom to act
* Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multi-disciplinary team
* Make clinical assessments and treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols
Communication
* Maintains accurate clinical and other records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation.
* Support patients and their families communicating sensitive condition related information and ensuring they receive required information to enable them to participate in their care delivery
* Liaise with Community Services (as appropriate) to ensure seamless provision of care delivery
Education and Training
* Provide training and education of learners and other junior staff
* Actively participate in the development of own personal development plan and performance review
* Provide education and training to patients and their carers.
* Keep up to date with developments, advances within the specialty
* Leadership and management
* Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events
* Work with Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate
* Under the direction of Matron participates in or leads the development of specific elements of nursing practice, reflecting the CMT and Nursing Directorate business plans
* Participates in the setting, monitoring and improvement of standards and the quality of patient care, including those standards defined in the National Benchmarks for Essential Care
* Promote evidence based practice, wherever possible
* Engages users and carers views on service delivery and development
* Implement policy and practice guidelines specific to the clinical specialty, proposing changes where appropriate
* Contribute to policy and protocol development for speciality area
* Exercises a personal duty of care in relation to equipment, resource and stock control utilising equipment and supplies appropriately.
Research and Audit
* Contribute to the research agenda
* Undertake audit programmes specific to client group, treatments and developments.
* Participate in clinical trials as appropriate.
HEALTH AND SAFETY/RISK MANAGEMENT
All staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This includes complying at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system.
INFECTION CONTROL
The jobholder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and after contact with patients and their environment.
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
The Trust has a statutory duty to involve patients and public in evaluating and planning services. All staff have a responsibility to listen to the views of patients and to contribute to service improvements based on patient feedback.
TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The jobholder must take responsibility, in agreement with his/her line manager, for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The job holder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.
RESPECT FOR PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY
The job holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
* COMMUNICATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Matron
All grades nursing staff
Allied Health Professionals
Medical staff
Members of Clinical Management Team
Primary Care Trusts
* SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS
i) PHYSICAL EFFORT
There is a frequent requirement for job holder to spend a substantial proportion of their working time sitting or standing in a restricted position and an occasional requirement to exert moderate physical effort.
ii) MENTAL EFFORT
There is a frequent requirement for the job holder to concentrate where their work pattern may be unpredictable.
iii) EMOTIONAL EFFORT
The nature of the clinical and none clinical duties will require the job holder to be involved in distressing or emotional circumstances on a frequent basis.
iv) WORKING CONDITIONS
The nature of the clinical and none clinical duties will require the job holder to be involved in occasional exposure to unpleasant or highly unpleasant working conditions.
Continue
Essential criteria
Qualifications: NMC Registered Nurse (Level 1) Recognised teaching/assessing qualification Significant post registration experience at Band 5 or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years and experience within neurology Evidence of continued professional development Willing to undergo training as necessary Special knowledgeof Current issues in healthcare Capable of lateral thinking Excellent written and verbal skills Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
Desirable criteria
Audit & Standard setting Service development and/or change management IT skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Nurse (level 1 or level 2)
* Recognised teaching/assessing qualification.
* Post registration qualification in speciality.
Essential
* Significant post registration at Band 5 or equivalent and experience within a relevant speciality
* -Experience and knowledge of speciality
* -Standards of professional practice
* -Excellent interpersonal skills
* -Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
Desirable
* Service development and or change management.
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
* Communication
* Teaching
* Organisational Skills
* Understanding of research based practice
* Managing Stress
* Ability to act professionally at all times
Person Specification
Essential
* Communication
* Teaching
* Organisational Skills
* Understanding of research based practice
* Managing Stress
* Ability to act professionally at all times
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).
Additional information
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
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Employer's website
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Employer's website
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Part-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Hospitals
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