Main area Parkinson's Disease in Neurology Department Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 27 hours per week Job ref 153-ME03032
Employer University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Poole and other off site clinics and home visits Town Poole Salary £43,742 - £50,056 pro rata/per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/04/2024 23:59
Band 7
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join the University Hospitals Dorset’s (UHD) Parkinson's Service, part of Older People's' Services and Neurosciences. The service is transforming in response to the needs of our community and our team are always developing to be able to deliver safe, effective and patient-centred care. This is an opportunity for someone to be involved in shaping the transformation in delivery of our services.
This role requires: Professional registration with relevant professional
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Based at : Poole
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Parkinson’s Specialist Practitioner you will provide a weekday service to people with Parkinson's. You will work closely with Neurologists, Older People's Services Consultants, Pharmacists, General Practitioners, Therapists, Social Services and voluntary groups to enhance the care and improve the quality of life to people with Parkinson's.
You will be supported in your development to manage this patient group including patients with Multiple System Atrophy and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. You will be required to have experience of working independently in a band 7 clinical role and managing a caseload of patients.
The role of the Parkinson’s Specialist Practitioner is multifaceted, you will work autonomously incorporating key functions; practice policy and standard development, education, research and professional development. The ultimate aim is to provide a co-ordinated, accessible, well-governed service for patients with Parkinson’s that provides compassionate holistic, high-quality evidence-based care. You will have the ability to work autonomously and make key decisions to influence patient care. Training and education for patients and their families is a key element to the role, and you will play an active part in encouraging patients to manage their long-term condition. Practitioner-led clinics are a crucial part of the role and you will manage your own clinics and undertake domiciliary visits, with the support and guidance from senior members of the Parkinson's Service team as well as the Consultant team.
The post is currently based at both Poole and Christchurch sites with clinics also held at Wimborne and Swanage hospital.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Professional registration with relevant professional body
* English GCSE at C Grade, or Functional Skills English Level 2 (certificates required). Maths GCSE at C Grade, or Functional Skills Maths Level 2 (certificates required)
* Relevant post-graduate specialist course or able to demonstrate evidence of training around treatment/support for patients with long term conditions
* Advanced communication / counseling courses
* MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
Personal Attributes
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, using a range of methods, e.g. verbal, written, record keeping, complex report writing
* Commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role
* Act as a professional role model
* Seeks out, and takes, opportunities for improving the service offered, with customer focus in foresight
* Clinical skills in patient assessment and development /implementation of treatment plans
* Computer literacy using a range of software
* Demonstrable ability to work in a busy environment and resilience when the service is under pressure.
* Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Experience
* Demonstrable experience of working independently in a Band 7 Clinical role
* Experience in managing a defined caseload of patients
* Demonstrable theoretical and practical knowledge of managing long-term conditions
Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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