Parkinson's Specialist Nurse

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Parkinson's Specialist Nurse

The closing date is 29 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right candidate to join our Parkinson's team .

We would welcome all band 6 nurses with transferable skills who have a specific interest in Parkinson's and other movement disorders.

Our Parkinson's team provide excellent clinical management to people with Parkinson's and other related neurological conditions. We work to deliver multidisciplinary evidence based practice that improves outcomes for patients and their carers, providing strategies and interventions to achieve goals and embed self management. Through out all sites in the trust.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

• Provide skilled and knowledgeable care and advice to patients and their carers.
• Complete assessments , planning , implementing and evaluating direct care to patients.
• Work collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to the high quality Parkinson's service with in Northumbria trust.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Job responsibilities

Our Parkinson's team provide excellent clinical management to people with Parkinson's and other related neurological conditions. We work to deliver multidisciplinary evidence based practice that improves outcomes for patients and their carers, providing strategies and interventions to achieve goals and embed self management throughout all sites in the trust.

• Clinical management of a caseload of patients with Parkinsons Disease and provision of information and support to their relatives and carers for a defined geographical area
• In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team participate in assessing and planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care for patients with Parkinsons.
• Promote development of evidence-based practice.
• Work within multidisciplinary/interagency working.
• Contribute to nurse led clinics/medical clinics and telephone support line for patients with Parkinsons and their carers.
• Work within allocated resources.
• Participate in the delivery of multidisciplinary education and training programmes.
• Provide knowledge and expertise to support nursing staff, therapists, students and junior doctors.
• Initiate and participate in research and audit as necessary to role
• Participate in ongoing development of services.

Person Specification Qualifications / Professional Registration

• 1st Level Registered Nurse
• Degree in nursing/ health studies or working towards
• ENB A43 or other recognized course in Parkinson's or demonstrable specialist experience
• Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification
• Practice development course / qualification or equivalent Clinical skills training
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Nurse prescriber
• Post Graduate Qualification

Experience and knowledge

• Experience as a nurse working in specialist area
• Experience working as senior nurse in specialist area

Other requirements

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year (pro rata per annum)