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An exciting opportunity has arisen. The Swindon & North Wiltshire Parkinson's Nursing Service is looking for a Band 6 Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist to work as part of the team providing nursing care, support and advice to people affected by Parkinson's. This is a varied role working in both the community and hospital environments undertaking home visits, seeing patients and their families within the clinic environment and working as part of the PDNS team supporting the patient during any hospital stays.
Job Responsibility:
Provide specialist nursing care, support and advice to patients affected by Parkinson's Disease within the Swindon and North Wiltshire area
Have functional links with all stakeholders e.g., patients, their families, multidisciplinary teams, hospital departments, community services and voluntary organisations
Focus on the care of those with idiopathic Parkinson's or related Parkinsonism's
Work between primary and secondary care settings following the patient pathway
Requirements:
RGN with reasonable length of post qualification experience
Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by training and/or combination of additional post registration/postgraduate specialist training, or equivalent experience
Related nursing experience to the Parkinson's knowledge base
Able to communicate with a wide range of colleagues in different disciplines and agencies
The ability to respond to the demands of working in a complex and diverse environment
To work well in a team as well as the ability to work independently
An awareness of interagency working / functions
Communication skills, which facilitate effective interaction with people from a wide range of social, economic, cultural, and ethnic/racial backgrounds
Approachable & flexible
Able to produce accurate reports
Applicants must have current UK professional registration
Nice to have:
Parkinson's Disease Module or willingness to undertake this
Experience in the care of older people, palliative / end of life areas