Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist

We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and compassionate Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist to join our Parkinson's nurse team. This post will be based predominantly at Queen's Hospital Burton site and will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care to people living with Parkinson's and related movement disorders in East Staffordshire. The post holder will also have regular clinical sessions at Royal Derby Hospital and Florence Nightingale Community Hospital to maintain integration into the UHDB Parkinson's multidisciplinary team., The postholder will:

• Provide expert clinical assessment, management, and support for patients with Parkinson's Disease across inpatient, outpatient and community settings
• Act as a key point of contact for patients, families, and carers, offering education, advice, and continuity of care
• Work autonomously while collaborating closely with specialist nurse, consultant and wider MDT colleagues
• Lead on care planning, medication optimisation, symptom management, and long-term condition support
• Contribute to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives
• Deliver education and training to staff and students
• Support smooth transitions between primary, secondary, and community care
If you are considering applying for an internal secondment, please ensureyou have discussed this with your line manager and obtained their support priorto submitting your application. Please be aware that there is no guaranteethat you will be released from your substantive post, so you should seek approval beforeapplying as you are applying or a Secondment.


• Is a Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration
• Has substantial post-registration experience, ideally within neurology, elderly care, or long-term conditions
• Demonstrates advanced clinical assessment skills and the ability to work independently
• Has excellent communication, teaching, and organisational abilities
• Shows genuine passion for improving outcomes for people living with Parkinson's
• Has experience in a specialist Parkinson's or movement disorder service
• Is a non-medical prescriber or is willing to work towards this
  
  As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.