Practice Nurse jobs in United Kingdom

To assess, plan, implement and monitor care, facilitating best practice and evidence-based, person-centred care within Parkinson's. To facilitate patient empowerment by enabling people with Parkinson's to manage their condition effectively and independently, preventing complications and improving quality of life. To be a resource and provide specialist advice, education and support to other health care personnel and people with Parkinson's, and contribute to planning, delivering and evaluating programmes of education and development for Parkinson's care. To be a lead in monitoring and developing the Parkinson's service, to ensure patients receive sustainable high-quality care that is effective and safe. Ensure a seamless service for the person with Parkinson's by developing communication links and partnership working between acute, community, primary care and voluntary services. Provide advice, training and education to others within Sirona and in the wider health and social care system.

The current team vacancy requires flexible cover, to include all of the BNSSG footprint.

1. Provide high quality, comprehensive and timely assessments for people with Parkinson's in order to support joint goal setting at all stages of Parkinson's including end of life care.
2. Offer specialist advice, training, and education to GPs, community teams, specialist services, and wider health and social care about Parkinson's.
3. Use specialist knowledge to refer to other professionals and for diagnostic tests.
4. Provide psychological and emotional support to service users, families, and carers in high-stress situations and use counselling skills.
5. Take responsibility as an independent non-medical prescriber to prescribe medicines from the relevant national formulary for individual patients receiving care for a condition for which the HCP has clinical responsibility.
6. Reduce the need for acute care and emergency admissions and facilitate early hospital discharge by liaising with hospital teams and ensuring appropriate support and monitoring of people with Parkinson's in the community.
7. Participate in shaping, developing, reviewing, and improving the Parkinson's service in Sirona.
8. Represent Sirona care & health on external committees and relevant groups.
9. Lead on the development and review of local policies and procedures relevant to the role.

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners, and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 12 months from your start date until the expiry date.

• Registered Nurse or health care professional
• Bachelor's degree in nursing or health-related subjects or equivalent experience
• Non-medical Prescribing course or willingness to complete.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Teaching and mentoring qualification or equivalent experience.
• Specialist courses regarding the management of Parkinson's disease patients or willingness to complete.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills able to identify and overcome barriers to understanding, with empathy and reassurance.
• Ability to develop and manage own case/workload
• Evidence of professional development and regular study.
• Ability to critically analyse research.
• Evidence of experience in managing Parkinson's disease.
• Experience of team and partnership working
• Ability to interact with a wide range of stakeholders including third sector and senior management
• Experience of community working
• Experience of teaching/education/leadership

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.

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum, pro rata