Job summary
- Main area
- Parkinsons
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Mon-Fri
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 179-7806173-M
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Parkinson's Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
West Suffolk Hospital’s Neurology Department is looking for a nurse to work within the Parkinson’s Disease (PD) service.
The successful candidate will work alongside the Neurology Consultants and 2 other PD nurses. They will support patients with Parkinson’s Disease throughout their journey.
We are looking for someone who is committed to ongoing service development and change. The role will cover inpatient, community and clinic settings to deliver the highest quality care in settings across Suffolk.
Training from the team will be available and options for further training can be discussed with the team.
For further information please contact Sarah Jayne Moore 01284 713718
Main duties of the job
For full details of the Job role and Person Specification, please see attached Job Description.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the Job role and Person Specification, please see attached Job Description.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st Level NMC Registered Nurse
- Non-medical prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake.
- END 998/Equivalent
- Educated to a degree level or working towards one.
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within Neurology and with PD Patients
- Clinical knowledge of current developments in NSF for long term conditions
- Commitment to undertake further specialist training
- Knowledge of change management process
- Initiation and evaluation of research based practice
- Ability to develop nursing excellence and clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- Managerial responsibility
- Clinical audit
- Standard setting and protocol development
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent organisational skills
- Evidence of professional development and its relevant application
- Ability to record and deal with accurate facts, figures and information.
- Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to plan, organise, prioritise and coordinate work under pressure using own initiative
- Ability to problem solve.
- Leadership skills
- Computer literate.
- Ability to establish effective working partnerships with members of the multi-professional team. Ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders within and outside the trust.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of developing, training and education in clinical practice
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to remain calm and work effectively in stressful situations.
- Flexible approach to working hours and duties to meet change in demands or service.
- Ability to act independently and delegate appropriately.
- Willingness to learn new skills.
- Demonstrate commitment to quality service provision.
- Good time management.
- Expert role model.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to travel to rural locations to meet the needs of the role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Jayne Moore
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist - Neurology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284 713718
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