Parkinson Disease Specialist Nurse

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Community Parkinsons Specialist nurse, to join our established community Parkinsons Nurse team at Livewell Southwest. We coverthe Livewell footprint and have the perfect mix of city and rural working which offers a diverse caseload of patients that informs the patient centred mantra that we work from.

This is full-time hybrid role, so the successful post holder can be based from home or the Cumberland Centre in Plymouth,and will be expected to undertake clinical reviews of patients across Plymouth,West Devon and some of South Hams in person at their place of residency, clinic,via telephone and virtual reviews.

For this post, we require an enthusiastic, motivated and passionate Nurse to help deliver a patient focused service which is evidence based, with the patient at the core of every aspectof their own pathway. The post holder will not only work with an experienced nurse team but will be supported by wider Neurology and HCE clinicians based in the Southwest. The postholder will work autonomously, managing their own caseload.

This is an exciting opportunity for Nurses wishing to progress their clinical careers. It is open to general ormental health nurses (we have one of each currently in the team). As a largepart of the role is the medical management of Parkinsons, we ask that you holdthe non-medical prescribing qualification V300 - or the willingness to undertake this once competencies have been met.

Interested? Please do contact

Emma Edwards or Ian Veale for a discussion Parkinsons specialist nurseson  or

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across

Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, inshaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the righttime and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Responsibility for People Management

Undertake the full range of people management tasks and responsibilities including communication, staff engagement, workforce planning,appraisal, training and development and performance management including disciplinary/grievance/sickness with support from the Operational Leads,service managers and/or Team peers.

Provide and participate in educational training to both patients and staff either on an individual orgroup basis within scope of knowledge around managing Parkinsons conditions,supported by the 3rd party organisational delegation policy.

Identify areas of practice/role development and enable and support staff to initiate change.

Provide compassionate and credible role modelling and expertise to nurses, and other professionals,in relation to Parkinsons care.

Implement, participate,and facilitate in Practice Supervision as per Organisational policy.

Provides supervision for colleagues, students and develops team members.

Undertake appraisals for staff who are line managed by this post holder and support colleagues toachieve ongoing learning needs identified through appraisal.

Provides mentorship for students where needed.

Act as a role model forother staff and students demonstrating high standards of practice and professional conduct.

Act as specialist clinical advisor on health care issues within their area of expertise.

Ensure that work whichis often unpredictable is prioritised…