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Parkinsons Clinical Nurse Specialist

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Shrewsbury, SY38XQ £49,387 – £56,515 a year Permanent Posted 1 September 2026 Apply by 15 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shrewsbury

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Role description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Parkinson's Disease Specialist Nurse. In this challenging and rewarding role you will be providing a quality service to people living with Parkinson's Disease from the time of diagnosis until the end of life.

As a proactive individual with advanced communication skills, you will be working with Parkinson's Disease patients and their carers and with the multi-disciplinary team based in the Acute Trust. You will also establish links with local community services and ensuring a seamless service for patients across all sectors. You will play a pivotal part in supporting and ensuring the changing needs of the Parkinson's Disease patient are met including when they access acute services.

Your role will include delivering education and training to other health care professionals about Parkinson's Disease across SaTH. You will establish appropriate monitoring to ensure quality and safety of the service and participate in relevant audit and governance meetings.

Committed to delivering holistic evidence-based care, you will have the enthusiasm and ambition to take on this demanding role. The successful applicant will have relevant current or recent experience in caring for patients with Parkinson's disease and other chronic diseases. You will be team player with strong organisational skills and substantial post registration experience.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist advanced nursing practice across Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals.
To provide highly specialist nursing advice, in a format appropriate to the individual's needs/abilities, to professionals, patients and carers in all aspects of Parkinson's Disease care.
Provide expert advice for complex care needs, using evidence based/patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate routine, complex and specialist interventions.
To provide leadership for Trust staff, through supervision / appraisal / education.
Lead in planning, development and evaluation of Parkinson's Disease services across Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals, within the multidisciplinary team and holding a lead role for defined projects.
To be a resource for specialist advice and information across the organisation, giving advice to multidisciplines on the clinical management of patients.
To contribute to the maintenance and development of equitable seamless Parkinson's Disease care service within the Trust and to represent the service at clinical, professional and management meetings as relevant

About us

Our Poppy's Promise Commitment

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team -- clinical or non-clinical -- plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values -- ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

Date posted

01 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

223-PNS-696

Job locations

Royal Shrewbsury hospital

Mytton oak road

Shrewsbury

SY38XQ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this job role please see full job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse
Appropriate post-registration qualification in specialist area
Teaching and assessing/clinical supervision
Evidence of ability to critically appraise research and transcribe/implement into evidence-based practice

Desirable

Independent/Supplementary Nurse Prescribing Course (V300 Non-medical prescribing course)

Experience

Essential

Substantial post registration experience with a broad range of clinical experience
Specific experience within the speciality
Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area

Desirable

Participated in service development
Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and policy relating to specialist area

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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