Parkinson's Nurse Specialist for Device Assisted Therapies - Band 6 inBristol inBristol PUBLISHED MON 11 NOV 2024

Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum PERMANENT
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North Bristol NHS Trust rJIVI3yv

North Bristol NHS Trust is seeking two Parkinson's Nurse Specialists for Device Assisted Therapies at Southmead Hospital, dedicated to enhancing patient care within the specialized Movement Disorder team. These full-time positions, funded for 37.5 hours per week from Monday to Friday, involve coordinating and delivering a newly approved non-oral Device Assisted Therapy treatment for Parkinson's patients. Responsibilities include patient selection, initiation of Pro-Duodopa Therapy (a subcutaneous infusion of dopaminergic medication), and ongoing management, with support from Movement Disorder Consultants throughout the patient's treatment journey.

We have an exciting opportunity for two nurses with an interest in Parkinson's and a passion to improve patients care to work within our highly specialised Movement Disorder team at Southmead Hospital. The Complex Therapies Advanced Treatment Centre at Southmead Hospital is the leading centre in the Southwest of England, providing Advanced Therapies to patients with Movement Disorders.

Both role's is funded for 37.5 hours per week, working from Monday to Friday.

To co-ordinate and participate in the delivery of a new NICE approved non-oral Device Assisted Therapy treatment for patients with Parkinson's.

The nurse will contribute to patient selection, initiation of treatment and the patient's ongoing management needs whilst receiving Pro-Duodopa Therapy (A subcutaneous infusion of dopaminergic medication).

With input from the Movement Disorder Consultants the Device Assisted Therapy nurse will be involved in each stage of a patients journey and would be expected to take the responsibility for the management of these patients whilst on treatment.

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Parkinson's Nurse Specialist for Device Assisted Therapies - Band 6 inBristol inBristol PUBLISHED MON 11 NOV 2024

North Bristol NHS Trust rJIVI3yv

About us For a full overview of the Job Description and main responsibilities of this vacancy, please refer to the PDF Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.

About us
For a full overview of the Job Description and main responsibilities of this vacancy, please refer to the PDF Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.