Parkinson's Disease Practitioner
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Job summary
Band 7 Parkinson's disease Practitioner; Community Sutton Health & Care
We have an exciting opportunity in the Sutton Community neuro team for an AHP or nurse who is interested in working with clients who have Parkinson's disease. The post holder will have/ develop a highly specialist knowledge of PD, in particular the medical management of the condition, so a background in neurology is essential. Patients are seen for regular reviews in clinic or their home, so staff need to be able to travel around the borough. Patients also contact the service for advice as required to manage their symptoms.
The role works closely with patients, regional movement disorder centres, neurologists, GPs and other professionals so that patients have their needs identified in a holistic manner, their function is optimised, risks are managed, and they are provided with high quality care. The post holder will have responsibility for a caseload of PD patients & will be expected to work autonomously & flexibly in order to address the needs of those patients, throughout their condition from diagnosis to end of life.
Another aspect of the role is education, both with patients, families, health & social care colleagues, so that patients receive high quality care across pathways. Whilst promoting self-management, safeguard independence & preventing inappropriate hospital stays, maximising rehab &/ or recovery after illness, & minimising premature dependence.
Main duties of the job
- To act as an autonomous practitioner and be responsible for leading and managing a clinical caseload of patients with Parkinson's disease.
- To holistically assess patients referred & accepted to the service in a timely manner in order that contractual obligations are met & those patients' needs are effectively identified & appropriate interventions put in place. In line with local & national standards & guidelines.
- To holistically review patients on the caseload both within clinic & domiciliary visits, in a timely manner, based on need, in order that their associated symptoms, health, social & well-being needs are identified & managed with an emphasis on self-management, in line with local & national standards & guidelines.
- To advise on changes to mediation & (where qualifications allow) prescribe medication as appropriate, to patients on the caseload within local and national guidelines.
- To act as an expert resource for patients with PD, working flexibility with a changing demand, in order to meet the changing needs of the patient, including symptoms management, medication management & to avoid unnecessary admissions.
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About us
Sutton Health and Care is an innovative partnership of providers working across Sutton (GP Federation; Local Authority; Mental Health Trust and Acute Trust) to provide integrated services for the local community. As partners we have the exciting opportunity to put the shared vision for how health and care can be delivered into reality through the implementation of a service model for the provision of community services (adult and children) that truly integrates health and care, physical and mental health and primary and acute care.
We are committed to working with each other and commissioners to co-create a model which when implemented will transform the experience of the people who use services in Sutton and fit the vision of the Sutton Health and Care Plan and the national NHS Long Term Plan.
We firmly believe that the partnership will drive transformational change to the benefit of patients and the local health and care system, getting the system to deliver better person-centred outcomes and financial sustainability
Details
Date posted
14 March 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,178 to £55,492 a year pro rata per annum including HCAS (outer)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
343-NN-6094424-AHP-Z
Job locations
Roundshaw Health Centre
Community Neuro Team – Adult Therapies Roundshaw Health Centre, First Floor – 6 Mollison Square,
Wallington, Sutton
SM6 9DW
Employer details
Employer name
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Roundshaw Health Centre
Community Neuro Team – Adult Therapies Roundshaw Health Centre, First Floor – 6 Mollison Square,
Wallington, Sutton
SM6 9DW
Employer's website
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