Parkinson’s Excellence Network National Clinical Lead (Nursing)

Consultancy services required

Parkinson’s UK works with health and social care professionals to transform Parkinson’s services across the UK.

We do this through the Parkinson’s Excellence Network (PEN), a network of around 6,000 health and care professionals with a shared vision: to build an expert Parkinson’s workforce and improve health and care services for people with Parkinson’s.

We bring together and support health and care professionals to share best practice, network and collaborate, share resources and education, and drive improvements to services for people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones.

We currently have two vacancies for Parkinson’s specialist nurses on the national Clinical Leadership Team.

What will be expected of you in this role

You'll:

• Provide strategic guidance to the Parkinson’s UK team through the monthly
• Parkinson’s Excellence Network Steering Group.
• Bring your expertise as a Parkinson’s specialist nurse, acting as a source of expert
• clinical advice for Parkinson’s UK teams.
• Drive engagement and participation with the Excellence Network.
• Inspire, challenge and collaborate with the health and social care professional community to drive significant improvements to Parkinson’s services.
• Act as a professional ambassador for the Excellence Network.
• Attend the annual in-person PEN National and Regional Clinical Leads meeting.
• Support the PEN national calendar of events through attendance or promotion. This includes Excellence Hub meetings and other activities centred around our national priorities.
• Join relevant governance groups, including the UK Parkinson’s Audit Governance Board.
• Act as a clinical media spokesperson for Parkinson’s UK on occasion (optional; training will be provided if required).

What expertise you'll bring

You'll:

• Be an experienced UK-based Parkinson’s specialist nurse with exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Have a good understanding of the landscape of health and social care delivery, education and workforce development to support the strategic aims and objectives of Parkinson’s UK.

What you can expect from Parkinson's UK

You'll:

• Be formally welcomed and introduced to the Excellence Network and your role
• Be provided with an introduction pack so that you can gain an understanding of where your role fits in.
• Meet with the Professional Engagement Lead or Associate Director of Policy & Health Strategy after 6 months in the role for a review meeting and then annually thereafter (or more frequently if required).
• Be provided with a set of resources and information to support you in your role eg. aready made presentation on the PEN.
• Be invited to an annual event for the National and Regional Clinical Leads, to provide updates, training and opportunities for discussion.

A bit more about the opportunity

Time commitment will be 0.5 days per week (1 programmed activity) to be worked flexibly across the month.

Monthly rate will be based on skills and experience.

Term of consultancy services will be set tenure of 3 years from date of appointment, with an option to extend once for a further 3 years.

We will also ask you/your employer to send across a monthly/quarterly invoice to the Professional Engagement Team at Parkinson’s UK and include a short paragraph outlining what you’ve done in the role each month. We can provide an example of this.

How to apply

Please apply by emailing with your CV and a detailed supporting statement to show how you match what we’re looking for, as outlined above. Please state the area you’re based in your application.

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 28 July.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview and we’ll be aiming to hold interviews week commencing 5 or 12 August.