Parkinsons Specialist B6 | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 20 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Dependent on experience |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 December 2025 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE5 4PW |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Leicester |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7554741/358-7554741-ESM |
Summary
Are you a passionate and experienced nurse looking to make a real difference in the lives of people living with Parkinson’s disease? We are seeking a dedicatedBand 6 Parkinson’s Specialist Nurseto join our dynamic Neurology Outpatient Department.
In this rewarding role, you’ll work as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team, providing expert clinical care, advice, and support to patients with Parkinson’s and their families. You’ll use your specialist knowledge to assess, plan, and deliver personalized care, while also helping to coordinate ongoing treatment and liaise closely with consultants, therapists, and community services.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills in a specialist field, contribute to service development, and be a key point of contact for patients navigating a complex condition.
• Act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the patients and carers and multi-professional team, for the Trust and the wider Healthcare community.
• Work alongside other specialist nurses / Lead Nurse to ensure the development and delivery of a high quality service.
• Directly or indirectly influence all aspects of care and management of patients within the service/speciality.
• Deliver high quality, clinically effective care, and patient experience, utilising research in collaboration with colleagues in everyday practice.
• Act as a role model and clinical resource demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership in the specialist area.
• Support the development and delivery of a programme of practice and professional development for staff within the speciality and the wider Healthcare community.
A minimum of 60% of time must be spent in clinical practice.
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk
You’ll work as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team, providing expert clinical care, advice, and support to patients with Parkinson’s and their families. You’ll use your specialist knowledge to assess, plan, and deliver personalized care, while also helping to coordinate ongoing treatment and liaise closely with consultants, therapists, and community services.
Please see full job description and person specification attached
This advert closes on Thursday 4 Dec 2025