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Specialist Nurse in Movement Disorders and Deep Brain Stimulation
Job in
Sefton, Bootle, Merseyside, LA19, England, UK
Listed on 2026-11-01
Listing for:
The Methodist Church in Britain
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-11-01
Job specializations:
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Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Neurology RN/ Neuroscience Nurse, Nurse Educator, Neonatal/ NICU Nurse
Job Description & How to Apply Below
This is a specialist nursing post in the deep brain stimulation (DBS) service at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist neurology and neurosurgery hospital. The role centres on assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating evidence-based nursing care for people with movement disorders, alongside teaching colleagues and supporting newly diagnosed patients and their families. It also involves running nurse-led clinics, clinically supervising nursing staff and contributing to service development with local and regional partners.
Current NMC registration and a post-registration qualification are required.
- Assess patient nursing needs and plan, implement and evaluate care as needs change
- Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and treatment protocols
- Work with other professionals and agencies on ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements
- Involve patients, carers and relatives in planning and delivering care
- Collect, evaluate and report information, keeping accurate patient records
- Communicate with patients, carers and professionals across health and social services
- Give specialist clinical advice to colleagues, patients and carers
- Provide clinical supervision to nursing colleagues, individually or in groups
- Provide education and training to other staff and facilitate reflective practice
- Run or take part in nurse-led clinics giving information and support on the condition
- Provide information, education and support to recently diagnosed patients and families
- Monitor standards of care through benchmarking, audit and research, and contribute to service development
- First level registered nurse with a diploma
- Post-registration qualification, such as a clinical exam, neuro course or mentorship
- Current NMC registration
- Broad clinical experience, including neurosciences
- Evidence of recent post-registration development
- Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area
- Experience using evidence-based practice Skills & knowledge
- Participation in service development and implementing change
- Communicating effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Presenting written information in a logical manner
- Comprehensive patient assessment and planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care
- Planning and co-ordinating activity within an MDT framework
- Working in pressured environments, e.g. during surgery
- Prioritising and working proactively
- Leadership, self-motivation and motivating others
- Commitment to raising standards in clinical areas
- Degree
- Post-registration qualification in a specialist area
- Experience with movement disorders
- Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and policy relating to deep brain stimulation
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