HD Specialist Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Huntington's Nurse Specialist to join Livewell Southwests. This is a permanent,full-time position for a registered nurse with experience in Huntington's disease and a passion for delivering high-quality, person-centred care.

You will play a key role in supporting individuals and families affected by Huntington's disease in the community, working collaboratively with the Older Peoples Mental Health (OMPH) Functional Team.

As a Huntington's Nurse Specialist, you will provide expert nursing assessment, care planning, and ongoing support for individuals living with Huntington's disease in the community. Acting as a key point of contact for patients and their families, you will offer advice, education, and emotional support. You will work collaboratively with the OPMH Functional Teamand other professionals to ensure integrated, holistic care.

To succeed in this role, you must be a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and have demonstrable experience in Huntington'sdisease. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, alongwith the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team. Acommitment to person-centred care and improving outcomes for patients andcarers is fundamental to this role.

This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference inthe lives of people affected by Huntington's disease.

The Huntington's Disease Specialist Nurse post is an autonomous practitioner who will facilitate high-quality care and support for individuals with Huntington's disease and their families through specialist assessment, planning, coordination, implementation, and signposting to appropriate professionals and agencies. The post holder will provide advanced clinical advice using sound clinical reasoning and accountable decision-making to patients, families, and the wider multidisciplinary team, aiming to enhance quality of life, promote self-management, and prevent avoidable deterioration.

In addition, the Specialist Nurse will actively contribute to research, audit,and service development initiatives, supporting evidence-based practice and fostering innovation within the Huntington's disease service.

The post-holder is responsible to the Manager of the Older Persons Functional Community Mental Health Service.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across

Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, inshaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the righttime and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

To work with individuals with a diagnosis of Huntington's Disease, promoting independence dignity and quality of life. Knowledge and understanding of the condition, using a self-management approach involving families, when appropriate to do so.

To provide up to date Huntington's Disease education and awareness sessions regarding

Huntington's, current clinical trials and research to Health and Social Care professionals,other third sector and voluntary bodies, and family members.

To ensure access to holistic multidisciplinary Health and Social Care assessment andreview for patients living with Huntington's Disease.

Perform comprehensive assessment of a persons need and plan/implement and evaluate care…