Job overview
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services – CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician to join a dynamic, multidisciplinary community neurorehabilitation service within Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. The postholder will work as an autonomous practitioner, delivering high-quality, patient‑centred assessment and intervention to individuals with complex neurological conditions within community and home‑based settings.
The role focuses on supporting patients across the rehabilitation pathway, promoting independence, and enabling safe and timely discharge from hospital services. You will utilise advanced clinical reasoning and specialist skills to assess needs, develop personalised care and rehabilitation plans, and evaluate outcomes in line with evidence‑based practice.
Working closely with colleagues across health and social care, you will play a key role in coordinating care, contributing to integrated working, and ensuring a seamless patient journey. The postholder will also support service development initiatives, clinical governance activities, and quality improvement, helping to shape and enhance service delivery.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be responsible for providing specialist assessment, treatment, and management for a defined caseload of patients with complex needs, ensuring care is delivered safely, effectively, and in line with professional and organisational standards. This includes undertaking comprehensive assessments, developing and implementing individualised treatment plans, and evaluating patient outcomes.
You will work autonomously while also contributing to multidisciplinary team discussions, care planning, and decision‑making processes. The role requires effective communication with patients, families, and carers, supporting them to understand conditions, participate in care planning, and engage in rehabilitation.
The postholder will be expected to contribute to the operational running of the service, including managing referrals, prioritising workload, and maintaining accurate clinical records and activity data in line with Trust policies. You will also play a role in supervising junior staff, assistants, and students, supporting their development and ensuring high standards of practice.
In addition, the role includes active involvement in service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives, as well as contributing to clinical governance and risk management processes to support continuous service improvement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
- RN Level 1 registration with the NMC
- Post registration PD qualification or equivalent experience
- Teaching/Mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
- Possession of a degree or equivalent
- Non‑medical prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake this (band 7)
- Educated to Masters level in Parkinson’s Nursing or Equivalent combination of post graduate/registration, qualification, short courses and experience
Experience
- Experience of working with PD patients
- Experience of working within a community setting.
- Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives.
- Demonstrates experience in supervising
- Extensive post registration experience with demonstrable recent experience practising to a high level of expertise in PD at a specialist level (band 7)
- Evidence of influencing and implementing change/service development
Skills & Knowledge
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, including complex reports.
- Ability to motivate self and others.
- A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence-based practice.
- Ability to demonstrate specialist clinical expertise, including physical assessment and developing self‑management action plans.
- Ability to demonstrate working autonomously in developing treatment plans, assessment, discharge planning for patients with complex care needs
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of PD
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group.
- Understanding of the management of patients with Parkinson’s Disease
- Ability to plan and develop services including visioning creating new services
- Physical dexterity to perform apomorphine challenges and demonstrate procedures
Key Attributes
- Requirement to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless the candidate has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
- Receptive to feedback and the willingness to learn and develop.
- Excellent communication skills with patients, carers, Health Care professionals and colleagues.
- Physically able to perform all aspects of the job.
CLCH Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
CLCH is proud to be a Disability Confident employer. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential for providing exceptional patient care. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining talent from all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident employer, we pledge to:
- Guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a role.
- Provide reasonable adjustments to support diverse needs throughout the recruitment and employment process.
- Challenge misconceptions about disability and foster an inclusive culture for everyone.
We are committed to building a workplace where all staff feel valued and have the opportunity to thrive.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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