Parkinson’s Excellence Network Regional Clinical Lead

Regional Clinical Lead - Parkinson’s Excellence Network

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.

Since its establishment in 2015, the Excellence Network has provided networking and
collaboration opportunities for professionals across the different regions of the UK. In
England, the Excellence Network is moving to a new regional model aligned to the 7 NHS
England regions. The regional model in the devolved nations will remain the same: 3
regions in Scotland, 2 in Wales and 1 in Northern Ireland.

To help us deliver this new regional model, we are looking for 2 healthcare professionals to
take on the role of Regional Clinical Lead on a consultancy basis.

We currently have vacancies in the following regions in England. To apply for the role, you
will need to be based in these regions:

• North West
• South East

What will be expected of you in this role
You’ll:

• Be expected to co-opt a multidisciplinary leadership team to support you in your
  role. This team should reflect the multi-professional composition of regional
  services, as well as the geography and should include at least one person with
  Parkinson's.
• Drive engagement and participation with the Excellence Network at a regional level.
  Inspire, challenge and collaborate with the health and social care professional
  community to drive significant improvements to Parkinson’s services across your
  region.
• Act as a professional ambassador for the Excellence Network and help represent
  the professionals in your region.
• Engage with Integrated Care Board (ICB) leaders to help influence the development
  of your Integrated Care System (ICS).
• Work closely with the Professional Engagement team at Parkinson’s UK to organise
  and hold engagement opportunities in your region. This will include working with
  the team to hold and lead at least one in-person meeting in your region per year.
  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.
• Work closely with the PEN National Clinical Leadership Team (CLT) to discuss and
  review national and regional priorities. Attend a virtual meeting with CLT 2 times
  per year.

What expertise you’ll bring
You’ll:

• Be a UK-based clinical healthcare professional, working in Parkinson’s or with an
  interest and expertise in the condition, with exceptional interpersonal and
  influencing skills. Healthcare professionals living with Parkinson’s are also
  encouraged to apply.
• 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 as a
  regional clinical lead.
• Be provided with an introduction pack, which outlines all the activities of the PEN at
  a national, regional and local level, so that you can gain an understanding of where
  your role fits in.
• Meet regularly with the Professional Engagement team to discuss and plan activity
  in your region, working to a co-developed engagement plan for your PEN region.
  We will be flexible, taking into account your individual needs.
• 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. a
  ready made presentation on the PEN, data from the services within your patch,
  including relevant data from the UK Parkinson’s Audit.
• 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 to send across a monthly invoice to the Professional Engagement
Manager 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 excellence@parkinsons.org.uk 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: Sunday 16 June

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview and we’ll be aiming to hold interviews
week commencing 24 June.

For further details of the role or to have an informal conversation, please contact Emily Dell,
Professional Engagement Manager at edell@parkinsons.org.uk