Multiple Sclerosis Specialist Nurse

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Multiple Sclerosis Nursing service for an experienced MS Specialist Nurse to join our established team at CUH!

Main duties of the job

You will be a recognised expert in the specialty responsible for assessing, developing and implementing Specialist Nursing care programmes for people with multiple sclerosis at all stages of the disease spectrum.

You will be clinically leading the Specialist Nursing pathway and offering leadership, training and supervision to staff. This will require excellent communication and organisational skills and to take a proactive patient centred approach to patient care.

You will be expected to run Nurse led clinics, assessment and monitoring of patients on DMTs, make assessments and plans for symptom management, make referrals, undertake inpatient reviews and home visits, contribute to the development and transformation of the regional and local service in conjunction with the wider clinical and leadership team.

About us

Come Nurse with us...

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values ofTogether - Safe, Kind, Excellentsupport the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Date posted

03 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year p.a. pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

180-D-247195

Job locations

Addenbrookes Hospital - Division D

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country:

Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Closing date is midnight on 15th May 2024

Interviews are due to be held on the 24th May 2024

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

  • Our values and reputation for outstanding care
  • Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
  • Career and development opportunities
  • Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
  • Research experience and opportunities
  • Lovely location and quality of life
  • Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country:

Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Closing date is midnight on 15th May 2024

Interviews are due to be held on the 24th May 2024

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

  • Our values and reputation for outstanding care
  • Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
  • Career and development opportunities
  • Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
  • Research experience and opportunities
  • Lovely location and quality of life
  • Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registered Nurse
  • Recognised teaching qualification e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • A willingness to undertake the nurse prescribing qualification

Desirable

  • Specialist qualification in Neurological nursing or equivalent by experience
  • Nurse prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 5 years post registration (with 3 years senior specialist nurse/management)
  • Experience of formal/informal teaching
  • Experience of initiating change

Desirable

  • Previous multiple sclerosis specialist nurse experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Commitment to multidisciplinary working
  • Understanding of Clinical Governance
  • Understanding of evidence based practice

Desirable

  • Adaptable to changing situations due to workload
  • Capable of providing Trust teaching sessions

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload
  • Demonstrate expert nursing skills and in depth understanding of MS
  • Ability to lead developments in practice
  • Commitment to working in partnership with patients/carers
  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Facilitative leadership skills

Desirable

  • Advanced communication skills/ qualification
  • Experience of care within a community setting
  • Competent with standard software packages

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct
  • Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions
  • Flexibility over hours worked
  • Organised with good time management
  • Ability to travel throughout the area
  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty - political and Trust
  • Driving license
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registered Nurse
  • Recognised teaching qualification e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • A willingness to undertake the nurse prescribing qualification

Desirable

  • Specialist qualification in Neurological nursing or equivalent by experience
  • Nurse prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 5 years post registration (with 3 years senior specialist nurse/management)
  • Experience of formal/informal teaching
  • Experience of initiating change

Desirable

  • Previous multiple sclerosis specialist nurse experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Commitment to multidisciplinary working
  • Understanding of Clinical Governance
  • Understanding of evidence based practice

Desirable

  • Adaptable to changing situations due to workload
  • Capable of providing Trust teaching sessions

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload
  • Demonstrate expert nursing skills and in depth understanding of MS
  • Ability to lead developments in practice
  • Commitment to working in partnership with patients/carers
  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Facilitative leadership skills

Desirable

  • Advanced communication skills/ qualification
  • Experience of care within a community setting
  • Competent with standard software packages

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct
  • Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions
  • Flexibility over hours worked
  • Organised with good time management
  • Ability to travel throughout the area
  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty - political and Trust
  • Driving license

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital - Division D

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


Employer's website

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital - Division D

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


Employer's website

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead MS Specialist Nurse

Harri Parsons

harriet.parsons1@nhs.net

01223596319

Date posted

03 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year p.a. pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

180-D-247195

Job locations

Addenbrookes Hospital - Division D

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


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