Job summary
MND Care Centre Coordinator (Cambridge) Band 7
Applications are invited from highly experienced Nurses or Allied Health Professionals (e.g. Speech and Language therapists, Dietitians, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists) for a 4 year post in the role of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Care Centre Coordinator, Cambridge. You will be working with the current MND Care Centre Coordinators to coordinate the MND clinic and develop the MND service.
Main duties of the job
You will responsible for facilitating coordination of services for this rapidly progressive and fatal neurological condition and includes the running of the hospital based multidisciplinary clinic service and weekly Thursday morning MDT clinic in the Arthur Rank Hospice. The role involves collaborative working with a broad range of health professionals across health care and voluntary sectors to improve care for people affected by MND.
You will be required to have excellent communication skills with an ability to deal with highly sensitive discussions and distressing circumstances in the proactive management of this life limiting condition.
The Coordinator (Alongside the Care Centre Director) is responsible for delivering the objectives agreed in the grant awarded by the Motor Neurone Disease Association over its four-year award period. The Care Centre (established 2004) is part of the MND Care Centre programme supported by the MND Association and is a regional hub for engagement in MND research.
For further information contact.......
Victoria Edwards MND Care Centre Co-ordinator (Tues/Thus/Fri)
Louise Boardman MND Care Centre Co-ordinator (Mon/Wed/Thur)
Tel: 01223 216631 Extension: 2631 Fax: 01223 257288
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals 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 of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 2nd April 2026
Interviews are due to be held on 18th April 2026
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
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.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 2nd April 2026
Interviews are due to be held on 18th April 2026
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
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
- Professional qualification in social work, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, dietetics or similar and registered with professional body.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with people with people with neurological illness in a hospital and/or a community setting.
- Experience of liaison with a wide variety of other professionals.
- Ability to deal with sensitive and contentious issues in a professional manner.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrate a good understanding of audit and research and its application to / uses in practice.
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Organisational skills
- Ability to teach in both formal and informal settings
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
Desirable
- Computer literacy
- Some knowledge of monitoring of service delivery
- Awareness of current research and treatment applications
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work independently within a multi professional team
- Ability to deal sensitively and positively with people who have a terminal disease and with their families.
Desirable
- Ability to work effectively under pressure.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in social work, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, dietetics or similar and registered with professional body.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with people with people with neurological illness in a hospital and/or a community setting.
- Experience of liaison with a wide variety of other professionals.
- Ability to deal with sensitive and contentious issues in a professional manner.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrate a good understanding of audit and research and its application to / uses in practice.
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Organisational skills
- Ability to teach in both formal and informal settings
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
Desirable
- Computer literacy
- Some knowledge of monitoring of service delivery
- Awareness of current research and treatment applications
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work independently within a multi professional team
- Ability to deal sensitively and positively with people who have a terminal disease and with their families.
Desirable
- Ability to work effectively under pressure.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
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.
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.
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).