East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Specialist Nurse

The closing date is 17 July 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Neurology service at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS trust in a band 6 developmental Multiple Sclerosis (MS) specialist Nurse Role. This is a developmental role as a band 6, over approximately 12 months you will be required to complete your MS competency pack and complete the 'Development of Multiple Sclerosis care and management for specialists'. Following successful completion a band 7 post.

We are seeking a knowledgeable senior nurse with highly developed interpersonal and excellent communication skills who has a passion for delivering excellence in care and is committed to driving improvements and developments across the MS and Neurology service.

The role will involve autonomously working and managing a defined caseload of adults with MS. The post holder will be involved in direct patient care for adults with MS by providing expert advice, assessment and medication management to patients, their families/carers and other healthcare professionals.

You will be involved in the wider Neurology team meetings and actively participate and on occasions lead these regarding the care of adults with MS.

If you have an interest in developing your clinical knowledge and skills as well as welcome service development and innovation then we are interested in hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

Through strong clinical leadership and effective management the MS CNS will support the Neurology Service to promote and deliver nurse excellence for adults with MS. This role requires a high level of competence, nursing expertise and clinical decision making skills.

To be able to work autonomously in managing a defined caseload of adults with MS. The post holder will be involved in direct patient care for adults with MS by providing expert advice, assessment and medication management to patients, their families/carers and other healthcare professionals.

You will be involved in the wider Neurology team meetings and actively participate and on occasions lead these regarding the care of adults with MS.

In return we will offer you the chance to become part of a large forward thinking organisation, with opportunities to further develop your strategic, operational and management skills in a supportive and innovative environment.

You will be committed to deliver within agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, resource controls and constraints and will positively contribute to the Trusts strategic vision.

Please note that this role will involve clinics within the hospital setting but also attending patients own home. Due to this it is essential that you hold a full driving licence and have access to your own car.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Details

Date posted

04 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR444-25

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5DP


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oRegistered Nurse First Level
  • oENB 998 or equivalent nursing/extended practitioner teaching and assessing qualification
  • oDiploma in Nursing studies/extended practitioner qualification
  • oEvidence of continuing professional development
  • oRecognised course in relevant are of practice

Desirable

  • oNursing / Management degree
  • oWillingness to undertake further academic study
  • oRelevant management course

Experience

Essential

  • oRegistered Nurse with proven post registration experience
  • oProven experience working within Neurology/Multiple Sclerosis
  • oExperience of working within a multidisciplinary team
  • oMentoring/supervision of other professionals

Desirable

  • oManagement experience
  • oLEO or other relevant management course
  • oClinical teaching
  • oEvidence of change management to improve the patient experience course
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oRegistered Nurse First Level
  • oENB 998 or equivalent nursing/extended practitioner teaching and assessing qualification
  • oDiploma in Nursing studies/extended practitioner qualification
  • oEvidence of continuing professional development
  • oRecognised course in relevant are of practice

Desirable

  • oNursing / Management degree
  • oWillingness to undertake further academic study
  • oRelevant management course

Experience

Essential

  • oRegistered Nurse with proven post registration experience
  • oProven experience working within Neurology/Multiple Sclerosis
  • oExperience of working within a multidisciplinary team
  • oMentoring/supervision of other professionals

Desirable

  • oManagement experience
  • oLEO or other relevant management course
  • oClinical teaching
  • oEvidence of change management to improve the patient experience course

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.

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.

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5DP


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5DP


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron for Specialist Medicine

Samantha Race

Samantha.Race@esneft.nhs.uk

07983545866

Details

Date posted

04 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR444-25

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5DP


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