The role of MS Nurse Specialist is to deliver a high quality, specialist service to adult patients from the age of 18 with established MS and those undergoing diagnosis, acting as a source of advice and information for patients, carers, and health professionals and work in collaboration with other members of an established MS team to improve MS care for the local population.

The overriding purpose of the post is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an advocate for patients, carers and their families, promoting patient focused care and act as a resource for the multi-agency team. It is anticipated that this will improve on patient experience, prevent unnecessary ED attendances, hospital admissions and decrease length of stay.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with patients with MS

Desirable

• Teaching / Mentorship qualification
• Extended roles - venepuncture / cannulation

communication and relationship skills

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal)

Ananlytical and judgement skills

Essential

• Be able to prioritise workload in order to meet deadlines
• Well organised

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

QMC

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG72UH

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