Job summary
- Main area
- Neurology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: N/A
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 151-KMU167
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- Frimley, Camberley
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 Per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Multiple Sclerosis Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
Band 6 Nurse
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Multiple Sclerosis Team within Frimley Health Foundation Trust!
We are a well-established team of MS Nurses who have a passion for delivering first class care to people living with multiple sclerosis. We are actively involved in research and keen to develop our service further though new and innovative ways of working to meet the needs of our patients.
You will be working with adults living with MS in an outpatient setting supporting all aspects of their care needs. Home visits will be required with this role alongside running clinics in Outpatients.
You will be based at Frimley Park and work cross site at Heatherwood and Wexham Park. This role will support the MS Nursing Teams in both Frimley Park and Wexham Park. The working week will consist of Monday to Friday, 08.30 – 16.30. A flexible approach to working hours is essential. Weekend working and bank holidays are not required within this role.
Working within an established MS Nursing Team to provide support to patients living with MS. Aspects of care include supporting the telephone helpline queries, relapse management, advice on symptom management, support with disease modifying therapies, supporting housing/benefit applications etc, offering home visits to patients with higher levels of disability, and running outpatient clinics. Participation in research will also be required.
Main duties of the job
• Working within an established MS Nursing Team to provide support to patients living with MS. Aspects of care include supporting the helpline queries, relapse management, advice on symptom management, support with disease modifying therapies, supporting housing/benefit applications etc, offering home visits and running outpatient clinics. Participation in research will also be required.
• To offer clinical advice to ward staff when they are delivering care for people with MS.
• Participation in multidisciplinary team meetings
• Pharmacovigilance
• Management of patients receiving treatment with a disease modifying therapy (DMT)
• Actively participate in research
• Provide education to patients, carers and other health professionals
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered general nurse
- Undertaking or completed further academic study to post graduate diploma level
- Post-registration qualification/ BSc level
Desirable criteria
- MS Development Module, previously known as The Hitchin Course
- Advanced communication skills course
- Mentorship course
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- To be able to work across all 3 hospital sites, Frimley Park, Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals.
- To be able to independently visit patients in their own homes for clinical review, , so require a driving licence and a car
Desirable criteria
- To be able to independently visit patients in their own homes for clinical review
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience as a Band 5 nurse
- Experience of working with patients who are living with a long-term progressive disease
- Experience in multi-disciplinary team working
- Recognising and interpreting abnormal blood results
Desirable criteria
- Experience in caring for patients with multiple sclerosis
- Clinical leadership skills
- Research and audit experience
- Experience in running outpatient clinics
- Experience in the delivery of education to patients and health professionals
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Clinical assessment skills and decision making
- Analytical skills and awareness of ethical issues, treatment planning and holistic care
- Can demonstrate effective team working
- Keyboard skills and IT literacy (Word/EXCEL)
- Ability to prioritise and manage caseload
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of disease modifying therapies (DMT’s)
- Negotiating, influencing and counselling/coaching skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Judith Wilton
- Job title
- Consultant Nurse Multiple Sclerosis
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07500 129 097
- Additional information
If you are interested in this post, please contact me for an informal discussion.
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