North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
This is an exciting opportunity to support adults with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), who live in Enfield. As part of service transformation work and investment from the ICB, this post has been created to work across services to provide a link between primary and secondary care, local charities, the voluntary sector, and other key stakeholders in order to support high-quality evidence-based seamless patient care and management.
Main duties of the job
1. To lead the co-ordination of care and service development for all patients with motor neurone disease within the London Borough of Enfield.
2. To ensure that they and their carers receive quality assured multi-disciplinary care, support, and experience within agreed protocols and allocated resources, at the point of referral to a general neurologist and throughout their journey with the condition.
3. This includes working with and co-ordinating care via a multi-disciplinary MND Care team including colleagues from neurology, respiratory, speech and language, nutrition and dietetics, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, palliative care, social care, and the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND Association).
Job responsibilities
* To develop expertise and resources to provide sound clinical advice where necessary and coordinate with the wider multidisciplinary team to provide a holistic and comprehensive approach to patient care for patients with MND.
* To lead and co-ordinate MND MDT meetings.
* To provide home visits as well as clinics where patient assessments are carried out to enable appropriate interventions to be implemented, utilising the wider multidisciplinary team.
* To monitor local provision against relevant best practice guidance, working as a colleague with other MND coordinators and neurological specialists across the London North Central Integrated Care System (ICS).
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
* Registered Nurse or HCPC registration.
* Relevant specialist post basic programme in an area of neurology or related specialty.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Degree in Nursing/Physiotherapy/N & D /SLT or other related clinical profession, or demonstrable experience at this level.
* Previous experience of formal/informal teaching of patients & staff.
Skills and abilities
* Demonstrates a clear vision of the role and service.
* Demonstrates skilled written and verbal communication skills.
* Developed clinical assessment skills.
* Keyboard and word processing skills.
* Evidence of advanced or enhanced communication skills training.
Experience
* Demonstrates up to date knowledge and expertise in general nursing or physiotherapy or occupational therapy or speech and language or N & D, and parameters for onward referral.
* Specialist knowledge of working with patients with Motor Neurone disease.
* Experience of identifying complex needs and appropriate onward referral to optimise function, improve quality of life, and maintain safety within a patient's environment.
* Experience of working within the community setting.
* Extensive detailed knowledge of the impact of neurological impairment on body systems and processes.
* Ability to recognise implications of national standards and guidelines and their influence on practice.
* Experience of identifying measures for specific clinical outcome measurement.
* Full driving licence and use of a car for travel between locations as appropriate to the patient's needs, linking with key professionals.
* Committed to multi-professional team working and working with partners.
* Able to work autonomously and within a team.
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.
Salary
£51,883 to £58,544 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS - pro rata if LTFT.
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