Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Specialist Nurse/Practitioner - Band 7 or Band 6-7 training post
NHS AfC: Band 7 (or Band 6-7 training post)
Main area: Multiple Sclerosis - Neurology
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7 (or Band 6-7 training post)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hours to be worked Monday to Friday, 08.30-16.30)
Job ref: 153-ME03841-B
Department name: UHD - General Recruitment Site Poole Hospital
Town: Poole
Salary: Band 7 or Band 6-7 training post (doe & competencies)
Closing: 21/01/2025 23:59
As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work. We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce. At UHD, our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group. As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and dynamic nurse or therapist to join the Dorset Multiple Sclerosis Service as an MS Specialist Nurse/Practitioner (or work towards this role in a Band 6-7 training post).
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated registered nurse or therapist with excellent communication skills and relevant experience to deliver high quality, specialist care to people with MS in the Dorset area, and to be part of the ongoing development of this forward-thinking service.
You will use your knowledge and skills to provide proactive management of people with MS from diagnosis onwards, offering specialist assessment, intervention, monitoring and support to patients and their families. You will work within the hospital and community settings, across Dorset.
We are committed to continuous professional development and offer ongoing training within the MS Service. Band 7 in the training post would be gained after successful completion of the MS Development Module and module assignment (MS Trust) and full achievement of Band 6 competencies (with emergence into Band 7 competencies) in the local MS Nurse competency framework.
This role requires an active UK NMC Registration or an active HCPC Qualification or therapist with profession-specific recognised registration.
Base Location: Poole
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
* To promote clinical excellence in the management of Multiple Sclerosis as a specialist nurse/practitioner, working autonomously.
* To be a resource for in-depth knowledge of own specialist clinical area and actively disseminate relevant information through appropriate channels.
* To actively facilitate the delivery of expert specialised patient care based upon principles of evidence and best practice, either directly through personal contact or indirectly via supervision of practice.
* To provide information, advice and psychological support to patients, their families and healthcare professionals; liaising and referring on as necessary to the appropriate healthcare professional in hospital or the community.
* To engage in the formation of and delivery of educational programmes.
* To attend and actively participate in relevant Trust-wide meetings.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future, defining how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long-term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See job description and person specification for more details on post, responsibilities and requirements.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Qualified nurse or therapist with profession-specific recognised registration (e.g., NMC registration).
Experience
* Evidence of comprehensive and relevant continuing professional development.
* Evidence of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Evidence of working in a community setting.
Skills
* To have a driving license and access to a car for work purposes.
* Be able to speak and write English as necessary to undertake the role.
Please note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name: Michelle Davies
Job title: Dorset MS Service Lead & Specialist Practitioner
Email address: michelle.davies@uhd.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0300 019 2362
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