Motor Neurone Disease Nurse Specialist

LOROS Hospice; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

LOROS Hospice is seeking a Motor Neurone Disease Nurse Specialist to join the community nurse specialist team covering Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The key worker supports people with MND from diagnosis to end of life through home visits, needs assessments and telephone advice.

You must be a registered adult nurse with significant post-registration experience at band 5 or above, and access to a car is required to liaise with NHS and social care teams.

Qualifications

• Evidence of study at degree level.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Willingness to undertake training specific to the role.

Responsibilities

• Act as key worker for patients with MND and their families from diagnosis to end of life.
• Undertake home visits and holistic specialist needs assessments.
• Provide specialist intervention to support patients and carers.
• Plan care with the multi-professional team based on holistic needs assessment.
• Provide a telephone advice service to patients, carers and professionals.
• Manage nurse-led MDT meetings and run nurse-led MND clinics.
• Monitor the progress of all MND patients with the wider MDT.
• Refer patients to other agencies for additional support, such as the MND Association.
• Prescribe medication for patients where trained, in line with hospice policy.
• Provide information so patients and carers can make informed choices about their care.
• Keep accurate electronic patient records for activity, evaluation, research and audit.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

IT literacy

Neurological care

Patient needs

Education

Degree level

Job description

This Motor Neurone Disease Nurse Specialist post sits in LOROS Hospice's community nurse specialist team, which covers Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The key worker supports people with MND and their families from diagnosis to end of life, through home visits, needs assessments and telephone advice. Much of the work is community-based and involves liaising with UHL neurology, social services and community health teams, so access to a car is needed. Candidates need to be a registered adult nurse with significant post-registration experience at band 5 or above.

What the job involves

• Act as key worker for patients with MND and their families and carers from diagnosis to end of life
• Undertake home visits and complete holistic specialist needs assessments
• Provide specialist intervention to support patients and carers
• Plan care with the multi-professional team based on holistic needs assessment
• Provide a telephone advice service to patients, carers and professionals
• Manage nurse-led MDT meetings and run nurse-led MND clinics
• Monitor the progress of all MND patients with the wider MDT
• Act as a resource for primary care, specialist, statutory and voluntary organisations on MND care
• Refer patients to other agencies for additional support, such as the MND Association
• Prescribe medication for patients where trained, in line with hospice policy
• Provide information so patients and carers can make informed choices about their care
• Keep accurate electronic patient records for activity, evaluation, research and audit

Qualifications

• Evidence of study at degree level
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Willingness to undertake training specific to the role

Registration & licences

• Registered adult nurse

Experience

• Significant post-registration experience at band 5 or above in a relevant setting

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Leadership potential
• Involvement in audit and change management, with awareness of how audit and research affect practice
• IT literacy
• Awareness of the needs of patients and families affected by MND or neurological conditions

Checks & eligibility

• Car driver or access to a car

Other

• Able to contribute to LOROS values and behaviours
• Team working within an MDT or other teams
• Evidence of innovation, flexibility and enthusiasm, and flexibility to cover service needs
• Able to set realistic goals for self
• Ability to promote LOROS and its services to external stakeholders

Nice to have

• Relevant degree
• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• Teaching qualification
• Community experience
• Experience of caring for people with a neurological disease
• Palliative care experience
• Experience of using electronic patient records
• Experience of initiating and leading projects