Motor Neurone Disease Specialist Practitioner/ Nurse Specialist

NHS; Camberley; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Camberley is seeking a specialist to join their Neurology team. The successful candidate will manage a caseload of Motor Neurone Disease patients, conducting home visits and coordinating care with multidisciplinary teams. Applicants must hold a relevant NMC or HCPC registration and demonstrate clinical experience in neurology or related specialties. This role offers a 12-month fixed contract with various development opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

First class development opportunities

Healthy work-life balance

Qualifications

• Demonstrates understanding of key professional issues and guidelines.
• Evidence of managing neurological disorder patients in community or hospital settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead care for patients with Motor Neurone Disease.
• Coordinate with the MDT for holistic support.
• Support patients at diagnosis with timely communication.

Skills

Up-to-date knowledge in nursing/physiotherapy/OT

Understanding of national strategy and policy

Care for patients with neurological disorders

Education

NMC or HCPC Registration

Relevant specialist post basic programme

Job description

Job summary

Band 7 | 37.5 hours | 12-month Fixed Term Contract Working across the Frimley Integrated Care System (ICS)

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join the Neurology Team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, where innovation and collaboration are at the heart of what we do.

As a specialist member of the Neurology team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting patients living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), as well as their families and carers, throughout every stage of their care journey. You will work closely with a wide range of professionals and services, ensuring seamless, patient-centred care.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Managing a caseload of MND patients independently across the Frimley ICS.
• Conducting home visits and providing holistic assessments.
• Running outpatient clinics at Wexham Park Hospital and Frimley Park Hospital.
• Actively participating in MND multidisciplinary team (MDT) clinics with Consultant Neurologists.
• Attending MDT meetings and coordinating input from a range of professionals.
• Arranging assessments, onward referrals, and ensuring timely care coordination.

We are seeking a dynamic, motivated, and compassionate professional with the skills to work autonomously while being an integral part of a collaborative team.

We look forward to welcoming your application.

Main duties of the job

• Take a lead role in the care and service delivery for patients with Motor Neurone Disease (MND)
• Review and support patients at the point of diagnosis, ensuring timely and sensitive communication
• Act as the primary point of contact for patients, their families, and carers, providing ongoing advice, support, and guidance
• Co-ordinate care effectively with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure patients receive holistic and seamless support
• Support patients in their own homes and during hospital admissions, particularly during periods of symptom progression or deterioration
• Develop and implement services aimed at reducing avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions, ensuring care is patient-centred and responsive to individual needs
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives, supporting innovation and best practice in MND care delivery

About us

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential:

• NMC or HCPC Registration
• Relevant specialist post basic programme in an area of neurology or related speciality

Desirable:

• Completed / completing a Master's degree
• Teaching / assessment programme

Skills and Knowledge

Essential:

• Demonstrates up to date knowledge and expertise in general nursing/physiotherapy/ Occupational therapy and speech and language
• Demonstrates understanding of relevant national strategy / policy and how this relates to the service
• Knowledge of key professional issues and NMC/HCPC guidelines and codes, relating to professional practice.
• Care of patients with neurological disorders, respiratory failure, nutritional requirements, swallow difficulties, progressive neurological term conditions

Desirable:

• Non-invasive ventilation

Experience

Essential:

• Evidence of previous relevant clinical experience (postgraduate) in the same or related specialty
• Evidence of recent clinical experience in related speciality
• Experience managing neurological disorder patients in community or hospital settings

Desirable:

• Experience of applying research evidence to clinical practice
• Previous community experience

Special Requirements

Essential:

• Full driving licence and access to a car to travel across sites and perform domiciliary visits

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.