Multiple Sclerosis Nurse - Annex 21

TN United Kingdom; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Multiple Sclerosis Nurse - Annex 21, Windygates

Client: NHS Scotland

Location: Windygates, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 5f10cef40223

Job Views: 5

Posted: 24.04.2025

Expiry Date: 08.06.2025

Job Description:

The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Nursing Service at Fife Rehabilitation Service requires an innovative nurse who is ready for the challenge of providing a high standard of care to those diagnosed with MS in Fife.

There are approximately 980 people with MS known to the MS Nurse Service. Fife Rehabilitation Service has been providing an MS specialist nurse service since 2000. The MS Nursing Service in Fife is leading the way in providing MS Nursing care at all stages of the MS journey by embedding the MS Nurse within the rehabilitation setting and within the disease modifying service. This model is unique to Fife. The MS Nurses work with the interdisciplinary team to provide expert assessment, education, support, and symptom management to patients at all stages of the condition from diagnosis onwards.

The post is based within Fife Rehabilitation Service at Cameron Hospital and requires the post holder to travel between various hospital, home, and community settings. You will be part of a team working together to implement care pathways for patients with MS. You will also be required to work autonomously and develop expert liaison between acute and rehabilitation settings.

You will demonstrate competence equivalent to significant post-registration nursing experience. You will be educated to degree level or working towards this. The post holder should be ready for the challenge of learning a new specialty and appreciate the training responsibilities of the role. As part of the learning, the post holder will be expected to attend a 5-day MS residential training course facilitated by the MS Trust and Birmingham University and follow a 12-month competency programme.

The post holder should demonstrate experience of working with patients with MS in their previous roles. This will determine the level of banding that you are interviewed for.

If you do not have the essential skills to apply for a band 6 position however do have the essential skills of the band 5, then there is an option of applying for band 6 annex 21 and completing a 12-month MS competency programme. On successful completion of the competency programme, you will be remunerated to equivalent band 6 level. Candidates who meet the full requirements of the person specification for band 6 will commence payment at band 6 with no requirement to progress through the competency framework.

For informal enquiries please contact Debbie McCallion, MS Clinical Nurse Specialist, Fife Rehabilitation Service on 01592 226754 or e-mail [emailprotected].

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Fife welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.