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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Willenhall; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust invites applications for a Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team. The post supports MS care across the borough, with advanced assessment, review, and intervention for people living with MS.

The CNS will work with MS consultants and nursing staff to develop care pathways, oversee disease-modifying therapies, and promote autonomy and quality of life for patients, including cross-boundary collaboration.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with 1st level registration and evidence of post-registration practice.
• Experience in Multiple Sclerosis and desire to improve MS services.
• Ability to work independently and manage a caseload.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing assessment, review and intervention for people with MS within Walsall.
• Support development and management of the MS service within CNRT.
• Coordinate care across acute and community settings with a person-centred approach.

Job description

Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Nurse Specialist | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse who is motivated, innovative and is experienced in Multiple Sclerosis, to join the Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge and desire for improving Multiple Sclerosis services and facilitating care that demonstrates best practice, in the assessment and management of people who have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

You will be a highly clinically skilled nurse with good interpersonal and communication skills. You must have 1st level registration with evidence of post registration practice.

The successful candidate needs to be motivated to support the on-going development and management of the Multiple Sclerosis service. Experience of working independently and using own initiative is essential.Youmustbe able to organise your own workloadto manage the caseload effectively.

You will need excellent leadership, communication, organisational and supervision skills and sound clinical knowledge.

The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) works as part of the Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team (CNRT) supporting all aspects of care for people with MS in Walsall. The post holder will provide specialist nursing assessment, review and intervention to the population of people with Multiple Sclerosis within Walsall and work as an effective member of the multidisciplinary CNRT. The team aim to provide coordinated rehabilitation and long term neurological condition management, demonstrating an integrated approach to care across acute and community settings. The post holder will ensure a person centred approach in representing and consulting with clients to promote autonomy and quality of life whilst living with a neurological condition.

Working in a non-medical prescribing role, the post holder will also oversee the care and support for patients on disease modifying therapies including development of pathways to support emerging treatments closer to home. This will involve working in partnership with Consultant Neurologists and MS Specialist Nursing staff at Regional MS Centre – Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham and cross-boundary Consultant Neurologists.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details of this role.

The successful candidate must also be able to travel throughout the borough during the working day as the post requires.