Clinical Nurse Specialist - Multiple Sclerosis
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Job summary
Are you looking for a specialist role? We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated nurse to join our MS Team.
Our MS service based at Basildon Hospital in Essex provides care to patients and their families in Mid-Essex throughout the course of their illness. We work in partnership with our patients, families, and carers and with the wider medical and allied health care profession teams. We provide nurse-led outpatient and telephone clinics in addition to a dedicated telephone advice line and email. Health promotion and patient education are key components of our role.
Our service includes the provision of disease modifying therapies, which require specialist intervention and monitoring. We offer educational opportunities, both internally and externally, allowing you to develop and expand your specialist knowledge and scope of practice, enabling the development of skills and competencies as a clinical nurse specialist.
We would welcome applications from nurses currently working at band 5 and above in primary or secondary care who enjoy working in a challenging environment, making a difference to the lives of people living with a long-term condition.
Main duties of the job
Provide support for in-patients with a diagnosis of MS and also ward staff to manage the in-patient episode and MS related symptoms. To work within an established MS service covering the Mid Essex area.
Attend consultant and nurse-led clinics as directed for clinical supervision and further learning.
Provide timely support for newly diagnosed patients with MS in line with local & national guidelines. Provide verbal and written information.
Develop an in-depth understanding of medication including disease modifying therapy(DMT) (high-cost drugs) used within the specialty including eligibility criteria, side effects, and unique monitoring and funding requirements.
About us
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Details
Date posted
31 January 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 a year pro rata for part time
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
390-MED-BA-1013
Job locations
Basildon
Nethermayne
Basildon
SS16 5NL
Employer details
Employer name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Basildon
Nethermayne
Basildon
SS16 5NL
Employer's website
https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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