Clinical Nurse Specialist Multiple sclerosis (MS)

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Neurology team at Charing Cross. This role is designed to strengthen specialist MS care by delivering expert, patient-centred support across the full pathway—from acute presentations to long-term management—while contributing to service development and clinical excellence.

As a key member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), you will collaborate closely with stroke and neurology specialists to enhance continuity of care, improve patient outcomes, and expand specialist knowledge and practice. You will act as an expert resource for healthcare professionals, leading on holistic patient assessment, care planning, and education in MS nursing.

The service supports over 3,500 MS patients, with more than 2,500 receiving disease-modifying therapies. We deliver the full range of treatments, with infusion therapies provided in the neurosciences treatment unit at Charing Cross Hospital, supported by infusion nurses, ward doctors, and an urgent helpline. Oral therapies are largely managed by the pharmacy team.

Weekly MDT meetings are held across the sector (Chelsea and Westminster, West Middlesex, and Hillingdon), enabling coordinated, cross-site patient management with localised treatment wherever possible. The team includes five consultants, three Imperial-based MS nurses, a specialist neuroscience pharmacist, and dedicated infusion nurses. Clinics run daily.

Main duties of the job

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, providing specialist advice and actively seeking evidence based practice which will improve the quality of care and meet the needs of a group of patients.
• To assess patient on disease modifying therapy (DMT) for the appropriateness of their treatment in order to maintain high levels of clinical safety.
• Provide emotional support to patients, carers and families at the time of their diagnosis and throughout the disease course.
• Manage episodes of care as own/joint/shared caseload.
• Provide highly specialised advice and demonstrate advanced assessment skills.
• Maintain and update own clinical expertise and contribute as role model to ensure the delivery of nursing care is at highest possible level to meet patient care.
• Be visible in ward areas and act as a resource for both staff and patients.
• Develop tools to improve the quality of the service.
• Monitor the quality of nursing care and action audit information to achieve agreed standards and take the lead on customer care initiatives. This will include the development and utilisation of local action plans.
• Takes the lead in ensuring the provision of care is in accordance with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust’s polices & procedures.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.