Motor Neurone Disease Specialist Nurse

Job overview

The post holder will provide a specialist nursing service to people with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and their families. The postholder will work autonomously and will be an integral part of the Multidisciplinary Team within the Neurology Department at Hull Royal Infirmary.

The role of the MND Specialist Nurse will encompass the delivery of holistic patient focused care, based upon nursing assessment to people with MND who live in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire and who are under the care of a Neurologist in the Neurology Department at Hull Royal Infirmary. The post holder will provide specialist support to people with MND and their family, from their diagnosis, through to end of life care, including referral for bereavement and support where appropriate. They will be required to work across both acute and primary care sectors in liaison with a broad Multidisciplinary Team.

The post holder will participate in the development of formal and informal education programmes for patients, families, carers and healthcare professionals, to promote a better understanding of MND. They will also act as a resource to patients, families, carers and healthcare professionals for specialist clinic advice within both the Acute Trust and the Primary Care Trusts it serves. The promotion and participation in clinical and nursing research will be an integral part of the post.

Main duties of the job

To be undertake detailed responsibilities under the following sections:

• workload management
• communication
• human resource management
• performance and resource management
• decision making and advice
• initiating and implementing change
• Quality and clinical governance
• health and safety

please see attached job description for full details of duties.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

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We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.