Multiple Sclerosis Specialist Nurse

Job overview

University Hospitals of Leicester Neurology Department seek to appoint a MS Specialist Nurse. The successful candidate will exercise high levels of judgment, discretion, and decision-making in the clinical care of adults with MS within Leicester and Leicestershire.

The candidate will be required to conduct home visits and will require a reliable source of transport.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be required to work as an autonomous practitioner to deliver specialist expertise and advice demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, treatment, and management of patients with MS.

They will be expected to independently conduct Nurse led clinics at University Hospital of Leicester and Peripheral clinics. The post holder will support the MS team leader and alongside the other team members ensure that the day to day running of the MS service is maintained in the absence of the team leader.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Annual review in clinic both at the LGH and the Community
• Annual home visits may be required for those people unable to travel into the clinic
• Answer phone calls / messages left on the help line and act on the queries / concerns
• Manage the treatments (Disease Modifying Treatments) – prepare prescriptions for the Consultant to sign, start people on new treatments including coordinate pre- treatment screening, monitoring including blood tests, give advice on managing side effects, develop pathways for new treatments
• Independently discharge patients from nurse-led clinics within agreed protocols and follow up (as per service requirement)
• Responsible for ensuring thatconsistently high standards of customer service are delivered by all members of team