Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, proactive registered nurse with experience in Multiple Sclerosis or Neurology to join the MS Senior Nurse Neurology at GRH. This is a fixed term 5 month (37.5) Band 6 post to cover maternity.
The neurology team based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital provides a patient-centred service to those with acute and chronic neurological illness, in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
You will be expected to exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and to make critical judgments using specialist knowledge. You will have responsibility for assessing patients and subsequently devising, implementing and assessing an individual's comprehensive MS care plan.
The post holder will need to possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and is required to work closely with the MS nursing team, consultant neurologists and health colleagues within primary and secondary care, social care and voluntary agencies, contributing to and implementing care for people PwMS.
A background in neurology and/or neurosurgery is essential. Whilst MS experience is desirable, training, support and development will be provided to the appropriate candidate who can demonstrate the motivation, interest and drive to deliver a high level of specialist intervention and care to patients with MS and those that support them.
Main duties of the job
We have an opportunity for a nurse to join our well established Neurology as a MS Specialist Practitioner. We welcome applications from nurses who wish to develop their leadership, clinical management and prescribing skills. You will be part of an innovative, multidisciplinary team supporting patients and their families across Gloucestershire. If you are looking to develop your specialist skills, we would like to meet you!
It is an exciting time to join us and contribute to the development of our excellent service. You will be involved in the direct clinical management of patients through outpatient clinics, inpatient reviews, telephone consultations and community visiting. You will be able to use and develop your clinical leadership skills through service pathway innovations that will lead to real quality improvements for this patient group.
You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will be able to demonstrate your experience in management of patients with chronic and progressive conditions. You will be confident and competent, possessing a comprehensive portfolio of personal development. If you want to make a real difference, have a can do attitude and you are quality focused, enthusiastic, highly motivated and ready for a challenge then we want to hear from you.
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance and access to the NHS Pension Scheme as well as discounts for local shops, restaurants and services. All staff employed within the Trust are able to access to our health and well-being hub, there are two well established on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
Our vision is for Best care For Everyone.
Our purpose is to improve the health, wellbeing and experience of the people we serve by delivering outstanding care every day. Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- To provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through treatment through a range of nurse-led outpatient clinics including annual reviews, relapse and relapse follow up and telephone clinics.
- To provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following unplanned hospital admissions to hospital, to co-ordinate care, liaising with the full range of multi-disciplinary team members to ensure implementation of appropriate care plans, treatment delivery, and safe and effective discharge
- To follow-up patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment.
-To manage nurse led clinic and independently conduct neurological examinations and objective measures of function such as assessments of cognition, fatigue, upper limb function or walking.
- Assess patients with acutely deteriorating symptoms and diagnoses relapse in routine and non-routine circumstances using high level assessment and consultation skills and ensure timely and appropriate treatment is offered.
- Competently reviews and interprets data generated through these assessments and revises the care plan in conjunction with the person with MS accordingly.
- To develop, deliver and evaluate a plan of care relating to symptom management which will include assessment, planning, implementing, reviewing and documenting care plans in agreement with the person with MS. This will include but not exhaustive of ordering diagnostic tests and making and receiving referrals.
- To support PwMS with decisions regarding disease modifying therapies (DMTs).
- To ensure all patients are fully informed of the risks and benefits of proposed treatments, contributing to the process of securing informed consent.
- To produce and provide all patients with relevant and accessible written information regarding their treatment in accordance with Trust standards.
- Provide a telephone helpline and maintain clinical databases.
- Deliver audit and the coordination of research studies.
- Ensure that the service successfully meets national, local and departmental quality and clinical standards.
You may be asked to support other specialty service such as PD, MND, MS, and Epilepsy team when required.
Additional Contact Details
Lucy Cowmeadow (Band 7 in MS)
[email protected]
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Development in professional and management procedures within own area and across several related disciplines relevant to service area.
- Excellent communication skills with MDT members, patients and their families.
- Experienced provider of expert advice to patients and health and social care professionals.
Desirable
- Managing and developing multi - disciplinary or integrated pathway teams in a variety of locations.
- Experience of working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- Development in professional and management procedures within own area and across several related disciplines relevant to service area.
- Excellent communication skills with MDT members, patients and their families and the Ability to organise and prioritise own workload effectively
- Clinical experience in managing neurological conditions and associated medical complications.
- Ability to utilise information from databases and computer-based systems in order to evaluate and develop the quality and efficacy of service delivery.
Desirable
- Experience of developing advanced practice guidelines, Governance and audit.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Health Care professional NMC/HCPC.
- Independent Prescribing Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification.
- Experience of research-based practice, and quality improvement through audit.
Desirable
- Recognised post graduate management/ leadership qualification, working towards one or willingness to undertake.
- Enhanced IT skills - working knowledge of software packages such as word, excel and outlook alongside EPR, PACS, ICE etc
- Ability to utilise information from databases and computer-based systems in order to evaluate and develop the quality and efficacy of service delivery.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Great Western Road
Gloucester
GL1 3NN