Download Job Description Title: Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job Description Title:
Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Nurse Specialist
Accountable to: Clinical Manager
Main Purpose:
Client group includes all visitors and patients with pending and confirmed diagnosis
of Multiple Sclerosis.
To collaborate in the development of Revive MS Support services for people with a
Multiple Sclerosis, ensuring services are in line with strategic guidelines/directives.
To facilitate the assessment, planning, and delivery of care for our clients, in order
to obtain the best possible outcome.
To provide an information resource, counselling, education and practical support
for clients and carers as well as Revive staff.
To provide an expert link between the voluntary sector, Health Boards, and
community services.
To act as a clinical support to other members of the multidisciplinary team.
General Duties: Clinical/Professional
1. To provide a direct link for clients and their carers between Revive, health
professionals, community and voluntary services to ensure continuity of care.
2. To provide expert advice for clients, families, health care professionals and multiagency teams in all aspects of managing Multiple Sclerosis.
3. To arrange the assessment of new clients and oversee their Guided Journey.
4. To provide nursing input to the Outreach Clinics as required.
5. To demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills through nursing practice.
6. To provide expert communication skills for any given situation.
7. To maintain a high profile in the clinical area and act as a role model for other
health care professionals.
8. To maintain own expert levels of clinical competence within speciality.
9. To be accountable to the Clinical Manager and provide information as required.
10. To represent Revive MS Support and take part in recognised local and national
interest groups.
11. To be an educational resource to other clinicians within the team.
12. To have the ability to give presentations and or talks to external organisations as
well as within Revive MS Support.
13. To provide counselling, advice and health promotion as necessary.
14. To participate in multiprofessional goal planning meetings for clients and carers.
15. To work within the agreed policies of Revive MS Support, and other relevant
legislation.
Education
1. To provide information, using a variety of media, about Multiple Sclerosis, its
implications, consequences and practical/symptom management to clients and their
families and to assess their level of understanding.
2. To produce multimedia information relevant to the client group.
3. To develop and support current education programmes for client, carers and health
professionals.
4. To maintain links with other MS Nurses and Therapy specialists in the field in order
to share or learn from examples of good practice.
5. To be responsible for your own continuing professional development.
6. To participate in an annual appraisal and agree a Personal Development plan.
Research, Audit and Quality
1. To maintain client records and data bases as necessary.
2. To critically evaluate relevant research findings in order to develop practice.
3. To liaise with, and provide training opportunities as required, with Student Nurses
and other health professionals.
4. To manage and monitor own workload, maintaining work boundaries.
Management
1. To manage own client caseload.
2. To advise clients, families and Revive staff on health and safety issues and risk
management.
3. To support the implementation and monitoring of nursing/clinical practice
guidelines including standards, policies and protocols in line with national
directives.
4. To attend relevant Clinical Group meetings and disseminate information/ follow
through actions to other team members.
Limits of Authority:
The post-holder has no authority to:
Discipline or dismiss staff without prior consultation with the Senior Management
Team.
Change agreed policies and procedures.
All clinical professionally regulated staff must abide by the codes of conduct issued by
their respective regulatory bodies and ensure that they maintain updated registration as
required by the role.
Health and Safety:
Staff are reminded of their responsibility to take care of their own personal safety and
others whilst at work. In addition, no person shall interfere with, or misuse anything
provided in the interests of health, safety and welfare.
Infection Prevention and Decontamination of Equipment:
All staff are reminded of their responsibility to adhere to Trust and Departmental Infection
Prevention Policies, including policies for the cleaning and decontamination of equipment,
in order to protect their own health and that of other employees, visitors and clients.
Safeguarding
All staff providing services to clients are reminded of their responsibility to adhere to
Safeguarding policies.
Confidentiality
All employees of Revive MS Support are reminded of the need to treat all information,
particularly clinical and management information, as confidential.
This job description will be reviewed yearly as part of the annual individual performance
review, to ensure that it reflects the responsibilities of the post. No changes will be made
without full consultation with the post holder.
Person Specification
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications:
Educated to degree level with a
Minimum of 5 years post registration
At least 2 years’ experience working in Neurology
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Knowledge and Skills:
An understanding of the needs of people
with MS and their families
Proven leadership skills
Ability to prioritise workload and to meet deadlines
Experience of managing a complex caseload;
allocating and reprioritising workload as required
Ability to use own initiative
Effective interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to motivate others
Advanced IT knowledge
Experience in use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Numeracy, data presentation and statistical skills
Knowledge of current political agenda
surrounding MS
Ability to keep accurate up to date case records
Familiar with Social Media (Facebook/Twitter)
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Personal Qualities:
Ability to work flexibly and as part of a team
Ability to negotiate with and influence senior
colleagues and clinical staff
Highly organised and effective
Expected to demonstrate a high level of
initiative, adaptability, planning ability, sound
judgement, competent analysis and evaluation
skills.
Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
Enthusiastic and resilient
Friendly manner
An effective team player
Excellent time management
Flexibility
Risk Assessment (practical experience of carrying out)
Excellent communication skills both written
and verbal
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Other:
Ability to travel to Outreaches and meetings as required
Have a clean driving licence
Revive MS Support is committed to equal opportunities.
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