Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Specialist Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role involves leading and delivering a high-quality specialist Multiple Sclerosis nursing service within the community, managing a caseload of MS patients. The post holder will work autonomously and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to provide holistic, evidence-based, and patient-centred care. Key responsibilities include expert clinical assessment, advice, treatment, education, and support for patients, families, and healthcare professionals. The role also involves undertaking nurse-led clinics and home visits, supporting symptom and treatment management, and contributing to service development.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Clear evidence of ongoing clinical and professional development
- First degree relevent to clinical field or willing to work towards or able to demonstrate relevent equivalent experience
- Nurse Prescribing Qualification or willingness to work towards
- Evidence of advanced clinical assessment skills
- Teaching/ mentoring qualification or able to demonstrate relevant experience
- Evidence of working clinically with MS patients
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of significant post registration experience in Neurology nursing including experience at Band 6
- Other
- Current driving licence
- Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc.
- Evidence of working clinically with MS patients
- Extensive experience of complex assessment of health and social needs.
- In depth knowledge and understanding of the current evidence based practice in the management of MS
- Ability to work professionally and safely in a variety of settings including patients home environments and Nurse led clinics
- Excellent written communication skills, to include record keeping, report writing, data collection, and evaluations
- Evidence of significant post registration experience in Neurology nursing including experience at Band 6
- Knowledge & Skills
- Able to work both independently and as an effective, flexible team member
- Excellent written communication skills, to include record keeping, report writing, data collection, and evaluations
- Ability to assess , review and evaluate complex patient situations
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels using a variety of mediums
- Experience in teaching both patients and staff, and developing/ facilitating appropriate learning sessions
- Leadership and managerial skills
- Experience in developing guidelines, audit, evaluation and report writing
- Education
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Clear evidence of ongoing clinical and professional development
- First degree relevent to clinical field or willing to work towards or able to demonstrate relevent equivalent experience
- Nurse Prescribing Qualification or willingness to work towards
- Evidence of advanced clinical assessment skills
- Teaching/ mentoring qualification or able to demonstrate relevant experience
- Evidence of working clinically with MS patients
- Evidence of significant post registration experience in Neurology nursing including experience at Band 6
- Other
- Current driving licence
- Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc.
- Evidence of working clinically with MS patients
- Extensive experience of complex assessment of health and social needs.
- In depth knowledge and understanding of the current evidence based practice in the management of MS
- Ability to work professionally and safely in a variety of settings including patients home environments and Nurse led clinics
- Excellent written communication skills, to include record keeping, report writing, data collection, and evaluations
- Evidence of significant post registration experience in Neurology nursing including experience at Band 6
- Knowledge & Skills
- Able to work both independently and as an effective, flexible team member
- Excellent written communication skills, to include record keeping, report writing, data collection, and evaluations
- Ability to assess , review and evaluate complex patient situations
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels using a variety of mediums
- Experience in teaching both patients and staff, and developing/ facilitating appropriate learning sessions
- Leadership and managerial skills
- Experience in developing guidelines, audit, evaluation and report writing
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
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East London NHS Foundation Trust
Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Specialist Nurse
The closing date is 06 September 2026
Job summary
We are seeking a motivated, dynamic and passionate Band 7 Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Specialist Nurse to work within our Community Specialist Nursing team across Bedfordshire.
The post holder will lead and deliver a high-quality specialist Multiple Sclerosis nursing service, managing a defined caseload of patients with MS across the community. Working autonomously and in close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, primary care, secondary care and partner organisations, the role focuses on providing holistic, evidence-based and patient-centred care throughout the course of the condition.
As a key specialist resource, the Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Specialist Nurse will provide expert clinical assessment, advice, treatment, education and support to patients, families, carers and healthcare professionals. The post holder will undertake nurse-led clinics and home visits, support symptom and treatment management, and contribute to service development, audit, quality improvement and strategic planning in line with local and national guidance.
Main duties of the job
This is an excellent opportunity to develop and utilise specialist knowledge and skills within a Community Multiple Sclerosis service. The role focuses on the assessme
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