We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and compassionate clinician to join our multidisciplinary team as a Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Coordinator.
As a Band 7 MND Coordinator, you will lead the coordination of care for patients with MND, supporting them and their families throughout their journey. You will work closely with neurologists, specialist nurses, allied health professionals, palliative care teams and external agencies to deliver integrated, patient-centred care.
The Sheffield Care and Research Centre for Motor Neuron Disorders is a leading centre of excellence, serving patients across South Yorkshire, North East Derbyshire, and North East Lincolnshire.
The post of MND Care Coordinator offers the opportunity to provide clinical leadership and care coordination alongside innovative service improvement and quality assurance and regional pathway development, education and training.
We are looking for someone with excellent communication, coordination and leadership skills who is compassionate, proactive and resilient, with a strong commitment to patient-centred care.
If you are a Registered Nurse or AHP (Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Dietician, Speech and Language Therapist) with a relevant clinical qualification with current NMC/HCPC registration and significant post-registration experience, ideally with experience in neurology, palliative care or long-term condition management we would love to hear from you.
The MND Care Coordinator is the senior clinical role responsible for coordinating and improving care for patients with Motor Neuron Disease who attend the Sheffield MND Care and Research Centre.
They will be responsible for developing a strong focus on innovative service development, care coordination through the care pathway and addressing inequalities of care.
This role requires advanced clinical skills, leadership abilities, educational skills and a commitment to service improvement and staff development as well as the ability to deliver specialist care autonomously within an MDT setting with consultant neurologist indirect supervision.
To act as the lead specialist for the MND service taking responsibility for provision of specialist advice across the service and other professional colleagues, including service, business and strategic planning.
To act as a specialist resource / independent practitioner managing a defined caseload of patients within the agreed scope of practice.
To take a lead of delivery of education and training for the directorate and wider MDT across professional groups.
To lead change and innovation through service audit and evaluation and, in response to this develop new services in a way which promotes change for the benefit of patient care within the objectives of the business and service plan.
To develop and contribute to the development of research proposals and implement studies.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nina Marshall Job title: Clinical Manager Neurology Nurse Specialists Email address: nina.marshall2@nhs.net Telephone number: 01142268564
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