About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic nurse or therapist to join the Dorset Multiple Sclerosis Service on secondment as an MS Specialist Nurse/Practitioner to cover maternity leave.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated registered nurse or therapist with excellent communication skills and relevant experience to deliver high quality, specialist care to people with MS in the Dorset area.
You will use your knowledge and skills to provide proactive management of people with MS from diagnosis onwards, offering specialist assessment, intervention, monitoring and support to patients and their families. You will work within the hospital and community settings, across Dorset.
We are committed to continuous professional development and offer role specific and on-going training within the MS Service.
This role requires an active UK NMC Registration or an active HCPC Qualification or therapist with profession specific recognised registration
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: 10th June 2026
Main duties of the job
To support the MS service in providing case-management, monitoring, symptom management, specialist advice and support to people with MS across the Dorset area. To provide information, advice and psychological support to patients, their families and health care professionals; liaising and referring on as necessary to the appropriate health care professional in hospital or the community. To participate in nurse-led and MDT clinics including those for disease modifying drugs To be a resource to GPs, hospital medical staff, community and hospital-based nurses and therapists and other statutory and voluntary agencies. To actively facilitate the delivery of quality patient care based upon principles of best practice. This may be achieved either directly through personal contact or indirectly via supervision of practice. To deliver standard education sessions to patients in a one to one or group format To work as an autonomous practitioner within the service
About us
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women's, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
For UHD employees, this fixed-term post will be offered as a secondment in line with the Trust's Secondment Policy. Please speak with your line manager before applying.
Job description Job responsibilities
See job description and person specification for more details on post, responsibilities and requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Qualified nurse or therapist with profession specific recognised registration (e.g. NMC registration)
Experience Essential
Relevant post registration experience Evidence of comprehensive and relevant continuing professional development Evidence of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
Evidence of working in a community setting
Skills Essential
To have a driving license and access to a car for work purposes Be able to speak and write English as necessary to undertake the role
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 (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address Poole Hospital
Longfleet Road
Poole
BH15 2JB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)