Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Poole, Dorset BH15 2JB
About this role
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
- 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
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.
See job description and person specification for more details on post, responsibilities and requirements.
This advert closes on Sunday 31 May 2026
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