Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Clinical Specialist Nurse

Permanent Contract

Location: Harrogate

Hours: Part-time role, 15 hours per week (first Thursday of the month set clinic date)

Salary: £20.15 per hour, proposed start date 1^st March 2026

Brand: Saint Michael’s Hospice

Closing date: Monday 8^th December 2025 (the advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications)

Do you want to be part of an organisation that makes a real difference to our local communities? Our family of services including Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s Hospice provide vital support to people when they need it most. Our vision is of a community where everyone gets the care they need, want and deserve You can help make that a reality.

We are an independent charity powered by local communities. Every day, we help to improve quality of life for people living with terminal illness, bereavement and mental health concerns, because our belief is that no one should suffer. Our incredible teams work together to make this happen.

We’re looking for a committed and compassionate Nurse to lead our Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Service, the only specialist service of its kind in the locality. This is a unique opportunity to use your clinical expertise, interpersonal skills, and passion for person-centred care to make a meaningful difference to people living with MND, their families, and carers.

As part of a supportive, multi-agency team working alongside Harrogate District Foundation Trust and wider health and social care partners, you’ll act as a key worker, supporting patients from diagnosis through to end of life.

About the Role

As the MND Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will:

• Hold a clinical caseload, delivering specialist care, advice, and emotional support from diagnosis onwards.
• Assess and address the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of patients and their families.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, hospices, and voluntary organisations to ensure seamless, high-quality care.
• Act as an advocate for people living with MND, ensuring informed care decisions are made.
• Contribute to service development through data collection, evaluation, and participation in governance processes.
• Support and educate colleagues, patients, and carers, helping shape best practice in progressive neurological care.

About You

We welcome applications from nurses with varying levels of experience in MND and neurological care.  What matters most is your commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care.

Essential skills and experience include:

• Registered Nurse (Degree in Nursing or equivalent) with current NMC registration
• Minimum 5 years’ experience at Band 5 or above
• Experience in palliative care and/or neurological nursing
• Skilled in caseload management and working autonomously in the community
• Experience within a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Proficiency in SystmOne or similar patient database systems
• Independent Prescribing qualification would be desirable

You’ll be part of a passionate, collaborative team delivering exceptional community-based care for people living with MND. We’ll support your continued professional development and empower you to make a lasting difference in patients’ lives.

How we look after you

We put people first in all that we do, which includes our own team

·        Wellbeing and resilience support with a dedicated team by your side

·        Flexible and hybrid working for many roles

·        A supportive and caring environment

·        Opportunities to grow, develop and progress, with culture of lifelong learning

How to apply:

Please click Apply and you will be forwarded to the vacancy page on our website. Click on the role and this will open the application form.

·        Download and read through job description (via the ‘Downloads’ section at the top of the advert) as you will need to tell us how you meet the essential requirements of the role.

·        Make sure you answer all supplementary questions as part of your application otherwise your application will be automatically rejected.

·        We recommend reading the application pack “Joining Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s” and browsing the “Join our team” pages of our website, which will provide lots of useful information about what it’s like working for us and how the recruitment process works. 

·        Did you hear about this role from a current employee as part of our recommend a friend scheme? Don’t forget to let us know after clicking apply.

Our values                               

·        We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do

·        We are caring and compassionate

·        We are personal and supportive in our approach

·        We engage positively

·        We are responsive

·        We are driven to do better

·        We are fair

·        We are professional

·        We work collaboratively

·        We are accountable

Living out our values

·        Our behaviour framework puts our values in the context of our everyday work. See what this includes at saintmichaelshospice.org/behaviour-framework

·        We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we collect and monitor EDI data of applicants to help us ensure that our policies and procedures are effective in promoting equality. The information you provide in the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion section of the application form will have no bearing on your application, it is only used for diversity monitoring and is not visible to hiring managers.

·        We believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind.  Our safer recruitment and safeguarding processes help protect those accessing our services. Please see our safeguarding statement on our website: saintmichaelshospice.org/safeguarding-statement

·        If you require any support or adjustments to be able to apply for this role, please let us know by emailing people@saintmichaelshospice.org

·        We will need to complete satisfactory pre-employment checks before appointing you. These include but are not limited to identity checks, DBS clearance at an appropriate level for the role, verification of right to work in the UK, employment references and employment history. We will cover the cost of these.

Don’t quite meet the requirements for this role? We’d still love to hear from you, please get in touch via people@saintmichaelshospice.org to discuss other opportunities across our family of services.

PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, we are not currently able to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

North Yorkshire Hospice Care has a duty to protect those who receive our support. Roles within our organisation are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants aged 16 or over who are offered employment will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, and convictions. Applicants will not be discriminated against due to convictions and cautions, but will be considered on their merit. Should a successful candidate have any convictions or cautions, the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of the offences will determine if it is possible to proceed with the appointment.

North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice, and Talking Spaces. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (2121179).