Clinical Nurse Specialist in Neuromuscular Diseases (Peripheral Nerve)

Job summary
The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery is seeking a highly motivated Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Neuromuscular Team for a 4-month fixed term contract for 30 hours per week. The post holder will support patients living with inherited muscle diseases and some with inflammatory muscle diseases receiving treatment with immunosuppressant medications.

We are looking for someone with excellent clinical acute care skills who can work alongside staff to transfer this knowledge and skill set. The successful individual will have a pivotal role in delivering Trust Objectives and ensuring that the care delivered within this specialty reflects the Trust Vision and Values.

Main duties of the job
If you are passionate about patient care and have the ability to work effectively within a team in forward thinking and innovative learning environments, we would like to hear from you. We offer you diverse, varied experiences to expand and extend your knowledge and skills, tailored to meet individual needs in your developing career pathway.

We believe in maintaining high standards in everything we do so bring your ideas, enthusiasm and motivation to raise the bar and give expert care to all our patients.

This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with all professional groups, offering you the combination of specialist nursing with hands on care.

About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications

• Essential: Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
• Essential: Relevant post-registration programme
• Essential: Teaching/Assessment programme
• Desirable: Leadership development programme (HLP2)
• Desirable: Management development programme (HLP2)

Experience

• Essential: Relevant post registration neurology experience in same specialty (HLP2), (FO)
• Desirable: Completed/completing Masters Degree (HLP2) (FO)
• Desirable: Previous experience in a specialist nursing role, looking after people with long term conditions
• Desirable: Completed/completing Honours Degree in Nursing, midwifery, research or ethics (HLP1), (SO)

Skills and Abilities

• Essential: Up to date knowledge of medicines management and local guidelines
• Essential: Evidence of good written oral and written communication
• Essential: Demonstrates knowledge of working with people with long-term conditions and potential implications
• Desirable: Experience in undertaking virtual/telephone clinics
• Desirable: Presentation skills
• Desirable: Knowledge of neuromuscular diseases
• Desirable: Knowledge of social care and out of hospital support

Communication

• Essential: Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Essential: Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
• Essential: Communicates with patients and carers in an empathetic manner
• Essential: Demonstrates understanding of good practice in Customer Care and presentation skills

Personal and People Development

• Essential: Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated Portfolio
• Essential: Experience as a preceptor/facilitator/mentor
• Essential: Reflective in Practice
• Essential: Demonstrates evidence of ability to educate others
• Essential: Demonstrates up to date knowledge and expertise in the specialty
• Essential: Evidence of developing and leading nurse led clinics / services (HLP2)
• Essential: Evidence of ability to work collaboratively (HLP1) / autonomously (HLP2)
• Desirable: Published articles / poster presentations

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Essential: Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties

Specific Requirements

• Essential: Flexible approach to shift patterns
• Essential: Knowledge of key professional issues and NMC guidelines relating to professional practice
• Essential: Ability to manage and evaluate change
• Essential: Up to date knowledge of speciality

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom
Contact: Neuromuscular Lead Nurse, Laura Compton, laura.compton@nhs.net

Details
Date posted: 26 October 2026
Closing date: 09 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 3 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 309-UCLH-8387928

Applications are welcome from all backgrounds in line with the Trust's commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.