Vacancies
The MSA Trust offers a variety of paid job roles and volunteer opportunities both at our UK office in London and across the UK. If we have any vacancies they will be listed below, for volunteering opportunities click here.
Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Nurse Specialists – Various regions throughout UK and Ireland
- Reports to: MSA Specialist Health Professional Team Co-ordinator
- Hours of work: 21 hours per week (negotiable) if covering one area or 35 hours per week if two areas combined
- Salary: Within NHS Nursing Staff Band 6 (+ 6% employer pension contribution and homeworking allowance)
- Location: Home based, but with regular travel for clinics and meetings
Regional Coverage needed for specific areas: North West England, North East England, South Central England (Part time only) , Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland.
The set up of areas may have a degree of flexibility and will be discussed with candidates to ensure the optimum coverage of MSA Nurse Specialists.
The Trust’s vision is a world free of MSA and our mission is to find the cause and, ultimately, the cure for MSA. Until that day, we will do all we can to support people affected by MSA and to strive to ensure that they are not alone on their individual journeys. You could help us achieve this.
The Multiple System Atrophy Trust is seeking to appoint additional MSA Nurse Specialists for our existing team, to support expansion and future succession planning. We are an extremely committed and friendly team whose ethos is to give excellent support to people affected by MSA by helping and supporting one another to deliver this.
Ideally, you will be a qualified registered nurse with at least two years experience of a specialist nursing role in the neurology sector, however applicants with other relevant experience may be considered. You will have great interpersonal skills and an understanding of what it takes to deliver quality information and support to people affected by a serious progressive neurological condition. Experience of facilitating formal and informal training for other health and care professionals is essential.
Independent travel within the prescribed area will be required to attend clinics and regional Support Groups, as will occasional travel elsewhere in the UK for clinical supervision, team meetings and other Trust activities. This travel may on average require 2 overnight stays per month. This is fully reimbursed.
The full Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below:
To apply send your CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the person specification to recruitment@msatrust.org.uk
To discuss the roles further please email support@msatrust.org.uk or call 0333 323 4591 and ask to speak to Andy Barrick.
Closing date for applications is 20th February 2026, but we may interview earlier if suitable candidates apply.
Policy and External Communications Senior Officer
- Reports to: CEO
- Hours of work: 21 hours per week (flexible), 9:00-17:00
- Salary: Circa £27,000 p.a. (pro-rated amount from full time equivalent salary of £45,000)
- Location: Office in London, N1 (hybrid working policy in place)
To lead on the Trust’s Policy and Communications work. To ensure our strategy and work in this area is led by the specific needs of people affected by MSA. This will require effective contact between the Trust and people affected by MSA, a range of health and care professionals; in order to develop their engagement in a professional and supportive way. To be an ambassador for change in wider society, working in the best interests of people affected by MSA. To develop and ensure effective external communications and dialogue with people affected by MSA and facilitate positive collaboration with other relevant agencies and policymakers. To co-ordinate marketing and clear messaging to key stakeholders.
To promote the development of this element of work within the MSA Trust, which may include future line management responsibility as the work develops.
The Job Description and Person Specification can be viewed on the CharityJob website. Applicants are required to apply via the CharityJob website HERE. Please note we require a CV with a covering letter, specifically outlining how you meet the person specification. Please be advised that we are unable to consider your application without a covering letter.