Neurology Clinical Nurse Specialist - Epilepsy
Job summary
An exciting opportunity for a registered nurse with a specialist interest in Epilepsy to join our team. The successful applicant will have experience of working with patients with Epilepsy or neurology with a specialist interest in Epilepsy, and have a good understanding of their needs. They will be expected to provide outpatient clinics both at the hospital site and in the community setting, home visits and hospital in reach. This is a hybrid role with some working from home elements.
Main duties of the job
On a daily basis being responsible for assessing patients with Epilepsy . Autonomously work to formulate and facilitate safe effective evidence based care dependant on the patient's requirement. Liaising with colleagues and the wider neurology team to ensure patients are receiving Epilepsy care according to NICE guidance.
The role is to provide leadership and clinical support to the band 6 that is in post and work closely with the band 8a for the service offering solutions to service development and improvement. You will be (or willing to work towards) a non medical prescriber. You will work within all aspects of the journey of an Epilepsy patient providing expert, safe and effective care.
The role encompasses aspects of education, audit and research but primarily is direct patient care.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients' homes.
We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT. We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services. We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres.
These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza. We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS - yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards.
Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff and the local community. Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role. If youre interested in applying or would like to learn more about working in our team, wed be happy to hear from you. Please contact the vacancy lead listed in the Further details / informal visits section.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
Registered Nurse (Level 1) Recognised teaching/assessing qualification Significant epilepsy nurse experience post registration equivalent to Masters level qualification
Desirable
Working towards Masters Level Degree Qualified Independent Non-Medical Prescriber Diploma in Epilepsy care KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
Extensive post registration experience, some of which will have been spent working within Specialist Neurology Services Audit and Standard setting Managing staff Evidence of continued professional development Willing to undergo training as necessary Knowledge of local and national initiatives/strategies relating to Specialist Nuerology Care and NICE guidance Knowledge of current health issues Ability to maintain frequent periods of concentration during patient assessments
Desirable
Service development and/or change management Experience in writing/designing patient information Experience of user involvement. Previous experience/ understanding of the Peer Review process and the ability to move this forward COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
Experience of communicating in complex situations to all levels of staff and service users Experience of teaching different groups of Healthcare Staff Ability to see opportunities for potential new projects Ability to organize and prioritize own and others' workload IT skills Experience of managing situations where the post holder is exposed to emotional and distressing circumstances where patient behaviour maybe challenging
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 (Opens in a new tab) . 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
