Job Description
Epilepsy Nursewith experience working with people with epilepsy or learning disabilities is required for a well-established Charity based in Godalming, Surrey.
The Charity believe in providing outstanding care to their residents, with an ambition to become an outstanding epilepsy specialist provider by offering exceptional clinical expertise and the highest quality of care and support.
SALARY: up to £60,000 per annum (Band 6 to 7) (depending on experience) + Benefits
LOCATION: Godalming, Surrey
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for an Epilepsy Nurse with experience working with people with epilepsy or learning disabilities.
Working as an Epilepsy Nurse you will offer a specialist epilepsy service, provide continuity of care to the residents, as well as develop the staff team’s knowledge of epilepsy.
As an Epilepsy Nurse you will join a charity that recognises ability which means that the people that they support are enabled to live as independently as possible, challenge themselves and to fulfil their potential. This positive 'can do’ culture is shared by the people they support, staff and volunteers alike across their broad range of services and facilities.
APPLY TODAY
If this job looks like your ideal position, then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.
DUTIES
Your duties as an Epilepsy Nurse will include:
* Provide an effective seizure monitoring service, encouraging self-management and independence where possible
* Review regularly and maintain a robust approach to clinical governance, ensuring that systems, processes and assurances are in place to deliver continuous improvement in clinical services facilitating outstanding standards of care
* Ensure there is a robust programme of clinical audit in line with ongoing development of the clinical risk register
* Provide epilepsy support to residents, supported living tenants and their families
* Provide epilepsy awareness training for staff
* Prepare individual resident/supported living tenant epilepsy reports/reviews
* Prepare and review epilepsy risk assessments
* Encourage the development of evidence-based practice across the company
* Member of the Health & Social Care sub-committee
* Be an expert resource who provides sound clinical advice and judgement to residents, tenants their families and other health care professionals
* Assessment (in partnership with Registered Manager of potential residents)
* Provide a strong presence onsite, for a minimum of 4 days per week
* Comply with the NMC Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
* Previous successful experience in a similar role
* Demonstrated knowledge and experience of safeguarding of child, young adults and/or adults
* Experience in managing and investigating clinical incidents, including serious incidents
* Must be clinically credible to staff within the residential team and be able to make effective clinical decisions, underpinned by training and experience
* Experience of working with people with epilepsy or learning disabilities
* Ability to put individual at the centre of care delivery
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Demonstrate high levels of resilience
* Commitment and tenacity to get things done and make a difference
* Experience of effective communication with family members
* Knowledge of patient safety systems, processes, including clinical risk and safety
* Co-plan effective care packages for complex care needs
* Excellent problem-solving ability
* Excellent organisational ability
* Experience of data collection for audit/quality monitoring
* Proficient in I.T
* Full Driving Licence is desirable
BENEFITS
* Enhanced holiday & sick pay
* Free on-site parking
* Healthcare cash back scheme
* Free on-site gym
* Employee wellbeing & assistance program
* 7% pension contribution
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
JOB REF: AWDO-P13637
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