Job overview
We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Epilepsy who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We are looking for for a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Epilepsy who is passionate about providing outstanding care, improving health outcomes, and reducing health inequalities.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in an expanding field. You will build specialist knowledge, gain valuable experience, and boost your skills while working to support the development of the epilepsy service and meet the needs of children and young adults.
You will support, manage and coordinate clinical follow-up programmes working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide an accessible and robust service for all children and young people with epilepsy.
Manage the clinical caseload, providing highly specialist nursing input and continuity of care to children and young people with epilepsy, focusing on self-management, attendance, and the treatment monitoring, as well as preparation and liaison for transition to adult services.
Ensure each patient is assessed, and their care planned, implemented, and evaluated in negotiation with the patient, carers, and other healthcare professionals accurately and ensure this is communicated and documented.
To provide expert nursing support and provide advice, education, counselling to support to patients and families, either virtually, via telephone or face to face. Providing practical and emotional support to patients and families in a tailored and timely manner.
To meet with patients and their families as required to help resolve their concerns, providing written responses to formal complaints as required by the Divisional Manager.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
* NMC Registration – Children’s Nurse
* Evidence in recent Clinical Practice in CYPD
* ENB998/Mentorship & Preceptorship Qualification
Desirable criteria
* Willingness to undertake further education as required
* Epilepsy related course
* Non-Medical Prescriber
* Community Nursing Qualification
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
* Proven experience of working within a relevant field (neurology/epilepsy)
* Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care.
* Evidence of development of specialist practice nursing skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
* Aware of recent developments within nursing.
* Proven knowledge of epilepsy
* Experience of working within a MDT Mentoring/supervision of other professionals
Desirable criteria
* Management experience
Skills
Essential criteria
* Able to work autonomously and seek advice when necessary
* Able to work across professional team and organizational boundaries
* Good communication skills
* Good organizational skills
* Good people skills
* Time management and prioritization skills
* Computer Skills
* Well-developed clinical skills
* Ability to escalate complex concerns effectively
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Articulates understanding of The Code
* Good understanding of current issues affecting children with epilepsy
* Good understanding of national guidelines
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
* Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
* Role model our Trust values every day