Children's Epilepsy Nurse Specialist | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization in Doncaster is seeking a motivated Children's Epilepsy Nurse Specialist to support children with epilepsy in a community setting. You will coordinate care and act as the lead professional while providing support to families and ensuring evidence-based management. The ideal candidate will have experience as a Children's Epilepsy Nurse Specialist and be a confident independent prescriber.

Benefits

Ongoing professional development

Supportive work environment

Access to supervision and appraisal

Qualifications

• Experience in providing care to children with epilepsy.
• Ability to coordinate care among different health services.
• Skill in providing support and advice to families.

Responsibilities

• Support families to self-manage epilepsy and reduce hospital admissions.
• Act as the lead professional for childhood epilepsy.
• Coordinate care between various healthcare services.

Skills

Independent prescribing

Strong communication skills

Educational skills

Education

Experience as a Children’s Epilepsy Nurse Specialist

Job description

Overview

The Long-Term Conditions pathway, part of the Children’s Care Group within RDaSH, seek an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Children’s Epilepsy Nurse Specialist with prescribing qualification to cover the Borough of Doncaster within a community setting. You will be part of an integrated team working alongside Children’s Specialisms (Children’s Community Nursing, Epilepsy, Special School Nursing, and TB) and will work closely with a wide MDT ensuring seamless care for children/young people with Epilepsy. The Children’s Epilepsy Nurse Specialist will work within the community providing information, support and advice about the condition from the time of diagnosis. By enabling a good understanding of the condition and through a holistic, collaborative and coordinated approach to care the specialist nurse will support children and young people and their families to reach their goals of self- management.

The role will include acting as a consultant, clinical expert and researcher and an educational resource for other professionals striving towards improved, evidence-based management of epilepsy in health, social care and educational settings. The role requires a confident independent prescriber in the field of epilepsy. You will be fully supported in your role with access to ongoing professional development, regular supervision and appraisal and the opportunity to network within the field of Epilepsy.

Responsibilities

• To support children, young people and families to self-manage, reducing hospital admissions
• To be the lead professional for childhood epilepsy
• To co-ordinate the care of the patients between secondary, tertiary, general practice and community care
• To improve the quality of life and health outcomes for patients and their families
• To provide an epilepsy service that will ensure that patients living with epilepsy receive appropriate management, in line with current and any future NICE guidance
• To support the continuity of care between community, multi-agency services and to ensure seamless care between specialised and non-specialised services
• The post holder will act as the first point of contact for children, young people and their families and for other professionals in Doncaster and will offer support and advice with the aim of minimising seizures and maximising patient and carers opportunity to live life as they wish
• The specialist nurse will fulfil the role of care coordinator and a single point of contact for the child and family

Qualifications and requirements

• Experience as a Children’s Epilepsy Nurse Specialist with prescribing qualification
• Confident independent prescriber in epilepsy
• Ability to work in a community setting and in partnership with a range of professionals
• Strong communication and educational skills to support families and professionals

About us and how to apply

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employs around 4000 colleagues across mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services. We are committed to developing our people with regular learning opportunities and a supportive environment. For more information about working for RDaSH and benefits, visit:

• https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
• https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
• https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here: https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications. This advert closes on Thursday 13 Nov 2025.