Epilepsy Specialist Nurse

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service is seeking a Band 6 Epilepsy Specialist Nurse in Leeds to deliver expert care for adults with epilepsy, including assessments, care planning, and providing support throughout their treatment journey. The successful candidate will work autonomously and as part of a team, contributing to patient education and interdisciplinary collaboration. Candidates should have significant nursing experience and expertise in epilepsy care.

Benefits

NHS car lease scheme

NHS pension

NHS Pre-school Nurseries

Staff and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Significant post registration experience at Band 5 or equivalent.
• Experience in neurology or with patients who have epilepsy.
• Knowledge of current issues in epilepsy care.

Responsibilities

• Provide a clinical lead and role model to nursing staff.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and treatments.
• Liaise with Community Services to ensure seamless care delivery.

Skills

Excellent communication

Ability to organise and prioritise workload

Teamwork

Education

NMC Registered Nurse (Level 1 or level 2)

Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

Relevant Degree level education

Job description

Overview

VACANCY 2 - BAND 6 WITH OPPORTUNITY TO PROGRESS TO BAND 7

PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH VACANCY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ON APPLICANTION.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Epilepsy Specialist Nurse to join an established service providing epilepsy care to adults across the region.

The service provides expert assessment, advice, training and intervention, supporting the medical and surgical management of patients with epilepsy. This will be carried out via nurse led clinics, consultant led clinics, and telephone support.

The jobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload. The jobholder carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programs of care and the setting of standards of care. The jobholder will provide specialist nursing care and advice to a specific patient group and will contribute to the development of the specialty service.

The jobholder will work alongside the current Band 7 and 6 nurses within the team. We provide information, education, advice and support for those patients with a new diagnosis throughout their disease trajectory. This can be undertaken via the telephone, within patient groups, inpatient contact or outpatient clinic settings. The role requires good communication / organizational skills and close liaison with all members of the Clinical/MDT Team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will also work closely with Neurologists, Neurosurgeons, Primary care, the voluntary sector and multi-disciplinary team to provide responsive and supportive service to those with a diagnosis of epilepsy. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and will be able to work collaboratively with all members of the team and Primary care. You will be involved in the development of person-centred care plans and training in order to optimize health outcomes, reduce hospital admissions and improve quality of life of the individuals you support. You will be expected to work autonomously in the role with the support of the other members of the epilepsy nurse team and contribute to research.

The successful applicant should be a Registered Nurse with experience of working with people with epilepsy. The Non-Medical Prescribing qualification or the desire to undertake this course would be advantageous. The successful applicant will be supported through clinical supervision and training to develop further knowledge and skills to support people who have epilepsy. A full driving licence would be beneficial.

About us

We are a team of three specialist nurses based at LGI and working within the whole of LTHT. We assess patients in outpatients clinics within the Trust, in-patient ward reviews, and provide a telephone single point of contact for people with epilepsy. We are a tertiary centre for epilepsy and epilepsy surgery so have referrals from all over the region.

The benefits of working at Leeds are NHS car lease scheme, NHS pension, NHS Pre-school Nurseries, staff and wellbeing services. See Leedsth.nhs.uk or please ask for further information.

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Job responsibilities

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Acts in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct Clinical care delivery

Provide a clinical lead and role model to nursing staff by delivering high quality care.

Undertakes clinical procedures where dexterity and accuracy are required.

Maintain a safe working environment

Responsibilities for patient and client care

Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and skills.

Organizes own clinical workload.

Receives supervision of clinical care and outcomes from manager

Freedom to act

Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multi-disciplinary team

Make clinical assessments and treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols

Core Knowledge and Understanding

Understanding of the local and national nursing agenda

Understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks (if appropriate)

Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies

Communication

Maintains accurate clinical and other records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation.

Support patients and their families communicating sensitive condition related information and ensuring they receive required information to enable them to participate in their care delivery

Liaise with Community Services (as appropriate) to ensure seamless provision of care delivery

Education and Training

Provide training and education of learners and other junior staff

Actively participate in the development of own personal development plan and performance review

Provide education and training to patients and their careers.

Keep up to date with developments, advances within the specialty

Leadership and management

Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events

Work with Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate

Under the direction of Matron participates in or leads the development of specific elements of nursing practice, reflecting the CMT and Nursing Directorate business plans

Participates in the setting, monitoring and improvement of standards and the quality of patient care, including those standards defined in the National Benchmarks for Essential Care

Promote evidence-based practice, wherever possible

Engages users and carers views on service delivery and development

Implement policy and practice guidelines specific to the clinical specialty, proposing changes where appropriate

Contribute to policy and protocol development for speciality area

Exercises a personal duty of care in relation to equipment, resource and stock control utilising equipment and supplies appropriately

Research and Audit

Contribute to the research agenda

Undertake audit programs specific to client group, treatments and developments.

Participate in clinical trials as appropriate

Person Specification

Experience

• Significant post registration experience at Band 5 or equivalent and experience within a relevant specialty
• Recent experience of working in neurology or with people with epilepsy
• Knowledge of current issues in epilepsy care

Skills & behaviours

• Excellent communication, written and verbal skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
• Ability to work in a team setting

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse (Level 1 or level 2)
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
• Relevant Degree level education

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.