Nurse Specialist- Paediatric Epilepsy

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting an experienced registered children's nurse to join the Nottingham Children's Epilepsy Team.

You will care for children with epilepsy in inpatient and outpatient settings, liaise with families at home, and work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centred care and education.

This role offers opportunities to develop specialist skills and contribute to research and education within a forward-thinking NHS trust.

Qualifications

• Registered children's nurse with NMC registration.
• Experience in paediatric epilepsy care is desirable.
• Ability to liaise with families and work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Care for children with epilepsy in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Liaise with families at home to coordinate care.
• Educate families and health professionals to support treatment.
• Work as a clinical role model and manage own workload.

Skills

Paediatric nursing

Epilepsy care

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

NMC registered pediatric nurse

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic registered children's nurse to work within the Nottingham Children's Epilepsy Team.

The successful candidate will join a team of other specialist nurses caring for children with epilepsy. You will be hospital based with a responsibility to see children in inpatient and outpatient settings and to liaise with families at home.

You will be a clinical and professional role model with a passion for the delivery of high quality clinical care and the support and development of others. You will be an effective team player but also able to plan and organise your own workload, possess excellent communication skills, and an ability to teach families and health professionals. You will be working as part of a dynamic and forward thinking multi-professional team, offering key opportunities to develop your career as a nurse specialist within this rapidly expanding specialty.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.