Nurse Specialist- Paediatric Epilepsy

NUH; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced registered children’s nurse to join the Nottingham Children's Epilepsy Team. You will be hospital based, caring for children with epilepsy in inpatient and outpatient settings and liaising with families at home.

You will work as part of a multi-professional team, with opportunities to develop as a nurse specialist in this rapidly expanding specialty.

Qualifications

• Current 1st level NMC Registration; RSCN or RN (child qualified)
• First level health related degree or working toward this
• Recognised Teaching/Assessing qualification; ongoing CPD in the specialty

Responsibilities

• Care for children with epilepsy in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Be a clinical and professional role model, plan and organise workload
• Teach families and health professionals; work within a multi-professional team
• Contribute to projects to improve patient pathways and reduce unnecessary admissions

Skills

RSCN/RN Child

Teaching & Assessing

CPD active

NMC Registration

Education

NMC Registration

First level health-related degree

Teaching/Assessing qualification

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

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.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assist in the development and delivery of service provision which meets the needs of children and young people under
specialist care with complex paediatric epilepsies diagnosis and achieves associated national guidance/agendas.
To participate in projects/activities which enhance patient pathways, reduces length of stay and unnecessary admissions and
attendances to the Emergency Department and improves patient and families experience.
To develop oneself as a nurse specialist to that of evidence based practitioner and innovator who provides quality, safe patient
care in line with national and international standards of excellence

Person specification

• Current 1st level NMC Registration - RSCN or RN (child qualified) First level health related degree or already working towards this Recognised Teaching/Assessing qualification Evidence of ongoing continual professional development within the speciality area
• Significant post registration experience /professional development/manageme Experience of teaching and assessing competency with a range of professionals and parent/carersnt experience at minimum Band 5 level in hospital Can demonstrate professional autonomy and effective decision making skills when managing a caseload of children and parent/carers with Chronic illness/Paediatric Epilepsy needs
• Working as an Epilepsy Specialist Nurse or similar nurse led elements

Communication and Relationship skills

• Ability to work as a member of the Multidisciplinary Team: collaborating with, negotiating with and influencing the work of others across a range of disciplines and on own initiative Excellent oral and written communicator including report writing and presentational skills and conveying sensitive information to others in an empathetic manner Able to articulate, discuss /receive relevant clinical information to/from a multi-professional audience including highly complex information and implement plans for development Able to maintain accurate, timely written/electronic patient records and documents IT skills – ability to operate data systems and Microsoft Office skills
• Demonstrate knowledge of current issues related to the NHS and specifically to Paediatric Epilepsies Able to critically analyse and evaluate audit/research findings and apply to clinical practice

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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 the 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.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.