Paediatric Epilepsy Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a Paediatric Epilepsy Clinical Nurse Specialist for their service at Royal Berkshire Hospital. The successful candidate will provide specialized care, support interdisciplinary training, and manage complex cases involving children with epilepsy. This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on the services and develop pathways for integrated care within the community.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate evidence of working at this level.
• Evidence of working at/towards band 7.
• Several years post qualification experience in epilepsy nursing.

Responsibilities

• Support the Epilepsy Clinical Lead and manage effective programmes for patients.
• Liaise with community services for care coordination.
• Ensure effective transition into adult epilepsy services.

Skills

Clinical practice in paediatric epilepsy nursing

Proactive care for children and young people

Interdisciplinary education and training

Education

Degree level educational qualification

Nurse prescriber - or working towards

Job description

Paediatric Epilepsy Clinical Nurse Specialist

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic band 7 nurse who acts as a positive role model and advocate for the Paediatric Epilepsy service within Royal Berkshire Hospital.

You will be able to provide specialist, interdisciplinary education and training to other staff, children and young people and their families and wider personal needs.

Works strategically to influence the development of the service both locally and nationally.

Leads clinical audits with Epilepsy

Participates/facilitates/undertakes research and projects centered around Epilepsy and the improvement and change within this service

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will support the Epilepsy Clinical Lead and their team to ensure that their workstream of programmes are planned and managed effectively and take the lead in assisting in their successful delivery

Managing a complex caseload of CYP with epilepsy who require co-ordination of care across multiple settings and services.

Undertaking wider system-level roles to support horizontal and vertical integrated care:

o Ensuring, and establishing where required, relevant referral pathways into services such as mental health care, tertiary neurology and neurodevelopmental services.

o Supporting transition of YP into adult epilepsy services, specifically YP with complex epilepsy requiring a multidisciplinary team approach.

o Liaising with community paediatric services in the management of CYP with learning disability and autism (LD&A). For example, this may include establishing and supporting any out-reach clinics in residential school settings.

o Developing a sustainable model for training schools in the use of emergency medications

About us

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 'Good'with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is"Working together to provide outstanding care for our community."

We areCompassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We areAspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We areResourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We areExcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for individuals who are experienced in caring for children and young people with epilepsy, and who possess the skills required to work proactively and take the initiative to provide the best care for children and young people with Epilepsy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate evidence of working at
• Evidence of working at/towards band 7
• Nurse prescriber - or working towards

Experience

• Evidence of appropriate clinical practice in paediatric epilepsy nursing
• Paediatric community experience
• Several years post qualification which are spent within epilepsy
• Knowledge of policies/documents relating to Epilepsy best practice

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.