Paediatric Long Term Conditions Nurse (Epilepsy)

Hywel Dda University Health Board; Dreenhill; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Paediatric Long Term Conditions Nurse for Epilepsy. This role involves providing clinical nursing expertise to children with epilepsy, ensuring their ability to self-care, and educating families and professionals. The ideal candidate will possess specialist clinical skills and experience in holistic nursing care. Join a dedicated team making a significant impact in community health.

Qualifications

• Specialist clinical skills to achieve best outcomes for children with epilepsy.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage a defined caseload.

Responsibilities

• Manage own defined caseload and support team for person-centred care.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate holistic epilepsy nursing care.
• Provide education for children, families, and professionals.

Job description

Our Children's Community Nursing Service has an exciting development opportunity in the role of a Paediatric Long Term Conditions Nurse for Epilepsy. The role will provide clinical nursing expertise to all children and young people (CYP) with epilepsy across the Health Board. They will ensure children and young people have the ability to self-care as well as provide education for their families, carers and other professionals.

The successful applicant will possess specialist clinical skills to achieve the best outcomes for this cohort of CYP.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage own defined caseload, work autonomously and support the team to achieve person centred care.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic epilepsy nursing care in the hospital, home and school setting.
• Work in partnership with families, empowering parents and children to ensure that management of epilepsy occurs within the community, thus reducing the level of hospital stay at the time of diagnosis and minimising readmission.
• Provide specialist teaching for children, young people and their families, facilitating the development of self care skills and knowledge, at the time of diagnosis and in planned ongoing age-appropriate education both individually and in groups.
• Work in partnership with the nominated paediatrician in the implementation of individual pathways of care.
• Develop and deliver specialist education programmes for nursing and other professionals across all care sectors including education as well as patients and their families.
• Provide specialist nursing guidance and ongoing support to all nursing teams involved in patient care.
• Support and participate in multi disciplinary professional service development acting as an advocate for the child and family in the coordination of all aspects of patient care.

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

Our Services:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers