Trainee Epilepsy Nurse

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in England is seeking a skilled Nurse to become a Trainee Epilepsy Specialist in Ashford. This role involves working within a dedicated team, providing essential support to patients with epilepsy, and liaising with neurologists and GPs. The Nurse will train to develop specialist knowledge and skills, with a clear professional development plan in place. The ideal candidate is motivated to excel in patient care and engage in a rewarding development opportunity.

Qualifications

• Skilled Nurse with a commitment to excellence in patient care.
• Willingness to train and develop specialist skills in epilepsy care.

Responsibilities

• Provide a link between patients, neurologists, and GPs.
• Monitor medicine changes and offer treatment advice.
• Develop professional skills and knowledge in epilepsy management.

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a skilled Nurse to join our Epilepsy Service as a Trainee Epilepsy Specialist. We are a team of specialist nurses with expertise in the care and treatment of epilepsy and our administrative team. We offer a service to clients in Kent and Medway.

Responsibilities

We provide a link between the person with epilepsy, the consultant neurologists and the GP giving advice and monitoring medicine changes. This is a development role where you will train and acquire specialist skills and knowledge in the assessment, treatment and management of people with Epilepsy.

Professional Development

You will have a professional development plan that is co-written with the Specialist Epilepsy Nurse, setting clear goals within set timeframes to meet the clinical objectives. Once you have achieved Epilepsy clinical knowledge, skills and competencies within 1 year to 18 months of starting you will progress to a Band 6 within the service as a new specialist.

Contact

Please call for more information about our service and this exciting development role. See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Vicki May Job title: Operational Manager Email address: [e-mail]

Values

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission. The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.

Flexible Working

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both.