Trainee Epilepsy Specialist

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Whitstable; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health trust is seeking a Trainee Epilepsy Specialist Nurse to support patients in managing their epilepsy. This role involves linking patients with doctors, developing clinical skills in assessment and treatment of epilepsy, and co-writing professional development plans. Ideal candidates will be passionate about patient care and willing to grow within the organization, which values diversity and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Skilled Nurse with a nursing qualification and experience in patient care.
• Ability to link patients with medical professionals regarding treatment changes.
• Willingness to develop specialist epilepsy management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the care of people with epilepsy.
• Link patients with consultant neurologists and GPs.
• Develop specialist skills in assessment and treatment of epilepsy.
• Co-write professional development plans and achieve clinical objectives.

Skills

Support in patient care

Communication with medical professionals

Development of clinical skills

Ability to co-write development plans

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Job 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. 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 & Progression

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.

Responsibilities

• Support the care and treatment of people with epilepsy
• Link patients with consultant neurologists and GPs, advising and monitoring medicine changes
• Develop specialist skills in assessment, treatment and management of epilepsy
• Co‑write professional development plans and achieve set clinical objectives

Working for our organisation

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. 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. 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 suit us both. See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways. As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further. At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non‑clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve. Find out more about the community difference here. Good luck! We can't wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.