Paediatric Epilepsy Clinical Nurse Specialist
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated children's nurse to join our Children's nursing team in Croydon as an Epilepsy Nurse Specialist.
Working alongside our existing Epilepsy Nurse Specialist, this role will provide care, support, advice, and education in primary and community care settings including hospital/community clinics, home, and schools for children and young people with a diagnosis of epilepsy.
You will act as an expert resource for children and parents/carers with a diagnosis of epilepsy, working alongside families and colleagues to improve the management of their long-term condition.
Main duties of the job
1. To work in collaboration with professionals in community, primary, and secondary settings to ensure case identification and referral to the service offering children and young people with an epilepsy diagnosis ongoing care.
2. To work jointly within the MDT to facilitate both hospital and community clinics, ensuring children and young people with epilepsy are managed effectively.
3. To work with families from when an epilepsy diagnosis is made - supporting them with complex information regarding the diagnosis, helping them come to terms with it, and answering questions. This may involve working with families with language or learning difficulties and communicating face to face or by telephone.
4. To maintain and monitor policies and procedures for written and verbal communication and referral to appropriate agencies.
5. To manage transition for young people with epilepsy and their carers into adult services.
6. Develop working relationships with GPs and pharmacists for ongoing support with medication usage and adherence.
About us
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres, and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals, and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon. Across the NHS, everyone is working hard to meet growing demand, and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation, and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself, and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference, then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Education/ Training
1. Holds recognised epilepsy qualification or significant documented experience with willingness to undertake additional training.
2. Educated to degree level and working towards a master's or hold equivalent level of experience.
3. Specialist Practice Teacher.
4. Experience of MDT/Multiagency working including with primary, community, and acute colleagues.
5. Experience of managing a defined caseload and ability to work under pressure to manage workload and meet deadlines.
6. Working knowledge of current policies and documents relating to best practice for children & young people with epilepsy.
7. Community Experience / acute neurology experience.
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.
£51,883 to £58,544 a year Per Annum Inc HCAS
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