University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic nurse to join our friendly, well-established Paediatric Epilepsy Team.
This is a Band 7 role; however, we encourage applicants with experience and interest to apply for a Band 6 development post. There will be an upgrade to Band 7 upon completion of the Paediatric Epilepsy Module/course as defined in-house, following a period of consolidation and assessment of competence. This will be assessed by the Paediatric Epilepsy Nurse Specialist and line manager (Matron for Children's Services).
We are offering a permanent position working up to 37.5 hours per week.
The Paediatric Epilepsy Service has a strong multidisciplinary team and welcomes enthusiastic and motivated nurses who are passionate about providing excellent care to children and their families.
Our Clinical Nurse Specialists are an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team working together to deliver this specialist service, promoting treatment pathways that empower and support children and their families to manage their condition and help to minimize hospital admissions. You will be responsible for developing and working within evidence-based specialist pathways of care, guidelines, and protocols to support patients and their families to improve care delivery.
We encourage applicants to arrange a visit and discuss the opportunity further.
Main duties of the job
As a Paediatric Epilepsy Specialist Nurse, the post holder will act as a skilled nurse and role model in the care of children and young people with complex health needs and epilepsy and their families. The post holder will demonstrate an excellent understanding and proficiency in the highly specialist nursing care and management of children and young people with complex health needs and epilepsy in both the hospital and community settings.
In conjunction with the Children and Young Person's Epilepsy multi-disciplinary team, they will contribute to and participate in the development of high-quality Children's Epilepsy Services across the Trust. They will make recommendations and identify areas for development and present these to the Team.
They will be responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care, with support from the Consultant Paediatrician as the service dictates. Using clinical judgement and autonomous decision-making, the post holder will proactively prioritize care to meet the needs of the patients, undertaking a range of specialized clinical actions. They will coordinate and manage the clinical caseload autonomously.
Job responsibilities
* To act as a skilled nurse and role model in the care of children and young people with epilepsy and their families.
* To establish themselves as a lead for a caseload of children and young people with epilepsy under the direct care of the consultants.
* To act as an expert nurse and role model in the care of children and young people and their families.
* To participate in clinical work and coordination of investigations and relevant tests.
* To make recommendations and identify areas for development and present these to the epilepsy consultants for discussion prior to implementation.
* To be responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs of care.
* To use an appropriate level of clinical judgement and autonomous decision-making.
* To work with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
* To liaise and carry out community (home/school) visits for children and young people with epilepsy.
* To ensure close collaborative working with other departments/agencies to ensure the patient care needs are met holistically.
* To maintain ongoing education for self to ensure evidence-based practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC registration RNC/RN with substantial paediatric experience.
* Degree in Nursing or related subject.
* Substantial experience working as a nurse within Paediatric Epilepsy service.
* Teaching and assessing in clinical practice qualification or equivalent.
* PET 1 and 2.
* Masters modules.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
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.
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Directorate Lead Nurse for Children's Services
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