Main area: Neurology
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 190-8783-DIR
Employer: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town: Sheffield
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 05/02/2025
Nurse Specialist In Epilepsy
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued, and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages, and financial support systems.
The post of Epilepsy Specialist Nurse is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic and supportive team to provide high-quality specialist care to people who live with Epilepsy.
Job Overview
Act as a specialist resource and independent practitioner, managing a defined caseload of patients within the agreed scope of practice and taking responsibility for continuity of care. This will include assessing patients often with highly complex or chronic conditions, providing advice to others involved in their care, as well as planning and implementation of care packages. The running of nurse-led clinics and comprehensive follow-up services; and ensuring a smooth transition for patients through the relevant pathways.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Work as part of a team that provides high-quality patient services to people with Epilepsy and those involved with their care/management; within a defined catchment area whilst working within local/national standards and guidelines.
2. Responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care.
3. To optimise the continuity of care of patients between the hospital and community, through facilitating opportunities for liaison between all those involved in the healthcare of the patient.
4. To have relevant expertise and knowledge related to investigations and treatment options specific to epilepsy; in order to provide patients with necessary information to ensure informed consent for treatment.
5. To manage a caseload of patients under the supervision of the senior specialist nurse, supporting individual, agreed management regimes with the patient.
6. To act sensitively, confidentially, and with empathy, demonstrating an understanding of wide-ranging physical and emotional needs.
7. To ensure accurate, contemporaneous, and timely care records, both written and electronic, having due regard for legal issues and confidentiality.
Working for Our Organisation
The Neurology Outreach Department supports its staff to develop innovative healthcare services within subspecialist teams. You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Current NMC Registration
* Advanced diploma in nursing or equivalent
* 1st degree, or willing to undertake
* To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
* Recognised Counselling Skills Certificate, experience or willing to undertake appropriate study
* Diploma in Epilepsy or ENB N45 or similar
Experience
* Relevant experience with a proven interest in Long Term Conditions
* Evidence of management and Leadership experience and development at ward level or similar.
* Proven experience in the understanding of and communication with individuals with complex needs
* Experience of effective time management and ability to prioritise own workload
* Experience of innovative service delivery
* Experience of neuromedicine or neurosurgery
* Experience of head injury or neurorehabilitation
* Experience of management of patients with Epilepsy
* Primary Care experience
* A & E experience
* Audit and research experience
* Experience of issues related to Learning Disabilities
Further Training
* Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Ability to manage change whilst maintaining standards
* Strong leadership skills
* Ability to work flexibly to meet needs of service
* An ability to work under pressure acting as a role model for other health care professionals
* A true team player who demonstrates diplomacy and maturity in all aspects of their work
* Compassionate and caring and a drive to deliver excellent patient care
Other Factors
* Car driver with access to car
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Nicola Smith (Team Leader Epilepsy Specialist Nurses)
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