Leadership Provides effective clinical and professional leadership acting as a role model for all staff within the network. Demonstrates a high level of networking skills to avoid conflict and encourage team working. In conjunction with clinical director and network manager, describes the service objectives to clinical teams and monitors compliance and effectiveness to ensure best outcomes for patients. Ensures effective communication systems, written and verbal, and supports the use of information technology to ensure that it is embedded in the network. Liaises with all services and departments to ensure that they are meeting the needs of patients in the clinical areas. Facilitates and negotiates change and new ways of working where necessary to support new care delivery processes within the network. In conjunction with the clinical director and network manager plus the senior nurses, contributes to the development of an action plan for the implementation of the 10 key roles for nurses, building on current skills, expertise, and practice. Represents Mid and South Essex ICB at professional and academic forums as required. Management Leads on policy development for the service in liaison with lead nurses and senior nursing managers across the network. Ensures guidelines and protocols relating to epilepsy are evidence-based and reflect national guidance. Ensures the views of patients, parents and carers are incorporated into all aspects of service provision. Responsibility for defined projects within the network. Supports any visits from regulatory bodies to achieve accreditation, such as the Care Quality Commission. Clinical Ensures all documentation is appropriate, accountable, and defensible. Provides advice on role competencies and contributes to the development of competencies for nurses and students that support the safe care and treatment. Ensures all epilepsy nursing is evidence-based and contributes to the development of nursing competences to ensure appropriate delivery of nursing care. Supports the development of clinical pathways across the network in partnership with the clinicians to ensure best practice. Maintains own clinical and professional competence and credibility. Utilises clinical sessions to exemplify high standards of care and expected behaviour to measure agreed standards of nursing practice and gain additional accessibility to both patients/families and members of staff. Leads work in relation to patient experience, safety and clinical effectiveness such as complaints or investigations of clinical incidents. Takes responsibility for personal and professional development, participating in the trust KSF reviews with the lead nurses. Provides a visible presence in clinical areas and is accessible to patients, families. and staff to provide expert epilepsy knowledge. Ensures all nurses comply with NMC regulations and work within their scope of practice.