DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Courses/training in advanced communication and leadership skills
  Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
  References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
  Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
  Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
  DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

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APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

The successful candidate will develop the excellent specialist nursing service for people with epilepsy under the care of Epsom & St Helier Hospital so as to provide appropriate support for their condition.
To provide nursing cover and support for other neurological conditions.
To ensure an integrated service is delivered for people with epilepsy, liaising with other members of the multidisciplinary team including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, continence service, neuropsychology services, social workers. Continue to develop the interface between Hospital, Community and Primary Care Services to ensure that patients are able to manage their condition at home without unnecessary hospital admissions/stays.
To develop the knowledge of both people with epilepsy and Health Care Professionals about the optimal management of epilepsy and symptoms associated with it.
To liaise with the voluntary sector in order to develop the support and services available for people with epilepsy.
To be an integral part of the specialist neurological team for assessment, management and review of epilepsy patients and their treatment(s).
To provide specialist nursing care in responsive to individual epilepsy patient needs.
To provide expert advice and guidance.
To liaise with the regional epilepsy network to ensure best possible care for patients with epilepsy under the care of Epsom & St Helier Hospitals.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Clinical Nurse Specialist Epilepsy role at Epsom and St Helier.