Epilepsy Nurse Specialist

at  Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

The Epilepsy Team here at NUH are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Band 6 Epilepsy Nurse Specialist post.
This post would be an ideal opportunity for a Registered Adult Nurse to develop and enhance existing clinical skills and knowledge in the specialist field of epilepsy.
The successful candidate would experience working within the adult epilepsy specialist nursing service providing advice and support to patients, families, carers and other health professionals through actively participating in clinics and supporting our telephone / email helpline.
Additional education and training is available for applicants lacking experience for some aspects of the role.
If you think this opportunity is an ideal fit for you, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to arrange to meet up for an informal chat / insight visit.
Experience at Band 6 is desirable.
In addition to the summary below, you will need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification Document attached to this advert.
You will be a clinical and professional role model with a passion for the delivery of high quality clinical care.
You will be an effective team player with an ability to plan and organise your own workload,.
You will possess excellent communication skills, and an ability to teach families, carers and health professionals.
You will be working as part of a dynamic, forward thinking multi-professional team, offering you key opportunities to develop your career as an Epilepsy Nurse Specialist within this rapidly expanding specialty.
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
You will be working alongside an established epilepsy team comprising of Consultant Neurologists and Epilepsy Nurse Specialists.

LIAISING WITH OTHER PROFESSIONS INCLUDING:

Paediatric colleagues at NUH, Notts partnership healthcare trust - Intellectual Disability Service, Primary Care colleagues
You will be given opportunity to participate in more specialised epilepsy related clinics such as supporting our joint pregnancy clinics where we provide pre conception advice and close follow up of women with epilepsy who are pregnant.
Also opportunity for exposure to support patients with Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) both in the general epilepsy and Specialist VNS clinic.
For further information, please refer to the job description and person specification

Our dedicated epilepsy clinics
Offering a telephone advisory service for patients, families and carers