Epilepsy Specialist Nurse

at  Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to welcome a new addition to our Epilepsy Specialist Nursing Team. This is a new role, as part of an exciting project, which is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking for the next step in their career and wanting to receive specialist training. This is a fixed term post for 6 months, secured through winter funding, with the potential for a permanent role in the future.
In this role as an Epilepsy Specialist Nurse, y ou would be joining a team of experienced and forward-thinking Specialist Nurses.
Within this role you will have opportunities to work alongside specialist Nurses, our Consultants with a specialist interest in Epilepsy and Administrative staff.
The service provides advice, guidance and review to adults who have received a diagnosis of Epilepsy. These could be within our busy outpatient department, inpatient setting or within MDT held clinics/home visits/Other Trusts etc.
Hospital based although atleast 40% is wider community ie home visits, clinics in other Hospitals in our large geographical area, which covers East Lancs, Central and North Lancs, South Cumbria and Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde, Driving therefor is essential
By working in collaboration with the nursing team and lead Consultant with a specialist interest in Epilepsy, you will provide direct expert nursing care to patients and their families with Epilepsy.
An ability to work as an autonomous practitioner is paramount to assess patients holistically, plan implement and evaluate evidence based care.
You will need to demonstrate a robust understanding of issues related to adults with a lifelong health condition and have the capability to work autonomously to safely and effectively support a complex caseload of patients accessing the care pathway.
In providing a holistic, collaborative and co-ordinated approach the key aim is to help reduce the impact of epilepsy on the patient and their family. You will be delivering education and training for patients, carers, health care professionals and other professional groups.
You will contribute to the continuous improvement of the service through teaching and support of other health care professionals and acting as a source of nursing expertise in this area.
Also actively participate in research activity and clinical audits within specialist area to further enhance awareness and opportunities for evidence base patient care.
The Epilepsy Specialist Nurse will be a key member to support patients, families and carers of people with epilepsy.
You will be part of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the biggest and highest performing trusts in the North West; an organisation that provides many specialist tertiary services, delivers award-winning teaching and development programmes, leads national and international clinical trials and research studies, and always gives excellent care with compassion - you will have an unparalleled opportunity to learn, grow and flourish in a supportive and innovative environment, and work with some of the UK’s leading healthcare experts.
Please see the attached job description for further detail of the requirements for this role.
To provide specialist advice, support and education to patients, and their families/carers upon diagnosis of Epilepsy.
To act as a nurse specialist in raising the profile of the Epilepsy service.
Provide ongoing care and establish professional trusting relationships with individual patients. Support the patient and family with their ongoing management of Epilepsy, within both hospital and community settings.
Liaising with voluntary agencies as appropriate.
To work within a multidisciplinary team as the specialist clinical nurse resource to other health professionals and allied agencies, on issues relating to the care of patients with diabetes, ensuring that current, evidence based information and advice is available.
To develop evidence based guidelines and write protocols/policies for the management of the patient with Epilepsy in line with current NICE guidance and Best Practice Guidance, where appropriate/identified.
Provide written, evidence based patient information at appropriate stages of the patient’s disease progression and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and treatment protocols.
Have an active role in the delivery of structured education.
Be responsible for ensuring the planning, delivery and evaluation of care to meet the personalised health and wellbeing care needs of patients, in line with the Trust’s Values & Nursing & Midwifery Professional Framework.
Act as a strong role model and provide development, clinical supervision and advice for other staff and students to support them in reaching their full potential. To provide both formal and informal training and teaching sessions in a variety of health, education and regional conference settings.
To ensure the productive operation of the team environment through the maintenance of a safe, clean and organised environment.
To act at all times in a manner that upholds the Trust’s values & Nursing & Midwifery Professional Framework goals, working as part of a team to ensure that patients and relatives receive excellent care with compassion

Please refer the Job description for details