Paediatric Epilepsy Specialist Nurse

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We are looking for a registered children’s nurse with post registration experience to join the epilepsy team in Southern Derbyshire and East Staffordshire. We provide accessible high quality, comprehensive health care for children and families in Derby and Burton. This is an exciting opportunity to work across 2 sites within the same Trust, supported by an enthusiastic and friendly Epilepsy Team. We work within a committed multidisciplinary team which includes dieticians, neurophysiologists and an award winning youth team. We offer Video EEG telemetry and a teenage clinic for young adults. We hold weekly epilepsy team meetings and monthly peer review sessions. We hold 10 joint tertiary neurology clinics per year and we are part of the Children’s Epilepsy Work stream in Trent.

Main duties of the job: The role will involve providing expert information, education and support to children and their families ensuring rapid access to advice via a telephone helpline and in the consultant led clinic setting. The successful applicant will be an educational resource for health care professionals (hospital and community-based) in delivering current best practice for Epilepsy and will take part in the Epilepsy 12 audit. The post holder will have the opportunity to build upon their existing knowledge and skills and further develop their own nursing practice.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Education, Training and Qualifications: CPD Requirements RN Child/RSCN Evidence of continual professional development.

Experience & Knowledge: Experience in the care of children & young people with epilepsy.

Skills and Ability: Ability to work with minimal supervision at times. Able to demonstrate the ability to manage own workload and prioritise as necessary. Able to demonstrate contribution of nursing role to clinical governance.

Planning and Organisational Skills: Under the supervision of the lead epilepsy nurse manages specialist workload within the clinical area, prioritising as necessary.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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