Epilepsy Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity of a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist within our progressive Neurology team at Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust (open to AHP's) The position is for an Epilepsy Specialist Nurse to Join our expanding team.

We are particularly interested in those nurses with previous experience in the speciality or have experience caring for patients with Neurological conditions. Despite this we do recognise that applicants may not have worked directly in the Epilepsy speciality.

There is therefore the opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic candidate to continue their professional development, supported by our Neurology team and take on this new challenge.

We are committed to building Neurology Services that makes full use of talents, skills and experience of our staff to inform service developments further and deliver patient centred, compassionate care.

If you would like more information on this vacancy or arrange an informal visit, please contact: Lynn Clements - Lead Nurse Neurology lynn.clements2@nhs.net or Stuart Guy Directorate Manager stuart.guy1@nhs.net Main duties of the job To provide a service working within the Clinical Nurse Specialist nursing team within the speciality of Neurology.

Managing a shared caseload within Epilepsy. Acting as a link with our community colleagues and GP's. The role is Monday to Friday (either full time or part time).

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us.

Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do. Being open and honest Ensuring people feel cared for Showing respect to everyone We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job description

Job

responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details. To provide a service working within the Clinical Nurse Specialist nursing team within the speciality of Neurology. Manages a caseload.

Acting as a link with the Worcestershire Community trust, particularly the Community Neurology Team, to ensure timely and appropriate transfer of care in a managed way.

To ensure cohesive working between Acute and Community Neurology Services To contribute to the organisation of Neurology multidisciplinary, patient centred care To facilitate flow of patients both from A&E and through the Neurology unit in accordance with NICE guidelines To provide expert relevant clinical advice and support to patients and their carers To support the development and implementation of best practice within the speciality of neurology medicine To provide a specialist nursing role in the assessment and management of patients who have suffered a neurology (in and out patients) To provide an outreach service to other patients in the Hospital who have a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of neurology ensuring that their management is timely and appropriate To provide key support and an educational resource for any qualified and unqualified nursing staff, allied health professionals, junior doctors and students working within the speciality To develop nurse led Outpatient services and manage a caseload To play a key role in ensuring that national and local targets for neurology are met.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential First level registration Diploma Evidence of post-registration Neurology related study Desirable Previous experience working in Neurology Neurology modules Experience Essential Recent and relevant experience in Neurological care Working within a multidisciplinary team Experience and training of staff Desirable Evidence of advanced clinical assessment/decision making and care delivery skills Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.