Job summary
The role of the Children's Epilepsy Nurse is to work within the community providing information, support and advice about the condition from the time of diagnosis. The children's epilepsy nurse will support and work with the Epilepsy Nurse Specialist to help children, young people, and their families to reach their goals of self- management.

The role will also include working within the children's epilepsy nursing team to provide clinical expertise and to act as an educational resource for other professionals striving towards improved, evidence-based management of epilepsy in health, social care, and educational settings.

This is a part time (30 hours per week) permanent position.

Main duties of the job

• To support children, young people, and families to self-manage, reducing hospital admissions.
• To support the lead professionals for childhood epilepsy.
• To co-ordinate the care of the patients between secondary, tertiary, General Practice and community care.To improve the quality of life and health outcomes for the service user and their families
• To provide an epilepsy service that will ensure that patients who have epilepsy receive appropriate management, in line with current and any future NICE guidance.
• To support continuity of care between community, multi-agency services and to ensure seamless care between specialised and non-specialised services.
• The post holder will act as one of the first points of contact for children, young people and their families and for other professionals in Doncaster and will offer support and advice with the aim of minimising seizures and maximising patient and carers opportunity to live life as they wish.
• To support the ongoing care and management of the caseload in the absence of the Epilepsy Nurse Specialist

About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• oNMC registered Nurse (Child)
• oMentorship qualification
• oEvidence of level 6 study within the last 3 years or demonstratable experience in the field of paediatric Epilepsy.

Desirable

• oPost-graduate Study
• oCommunity experience

Experience
Essential

• oDemonstrable experience of working within children's nursing settings.
• oEvidence of professional/clinical knowledge in epilepsy
• oExperience in managing patient caseloads

Desirable

• oExperience in Community Setting.
• oExperience of Clinic Setting.

Knowledge
Essential

• oKnowledge of diverse workload
• oKnowledge of seizure management/epilepsy care
• oKnowledge of clinical supervision
• oUnderstanding of the role of Children's Epilepsy Nurse
• oHealth and Safety/Risk Management
• oClinical Governance
• oAble to apply research to ensure evidence-based practice.
• oClinical audit
• oEvidence of continuing professional development
• oMentor Students assess/supervise)

Skills
Essential

• oExcellent written and verbal communication skills.
• oProblem solving
• oAbility to work under pressure/stress tolerance.
• oMotivation and innovation
• oConflict management
• oPrioritisation/organisational skills
• oPresentation skills
• oAbility to deal with complex situations.
• oSelf-motivated
• oAbility to deliver training programmes.
• oAbility to formulate care plans.
• oDemonstrate an understanding of family centred care.
• oFlexible approach
• oComputer literacy

Desirable

• oBroad professional vision
• oPeople management 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).