Epilepsy Nurse/AHP/MH Practitioner for epilepsy Workstreams

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work in collaboration with PNS ODN specialist neurosciences teams to lead, develop, & co-ordinate the CYP Epilepsy Transformation Project, which was initiated to explore and promote a whole service approach to the care of a child and young person with Epilepsy, ensuring equity of epilepsy care and access to services across PNS ODN region in line with the Epilepsy 12 recommendations.

The post holder will

1. Ensure robust data is collected locally and is available to inform commissioners/services managers.
2. Map the current services and provision across the network for all 4 key areas of improvement.
3. Identify, explore and initiate a whole service approach to the care of a child with Epilepsy
4. Ensure commissioning involvement in the planning of care pathways for children with Epilepsy.
5. Ensure equity of pathways and access to services for all South PNS ODN children requiring mental health screening and access to psychological support.
6. Work collaboratively with key provides and specialist interest groups to develop standardised patient pathways between secondary and tertiary care.
7. Explore and initiate a network approach to transition from paediatric to adult epilepsy services.
8. Support the delivery of multidisciplinary education and training programmes on key neurosciences topics

Education

The post holders will work in collaboration with the PNS ODN team and key stakeholders to define educational priorities aligned with the key workstreams and related Neuroscience ODN projects, reflective of needs analysi.

Education and training delivery will evolve as projects develop but may include:

• Supporting alignment with emerging PNS ODN pathways, guidelines or policies
• Developing competency packages, train the trainer sessions
• Supporting evidence based practice

The post holder will support the annual review/evaluation of the PNS ODN education programme.

Although the role will be largely home based, there may an expectation for the post holder to travel across the PNS ODN to deliver education and training.

The post holder will be responsible for regular updating and monitoring of own skills and knowledge.

Collaborative working

Key stakeholders to drive alignment and improvement of Epilepsy services across South PNS ODN:

• PNS ODN
• Epilepsy and Neurosciences Clinical and Nursing Leads at Tertiary Centres and other providers
• Acute Care providers
• Training and education leads
• Social and community care providers
• Tertiary PCCs
• Commissioning teams
• PPVs

The post holder will also work very closely with Network PNS leads and teams across neighbouring ODN regions, in particular London, South East and East of England, rationalising resources and reducing variation in clinical care and education.

Professional, Leadership and Management requirements

The post holder will provide oversight leadership of the South PNS ODN Epilepsy Project, supporting providers and Epilepsy specialist teams to ensure delivery of key outcomes while maintaining awareness of local politics & sensitivity around potential local pathway changes.

Acts as a catalyst for change, challenging professional and organisational boundaries, to meet the needs of children and their families.

Puts in place systems to monitor service delivery and outcome measures. Reports on key performance indicators, evaluation of programmes and stakeholder feedback.

Participates in maintaining Network patient statistics/databases facilitating evaluation of the role.

Facilitate a culture of collaborative working, rationalisation of resources and communication between stakeholders involved with Epilepsy Pathways across South PNS ODN.

Leadthe management of change and support others in the process; encourage new ideas anddevelopments andtake responsibility for evaluating the outcome of project work.

Manages own workload and is accountable for own performance and resource allocation.

Actas a professional representative on behalf of the South PNS ODN Paediatric both regionally and nationally in relevant forums, networking with other PNS professionals throughout the UK, joining appropriate organisations in order to collaborate, share and benchmark practices and initiatives.

Any identified areas of risk or non-compliance will be escalated via appropriate channels.

Clinical Practice

Demonstrate recent clinical expertise and experience caring for children with epilepsy.

Practice as a professional senior nurse/ AHP /Mental Health Practitioner with competence, confidence, authority and expertise,acting as a credible role model within the professional code of conduct.

Provide expert knowledge and clinical competence ensuring point of care delivery is of a high standard and evidenced based.

The management of risk is the responsibility of everyone and will be achieved within a progressive, honest and open environment.

Staff will be provided with the necessary education, training and support to enable them to meet this responsibility.

Staff should be familiar with the

• Major Incident Policy
• Fire Policy
• Information governance

and should make themselves familiar with the local response plan and their role within that response.

The post holder is responsible for ensuring that all duties and responsibilities of this post are carried out in compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, Statutory Regulations and Trust Policies and Procedures. This will be supported by the provision of training and specialist advice where required.

Infection Control is everyones responsibility. All staff, both clinical and non-clinical, are required to adhere to the Trusts Infection Prevention and Control Policies and make every effort to maintain high standards of infection control at all times thereby reducing the burden of Healthcare Associated Infections including MRSA.

All staff employed by OUH have the following key responsibilities:

• Staff must wash their hands or use alcohol gel on entry and exit from all clinical areas and/or between each patient contact.
• Staff members have a duty to attend mandatory infection control training provided for them by the Trust.
• Staff members who develop an infection (other than common colds and illness) that may be transmittable to patients have a duty to contact Occupational Health.

The post holder will endeavour at all times to uphold the rights of children and young people in accordance with the UN Convention Rights of the Child.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults throughout the organisation. As a member of the trust there is a duty to assist in protecting patients and their families from any form of harm when they are vulnerable.

All staff must complete annual information governance training. If you have a Trust email account this can be completed on-line, otherwise you must attend a classroom session. For further details, go to the Information Governance intranet site.

Data quality is a vital element of every member of staffs job role. Oxford University Hospitals recognises the importance of information in the provision of patient care and in reporting on its performance. Data quality is therefore crucial in ensuring complete, timely and accurate information is available in support of patient care, clinical governance, performance management, service planning, and financial and resource planning and performance.

All staff should ensure that they have read and understood the Trusts Data Quality Policy.

Person Specification

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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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital- Work From Home

Headley Way

oxford

OX3 9DU

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)