Job summary
You must be a RN (child) or RSCN, holding current NMC registration to be considered for this post.
Are you an experienced paediatric nurse with knowledge and skills around epilepsy, looking for a new challenge in the community setting? If so then we are looking for you.
We have the opportunity to work within a community epilepsy nurse specialist role within the wider community children's nursing service in Newham. This is a fixed term contract for 12 months to cover maternity leave. You need to have working experience of epilepsy, medication management including teaching emergency medication and awareness of adjunctive therapies.
As an experienced paediatric nurse you would be expected to provide autonomous skilled nursing care and support to children, young people and their families, across a variety of community settings, from home, school and clinic. You are required to have skills in clinical assessment, individual needs assessment and care planning, alongside the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary, multi agency team. Good communication skills are a must alongside a flexible and forward thinking attitude. This role involves advocating for children with epilepsy, teaching families, plus liaison across primary, secondary and tertiary care.
If this sounds like you, then please contact us, and come for a visit/chat.
Main duties of the job
o Responsibility for providing specialist nursing skills, knowledge and expertise in the care and management of children and young people with epilepsy.
o Carries out clinical assessment of children and young people's needs and plans and implements packages of care accordingly.
o Supports the child, family and carers holistically, in response to their specific needs, maximising their independence and quality of life.
Liaising and acting as a specialist resource within the multidisciplinary and multi-agency team.
To develop local services and processes of care for children & young people with epilepsy in line with nationally agreed best practice and recognised clinical guidelines.
To develop education programmes for a range of multi-disciplinary professionals on the clinical management of epilepsy.
o Acknowledge the specific cultural needs of children and families and ensures that care is delivered in a way that is sensitive to such needs.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification. When applying please demonstrate how you meet the Person Specification in the application form.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification. When applying please demonstrate how you meet the Person Specification in the application form.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- oRSCN/ RN Child Branch
- o1st Level Degree (or working towards)
- oEvidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- oAssociation Pediatrics Epilepsy Training (PETS) Level 1
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of nursing CYP with epilepsy and/or community nursing
- oExperience of interagency working
- oExperience of supporting children and families through the child protection process
- oExperience of managing staff and resources
- oExperience of providing supervision in an advisory role
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oAdvanced clinical skills in history taking and assessment of paediatric epilepsy.
- oExcellent verbal / written communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- oEffective team management and clinical leadership skills
- oAbility and confidence to devise and deliver education programmes effectively.
- oAbility to work as an autonomous practitioner and to make sound clinical judgements and decisions regarding patient care and to be responsible and accountable for choices made.
- oDemonstrates evidence-based care and decision making that is responsive to the needs of clients and carers and negotiated in partnership with them.
- oAbility to positively influence all levels of the multi-disciplinary team
- oAbility to utilise clinical skills within a variety of clinical settings
- oUnderstanding of clinical governance and ability to implement the associated systems and process in delivery of care
Other
Essential
- oCommitment flexible, sometimes out of hours working
- oAnything required of the role as requested by the leadership team.
Desirable
- oAccess to a car & full driving licence
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- oRSCN/ RN Child Branch
- o1st Level Degree (or working towards)
- oEvidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- oAssociation Pediatrics Epilepsy Training (PETS) Level 1
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of nursing CYP with epilepsy and/or community nursing
- oExperience of interagency working
- oExperience of supporting children and families through the child protection process
- oExperience of managing staff and resources
- oExperience of providing supervision in an advisory role
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oAdvanced clinical skills in history taking and assessment of paediatric epilepsy.
- oExcellent verbal / written communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- oEffective team management and clinical leadership skills
- oAbility and confidence to devise and deliver education programmes effectively.
- oAbility to work as an autonomous practitioner and to make sound clinical judgements and decisions regarding patient care and to be responsible and accountable for choices made.
- oDemonstrates evidence-based care and decision making that is responsive to the needs of clients and carers and negotiated in partnership with them.
- oAbility to positively influence all levels of the multi-disciplinary team
- oAbility to utilise clinical skills within a variety of clinical settings
- oUnderstanding of clinical governance and ability to implement the associated systems and process in delivery of care
Other
Essential
- oCommitment flexible, sometimes out of hours working
- oAnything required of the role as requested by the leadership team.
Desirable
- oAccess to a car & full driving licence
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
