Clinical Nurse Specialist - Paediatric Epilepsy

You should have a good understanding of the management of epilepsy and the impact of the condition of the child/young person/family, be able to coordinate care and access to community resources (e.g nursery / school / out of school activities) as required. The Specialist Nursing roles require individuals to develop expertise in the speciality, be able to teach and support staff in the clinical areas, undertake research and audit as required and consider how to gain patient feedback to review and improve services. You should be an effective communicator, motivated and self-directed and willing to continue to develop professionally. Opportunities will be available to training.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, experienced paediatric nurse to join our Specialist Nursing Team!,

• RSCN/Child Branch
• Degree Education
• Mentorship qualification, Working towards or willingness to work towards Masters Degree
• Experience in caring for children with epilepsy/ specialist training in this field, Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to deal with situations of conflict in a professional manner
• Proven teaching ability
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate an ability to make autonomous decisions
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to build effective relationships with patients, carers, colleagues and stakeholders internal and external to the organization
• Computer literate, Highly developed skills and expertise in epilepsy
• Presentation and facilitation skills.
• Previous experience of audit / data collection
• Previous research knowledge, or be willing to undertake, Diplomatic and tactful
• Dedicated to the provision of high quality services to patients
• Professional attitude
• Self-motivated and resourceful
• Able to prioritise workload
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Responsive to change
  
  Epsom and St Helier children's services have been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good' as well as being given great feedback from the London Healthy Partnership peer review. Queen Mary's Hospital for Children is based at the St Helier site. Children are seen in the dedicated Paediatric A&E which sits alongside the adult ED; Outpatient clinics, Ward and assessment unit. The post holder will work with the Epilepsy team consisting of Consultants with Special interest in Epilepsy and the post holder with secretarial support by one of the Patient Pathway Co-ordinators (PPC). At the Epsom site there is also a Consultant with Special interest in Epilepsy and an Epilepsy Nurse Specialist.
We recognise that our team members are our greatest asset - it's their hard work and effort that really makes a difference. That's why we encourage our staff to fulfil their full potential. We'll do everything we can to support you, along with offering excellent learning and development opportunities. You will be supported by our enthusiastic Divisional Children's Team. We have in-house training, links to a range of London Universities and their accredited courses. Every nurse has a tailor made personal and professional development plan to support their career development.