Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 409-6759137-A
- Employer
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ormskirk Hospital
- Town
- Ormskirk
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Children’s & Young People’s Epilepsy Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a permanent Band 7 Children’s & Young People’s Epilepsy Nurse Specialist.
This post is also eligible for an Annex 21 opportunity for experienced staff with an interest in epilepsy management
The post holder will be responsible forÌý meeting the needs of children, young people and their familiesÌý with epilepsy.Ìý The post holder will support the Consultant to deliver holistic care to meet the needs of this patient group. This service is provided in accordance with national, local and regional guidance, standards, protocols and policies in order to ensure children and young people reach their full potential throughout childhood and into adult life. The service is to be underpinned by the guiding principles of minimising risk, prioritising patient safety, clinical effectiveness and user satisfaction.
Applicants mustÌý hold a recognised British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) qualification and an Independent and Supplementary None Medical Prescribing (NMP) qualification.
Please note this vacancy may close early due to sufficient applicants.Ìý
Main duties of the job
1.ÌýÌýÌý To ensure that the care of children and young people with epilepsy in the local boroughs is to a high standard in accordance with the International League against Epilepsy guidelines, NICE guidance, the Children’s NSF, Epilepsy 12 audit findings and the clinical governance agenda includes evidence based protocol development, audit, risk management, professional development.
2.ÌýÌýÌý To co-ordinate the care of children and young people with epilepsy and their families, in order to provide a seamless service within the multi-professional team, including staff from other statutory and voluntary agencies, both hospital and community based.
Working for our organisation
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To advise as required on in-patient clinical management following appropriate protocols and with consultant support.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To arrange appropriate on-going management, individualised to meet each family’s needs, at Out-Patients and through home visits and telephone support.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To provide the specialist, expert link between hospital and home for young people with epilepsy, to ensure they receive an integrated service relevant to their needs and those of their family.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To act as an expert resource for all personnel involved in the child’s well-being including hospital staff and staff from all relevant statutory and voluntary agencies.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To empower each child and family to become as independent as possible in the management of their epilepsy and to learn how to live with it with minimal impact on their family life.Ìý
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To ensure the psycho-social impact of epilepsyÌý is recognised and effectively managed working in partnership with family therapists and Child Mental Health colleagues and facilitate conjunct working with families.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To prescribe and provide expert advice on the preparation, adjustment and use of appropriateÌý medication and equipment according to Trust policies and protocols both for in-patients and young people living with epilepsyÌý in the community using nurse prescribing in accordance with Trust policy and protocols.Ìý
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To provide an effective transition service of care from paediatric epilepsy services to adult epilepsy services whether hospital or community based, either directly or via a young people’s clinic.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To act as support to develop epilepsy knowledge, training and skills.
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Closing Date - 29th December 2024
Interview Date - W/C 13th January 2025
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Registration. RN (Child) / RSCN
- Degree level study in nursing related subject
- Post registration qualification in Epilepsy care or evidence of further study in similar.
- ENB 998 up to date mentorship course or equivalent
- V300 Independent nurse prescribing or willingness to complete
Desirable criteria
- Has achieved or be working towards Masters level qualification in nursing related subject.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of epilepsy management, including inpatient and outpatient care.
- Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge supported by specialist clinical/ managerial training.
- Effective communicator, able to communicate both complex and sensitive information
- Specialist knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
- Clinical experience at Band 5 or above
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Skills
Essential criteria
- Up to date clinical skills in order to ensure quality of services being provided
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and have a flexible approach with respect to responsibilities.
- Effective communicator
- Excellent organisational skills
- Able to prioritise and use initiative
- Ability to work autonomously & as a team member
- Be effective in implementation of best practice and reviewing and monitoring of changes in practice.
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to carry out general nursing procedures
- Role involves sitting, standing, walking, home visiting, driving, school visits.
- Involves frequent periods of concentration on patient assessment/scheduling of visits during record keeping and planning of care
- Will be frequently be exposed to distressing and occasional highly distressing and emotional circumstances (Discuss diagnosis and on-going management of chronic disease in children and its implications for health and wellbeing) circumstances on occasion
- Work on ward, in an outpatient setting or home, school to provide direct or indirect clinical care
- Required to use road transportation to meet the needs of the post.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shirley Coward
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01695 656287
- Additional information
Karen Greenwood . Senior Sister on 01695 656783
Dr Shyam Mariguddi . Consultant PaediatricianÌý
on Shyam.Mariguddi @merseywestlancs.nhs.uk
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