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.
- 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
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
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
