Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 166-FC-8195759
- Employer
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chesterfield Royal hospital
- Town
- Calow
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist- Epilepsy
Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinical nurse specialist in children's epilepsy to join our well established and supportive epilepsy team based at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
The successful applicant will join the specialist nursing team in delivering the highest standards of epilepsy nursing care to children , young people and their family within the North Derbyshire area. This will be delivered through a variety of ways including outpatients clinics, inpatient contacts on the children's ward or community settings such as homes and schools.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an individual who has a wealth of experience in working with children and young people diagnosed with epilepsy. The successful applicant will be registered children's nurse who is passionate about providing high quality epilepsy nursing care and support to children, young people and their family.
You will have the ability to work as part of the epilepsy team and autonomously where required, within the parameters of clinical guidelines/polices and scope of professional practice.
The successful applicant will work collaboratively, providing specialist epilepsy advice to other agencies including social care, education and wider health colleagues. you will be required to organise your own workload, whilst considering epilepsy team and other service demands.
The successful candidate will be a non-medical prescriber or have a willingness to work towards this within an agreed timescale.
Working for our organisation
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 3,800 staff .
We are committed to working with our partners in health and social care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st level degree or equivalent experience
- 1st level registered Children’s Nurse
- Epilepsy specialist related qualification (for example BPNA Paediatric Epilepsy Training)
- V300 Non-medical nurse prescriber qualification (or willing to work towards within an agreed time scale)
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Advanced communication course/qualification
Desirable criteria
- Master’s degree level learning or prepared to work towards
- Epilepsy specialist course at degree or diploma level
- Community Nursing degree (or equivalent)
- Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience working as a CNS for children and young people with epilepsy
- Experience of managing a defined caseloads and prioritising care
- Ability to conduct nurse led clinics
- Awareness of quality assurance/peer review process
- Management and leadership experience
- MDT/multiagency working within other settings including acute, community, primary and tertiary health care. Able to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
- Change management
- Awareness of quality assurance/peer review process
Skills
Essential criteria
- Sound negotiation skills, with the ability to deal with difficult or challenging situations.
- Effective communication skills
- Understanding of confidentiality and information governance with excellent record keeping
- Audit experience and subsequent quality improvement
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Computer literacy
- Risk management awareness
- Awareness of national guidelines/policy for children and young people with epilepsy.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of running nurse led clinics
- Experience of using system one
- Experience of delivering epilepsy specific educational sessions for patient/family, educational & social care colleagues and wider MDT
- Writing reports
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Professional, positive attitude, self-motivated
- Able to manage and organise own workload with conflicting priorities
- Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
- Able to work under pressure
- Proactive in the continued development of the service Adaptable to meet service needs
- Full Driving Licence, for disabled applicants’ alternative arrangements may be arranged, if necessary. Willing to travel distances for community visits or dedicated epilepsy clinic
Demonstrate Proud to Care
Essential criteria
- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
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
- Tracy Barker
- Job title
- Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01246 512513
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