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Main area
Children and Young Person’s Epilepsy
Grade
6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref
153-SP03170
Employer
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Poole Hospital
Town
Poole
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/05/2024 23:59

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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust logo

Children and Young Person’s (CYP) Epilepsy Nurse

6

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce. 

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job overview

University Hospitals Dorset are looking for a Children and Young Person’s (CYP) Epilepsy Nurse.

You will be working alongside and established team, utilising your  clinical skills in treatment of children with Epilepsy within agreed protocols.

The post holder will develop the skills to work independently, under the indirect supervision of the Epilepsy consultant and Epilepsy specialist nurse, managing a caseload of patients, supporting consultant led clinics and nurse led clinics, ensuring smooth pathways of care to provide delivery of high-quality Epilepsy services.

Base Location: Poole Hospital

Interview Date:  TBC

Main duties of the job

Will be able to support a caseload, under the indirect supervision of the Paediatric Epilepsy consultant and Epilepsy specialist nurse.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD.  They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. 

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term.  Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.  

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification

Expereince

Essential criteria
  • Significant post registration experience (2 years minimum)
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of working with children with Epilepsy

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Registration on Part 1 of NMC RSCN/Child
Desirable criteria
  • Post Registration Epilepsy specialist course

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and experience of epilepsy conditions.
Desirable criteria
  • Be able to provide specialist knowledge, education and training to parents, patients and other health professionals

Employer certification / accreditation badges

UHD ValuesApprenticeships logoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into health

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

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Josie Roberts
Job title
Childrens Lead Nurse for community Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03000193394