Job summary
- Main area
- .
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 374-LL0227
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Eastbourne District General
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Nurse Practitioner Paediatric Epilepsy
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
We are looking to appoint a Paediatric Epilepsy Nurse Practitioner for who brings innovation, specialist skills, and enthusiasm to lead the nursing element of our Paediatric Epilepsy Service. The successful candidate will work as an integral part of the Specialist Paediatric Nursing Team and will be supported to provide visible leadership and effective management to the epilepsy team, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, CYP centred care.
This role requires close collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure a cohesive, coordinated, and effective approaches across the service. The post holder will champion quality improvement initiatives and demonstrate a clear commitment to promoting and embedding our Trust values within everyday practice.
Main duties of the job
The Nurse/Clinical Practitioner will promote the vision and
values of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, leading by
example and ensuring that they demonstrate those values in
their leadership behaviours and how we support our teams
and deliver our services
The Nurse/Clinical Practitioner will be able to provide highly
specialist advice and able to assess, plan, implement and
evaluate patient care
The Nurse/Clinical Practitioner will act as lead specialist in a
defined area.
The Nurse/Clinical Practitioner provides specialist education
and training to staff, students, carers and patients
The Nurse/Clinical Practitioner undertakes research and
leads clinical audits in own specialist area
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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We encourage applicants to take the time to thoughtfully complete their applications; by doing so, you allow us to better understand your true potential and ensure a fair and transparent evaluation of your application. Over reliance on AI-generated content may diminish your chance of success.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/Professional and hold active registration with relevant Professional body
- Degree level qualification relevant to role
- Post Graduate qualification at Masters level relevant to role to demonstrate specialist clinical and leadership skills
- Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
Desirable criteria
- Project management/Quality improvement qualification
- Restorative supervision/Professional Nurse Advocate qualification
- Education/Training qualification
- Advanced Clinical Practice modules at Masters level (Physical Assessment, Prescribing)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience in area of specialist knowledge and expertise
- Demonstrate experience of:- Quality/Service improvement Project Management Leadership People Management Innovative and inspiring leadership and clinical practice Research or audit Education and Training
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience or relevant health care organisation
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Essential criteria
- Leadership skills that demonstrate the ability to manage self and lead others, able to motivate and inspire a team
- Day to day management of a team/service, able to allocate and manage staff organise placements, support learners, provide supervision and line management responsibilities and record keeping. Ability to promote staff wellbeing and manage performance
- Demonstrates knowledge of National NHS and Nursing agenda including national/local performance targets.
- Able to contribute to/interpret policy change and make recommendation for service improvements.
- Expert clinical skills and competence relevant to role to support innovative, evidence based practice.
Other
Essential criteria
- Flexibility in working hours and patterns
- Full driving licence and access to a vehicle (for domiciliary community role) and ability to travel between sites
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Catherine Rose
- Job title
- Head of Nursing Women's and Chilidren
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07977044540
- Additional information
If you have any questions about this post or would like an informal discussion, please contact Catherine Rose, Head of Nursing for Women’s & Children
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