Children'S & Young People'S Epilepsy Nurse Specialist

Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a permanent Band 7 Children's & Young People's Epilepsy Nurse Specialist.
The post holder will be responsible for meeting the needs of children, young people and their families with epilepsy.
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.
We are looking for a motivated and dedicated nurse to join our friendly team at Ormskirk Hospital Registered children's nurses who have significant post registration experience and who can demonstrate a commitment to date to nursing Children's & Young People with Epilepsy are welcome to apply for this post.
Applicants must hold a recognised British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) qualification and an Independent and Supplementary None Medical Prescribing (NMP) qualification.
An Enhanced DBS Certificate, with the checking of the Children and Adults' Barred Lists is required for this position.
Interviews for this post will take place w/c 2nd December 2024 Please note this vacancy may close early due to sufficient applicants.
Main duties of the job 1.
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.
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.
About us 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 Job description Job responsibilities To advise as required on in-patient clinical management following appropriate protocols and with consultant support.
To arrange appropriate on-going management, individualised to meet each familys needs, at Out-Patients and through home visits and telephone support.
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.
To act as an expert resource for all personnel involved in the childs well-being including hospital staff and staff from all relevant statutory and voluntary agencies.
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.
To ensure the psycho-social impact of epilepsy is recognised and effectively managed working in partnership with family therapists and Child Mental Health colleagues and facilitate conjunct working with families.
To prescribe and provide expert advice on the preparation, adjustment and use of appropriate medication and equipment according to Trust policies and protocols both for in-patients and young people living with epilepsy in the community using nurse prescribing in accordance with Trust policy and protocols.
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 peoples clinic.
To act as support to develop epilepsy knowledge, training and skills.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential RN (Child); BPNA PET courses I, II, and III V300, Independent and Supplementary Prescribing course RSCN / RN (Child) Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent Epilepsy Qualification / evidence of on-going study Degree in nursing or equivalent Certified Paediatric Life Support provider Level 3 Safeguarding Children Training Desirable MSc (or studying) in relevant subject RGN/RN (Adult) Other relevant post-basic qualification APLS Provider or Instructor Certificate of Education Knowledge & Experience Essential Recent relevant clinical experience in general paediatrics including evidence of caring for children with Epilepsy Recent clinical experience working within an MDT team providing care to children and young people with Epilepsy Evidence of clinical expertise of Children's nursing Evidence of leading and developing nursing practice and promote excellence in clinical practice Child Protection experience Evidence of lifelong learning Evidence of a sound specialist knowledge base of Epilepsy and the impact on the child and their family Knowledge of interagency working to ensure optimum service to child and family Working knowledge of current legislation/policies/NSF/reports relevant to children's nursing Knowledge and skills to initiate and evaluate research based practice In-depth working knowledge of Clinical Governance Desirable Link nurse - epilepsy Evidence of teaching & learning experience Ability to practice advanced clinical skills.
Complaints handling skills Report writing skills Experience of critical incident management Risk management experience Skills Essential Effective communication skills.
Teaching, mentoring, supervisory skills.
Change management skills Negotiating and influencing skills.
Role modelling skills.
Clinical leadership skills.
Presentation skills.