Job summary
Working at a clinical and leadership level to coordinate delivery of patient care and deliver on KPIs, within the aims of the role and wider Epilepsy Specialist Nurse Pilot.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Epilepsy Clinical Lead and their team to ensure that their workstream of programmes are planned and managed effectively and take the lead in assisting in their successful delivery
Managing a complex caseload of CYP with epilepsy who require co-ordination of care across multiple settings and services.
Dependent on experience and discussion with the team, leading on a specialist area of epilepsy in line with the priorities of this pilot (such as transition, medical complexity or learning disability and autism).
Undertaking wider system-level roles to support horizontal and vertical integrated care:
o Ensuring, and establishing where required, relevant referral pathways into services such as mental health care, tertiary neurology and neurodevelopmental services.
o Supporting transition of YP into adult epilepsy services, specifically YP with complex epilepsy requiring a multidisciplinary team approach.
o Liaising with community paediatric services in the management of CYP with learning disability and autism (LD&A). For example, this may include establishing and supporting any out-reach clinics in residential school settings.
o Developing a sustainable model for training schools in the use of emergency medications
o Support consenting processes required for genomic investigations.
About us
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 'Good'with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is"Working together to provide outstanding care for our community."
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Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are recruiting for up to three Band 7 Paediatric Epilepsy Specialist Nurse role within BOB ICB. This post has arisen from funding made available through the national Children and Young Peoples (CYP) Transformation programme for the Epilepsy Specialist Nurse Pilot.
The purpose of this role is to work within the system footprint, based within at one of the Acute Secondary Care Providers, namely Buckinghamshire NHS Trust, Oxford University Hospitals, or Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. The role will support the provision of care for CYP with Epilepsy, including supporting CYP and families in areas of deprivation to ensure equality in access to services and improve patient outcomes.
The objective of the funding is to demonstrate the value of Epilepsy Specialist Nurses (ESNs) working across a system and across traditional healthcare-setting boundaries. We will ideally be looking to particularly work with, and improve outcomes for, those from areas of higher deprivation or with additional needs such as medical complexity, learning disability and autism, or transitioning to adult care.
The successful candidate will be expected to work as an integrated member of the Clinical Epilepsy Team and demonstrate advanced clinical skills and deliver the KPIs, within the aims of the role and wider pilot.
The role will be supported by the Band 8 Lead Epilepsy Specialist Nurse who will provide clinical leadership and support across the nursing team, to ensure the delivery of safe and effective care to children and young people with epilepsy within the BOB ICB System.
We are looking for individuals who are experienced in caring for children and young people with epilepsy, and who possess the skills required to work proactively and take the initiative. The role will involve working with a number of different teams to implement the pilot within each provider and will feed into the wider epilepsy teams within BOB ICB, providing an excellent opportunity to extend and develop existing skills in caring for children and young people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are recruiting for up to three Band 7 Paediatric Epilepsy Specialist Nurse role within BOB ICB. This post has arisen from funding made available through the national Children and Young Peoples (CYP) Transformation programme for the Epilepsy Specialist Nurse Pilot.
The purpose of this role is to work within the system footprint, based within at one of the Acute Secondary Care Providers, namely Buckinghamshire NHS Trust, Oxford University Hospitals, or Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. The role will support the provision of care for CYP with Epilepsy, including supporting CYP and families in areas of deprivation to ensure equality in access to services and improve patient outcomes.
The objective of the funding is to demonstrate the value of Epilepsy Specialist Nurses (ESNs) working across a system and across traditional healthcare-setting boundaries. We will ideally be looking to particularly work with, and improve outcomes for, those from areas of higher deprivation or with additional needs such as medical complexity, learning disability and autism, or transitioning to adult care.
The successful candidate will be expected to work as an integrated member of the Clinical Epilepsy Team and demonstrate advanced clinical skills and deliver the KPIs, within the aims of the role and wider pilot.
The role will be supported by the Band 8 Lead Epilepsy Specialist Nurse who will provide clinical leadership and support across the nursing team, to ensure the delivery of safe and effective care to children and young people with epilepsy within the BOB ICB System.
We are looking for individuals who are experienced in caring for children and young people with epilepsy, and who possess the skills required to work proactively and take the initiative. The role will involve working with a number of different teams to implement the pilot within each provider and will feed into the wider epilepsy teams within BOB ICB, providing an excellent opportunity to extend and develop existing skills in caring for children and young people.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in area of speciality
Desirable
- Experience in paediatric epilepsy
Experience
Essential
- Advanced theoretical and practical specialist knowledge across the range of paediatric epilepsy underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience
Desirable
- Experience in paediatric epilepsy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in area of speciality
Desirable
- Experience in paediatric epilepsy
Experience
Essential
- Advanced theoretical and practical specialist knowledge across the range of paediatric epilepsy underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience
Desirable
- Experience in paediatric epilepsy
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
