Band 7 Epilepsy Specialist Nurse

Job summary

Band 7 Epilepsy specialist nurse

A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 7 Epilepsy Nurse to join the Birmingham Specialist Community Learning Disability Team, subject to experience. For the Band 7 post, you will need to be a V300 Independent and Supplementary Non-Medical Prescriber.

We are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic nurse experienced in Epilepsy Management to deliver clinical services consistent with our Epilepsy Pathway and other Clinical Pathways. The successful applicant will work as part of the MDT Specialist Community Learning Disability Team, in collaboration with the Tertiary Complex Epilepsy Team at the University Hospital in Birmingham and building strong relationships across Secondary and Primary care services and other organisations such as social services, private and voluntary sectors.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be expected to work autonomously and run Nurse-Led Epilepsy Clinic across the city, completing the assessment and management of epilepsy; exploring treatment options and the monitoring of those such as medication changes and VNS clinics; the completion of Epilepsy Risk Management Care Plans and Rescue Medication Care Plans for each patient; providing educational sessions, advice and support to patients, their families and carers. This list is not exhaustive.

Our service offers a wide and diverse range of experiences for the post holder, such as opportunities to develop clinical leadership skills and be involved with wider clinical projects. The post-holder will have opportunities to forge links with Epilepsy Networks such as ESNA. If you have experience within this speciality and demonstrate a positive attitude, enthusiasm and flexibility then we would like you to be part of our team.

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

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