Epilepsy Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

Full time hours 37.5 per week, Part time hours 18.75 per week

The Neurology/ Epilepsy team have a new exciting opportunity for 2 Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialists in Epilepsy. The post holders will join the current Clinical Nurse Specialist in Epilepsy, eventually sharing the same duties and responsibilities, and the 2 consultant Neurologists with an interest in epilepsy to make up the epilepsy service.

Main duties of the job

It is an opportunity for an enthusiastic candidates who would like to enhance their knowledge in caring for patients with epilepsy. Ideally this candidates should be experienced in caring for patients with neurological disorders, and epilepsy. The post would provide an opportunity to learn about how the nurse specialist supports patients with epilepsy in the community and acute setting. The candidates need to be able to independently priorities workload, and respond to patients within a timely fashion. They will gain experience of working within a very busy neurology team who are passionate and innovative about improving services for patients with epilepsy. The candidates will be supported by the existing members of the epilepsy team and the divisional senior nursing team.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.