University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 7 Epilepsy CNS
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Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated registered nurse with experience in Epilepsy & neurology to join the established epilepsy specialist team at UHB. This is a part-time (30 Hours) 12-month fixed-term post to manage epilepsy services in HGS.
The post will involve an initial induction period and then requires work across HGS sites. You will gain the experience to run and maintain nurse-led clinics independently, including specialist areas -- A&E, Specialist Epilepsy clinics, and transition clinics. You will learn the skills required for assessing patients and subsequently devising, implementing, and assessing an individual's comprehensive epilepsy care plan. The post holder will need to possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and is required to work closely with consultant neurologists and health colleagues within primary and secondary care, social care, contributing to and implementing care for people with epilepsy.
With appropriate training and the support of the epilepsy CNS lead, you will be expected to exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and to make critical judgments using specialist knowledge; you will provide the highest standard of holistic patient care for patients with epilepsy. Significant experience at band 6 level and Neurology experience is essential. Prescribing is desirable.
If you need further information related to this vacancy, please contact:
Nicole Toghill 07775715108 (Nicole.Toghil@uhb.nhs.uk)
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
- Act as an expert practitioner working autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within a specialty while working as part of a multidisciplinary team (defined or virtual), delivering individualized and personalized direct patient care.
- Provide a specialist nursing service and advice in a variety of clinical settings and disciplines for staff, patients, their families, and carers, effectively liaising with multidisciplinary colleagues. Receive referrals via a variety of media including (where defined) direct patient referral. Triage caseload according to agreed protocols and working practices.
- Participate in nurse-led and multidisciplinary clinics, ward rounds, patient reviews, and multidisciplinary team meetings, where the post holder will coordinate treatment independently or in conjunction with a wider multidisciplinary team. Undertake and provide treatment/advice as per specialty and scope of practice. These may be face to face, virtual, or telephone, and incorporate the use of agreed protocols, clinical, and professional guidelines.
- Ensure that high-quality, current evidence-based nursing care underpins all actions and interactions with patients and is aligned to the professional values of care, compassion, and respect. Responsible for the application of knowledge across a range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
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About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value, and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do, and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such, we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long-term health condition, mental health, or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register (Field dependent upon role)
- Evidence of post-registration CPD / Post-registration qualification in (appropriate area of specialty or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree/masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
- Recognised mentorship course
Desirable
- To have or working towards an MSc/Masters qualification
- To have or working towards an advanced health assessment module -- where applicable to the role
- Non -- Medical Prescriber/ willingness to undertake -- where applicable to the role
Experience
Essential
- Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
- Significant years of post-registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at B6 or above in defined or associated specialty
- Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level
- Evidence of achievements and career development in the current post and of ongoing professional development/competence.
- Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to specialty.
- Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching/assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
- Working in a multidisciplinary and cross-agency work environment.
- Experience of patient service user advocacy role
- Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients/relatives/care staff
- Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the specialty
- Has understanding/experience of the principles of Safeguarding
- Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
- Experience in service development
- Awareness of current research related to the specialty
- Awareness of current research related to the specialty
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Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of healthcare professionals, on a variety of complex and sensitive issues which require persuasive and empathetic skills.
- Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level and to manage/prioritize own workload, supervise/appraise and assess junior staff
- Competent in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required
- Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities
- Ability to undertake clinical audit, analyze information, and develop robust measurable action plans to support improvement/change
- Evidence of ability to compile reports and documents for internal/external communication
- Knowledge of current evidence-based practice and ability to apply to service and policy development
- Ability to adapt behavior to changing circumstances
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Ability to communicate articulately and motivate others
- Evidence of flexible and innovative approach to service delivery and development
- Ability to work a varied shift pattern where required
- Ability to act on own initiative
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information, please see NHS Careers website.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Nicole Toghil
07775715108
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49387.00 to £56515.00 Yearly
Contract
Fixed Term
Duration
12 Month(s)
Working pattern
Part-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-1103566
Job locations
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Attachments
- Job Description
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