Paediatric Epilepsy Specialist Nurse | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Do you have an interest or experience in epilepsy?We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated registered children’s nurse with post registration experience to join the epilepsy team in Southern Derbyshire and East Staffordshire.
We provide accessible high quality, comprehensive health care for children and families in Derby and Burton. This is an exciting opportunity to work across 2 sites within the same Trust, supported by an enthusiastic and friendly Epilepsy Team.
We work within a committedmultidisciplinaryteam which includes dieticians, neurophysiologists and an award winning youth team.
We offer Video EEG telemetry, Ketogenic diet and a teenage clinic for young adults. We hold weekly epilepsy team meetings and monthly peer review sessions. We hold 10 joint tertiary neurology clinics per year and we are part of the Children’s Epilepsy Work stream in Trent.
The role will involve providing expert information, education and support to children and their families ensuring rapid access to advice via a telephone helpline and in the consultant led clinic setting. The successful applicant will be an educational resource for health care professionals (hospital and community-based) in delivering current best practice for Epilepsy and will take part in the Epilepsy 12 audit.
The post holder will have the opportunity to build upon their existing knowledge and skills and further develop their own nursing practice.
Closing date of applications: 09th May 2024
Interview date: 23rd May 2024
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorshipImpacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers
This advert closes on Thursday 9 May 2024
We provide accessible high quality, comprehensive health care for children and families in Derby and Burton. This is an exciting opportunity to work across 2 sites within the same Trust, supported by an enthusiastic and friendly Epilepsy Team.
We work within a committedmultidisciplinaryteam which includes dieticians, neurophysiologists and an award winning youth team.
We offer Video EEG telemetry, Ketogenic diet and a teenage clinic for young adults. We hold weekly epilepsy team meetings and monthly peer review sessions. We hold 10 joint tertiary neurology clinics per year and we are part of the Children’s Epilepsy Work stream in Trent.
The role will involve providing expert information, education and support to children and their families ensuring rapid access to advice via a telephone helpline and in the consultant led clinic setting. The successful applicant will be an educational resource for health care professionals (hospital and community-based) in delivering current best practice for Epilepsy and will take part in the Epilepsy 12 audit.
The post holder will have the opportunity to build upon their existing knowledge and skills and further develop their own nursing practice.
Closing date of applications: 09th May 2024
Interview date: 23rd May 2024
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorshipImpacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers
This advert closes on Thursday 9 May 2024
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