Roald Dahl Paediatric CNS for Epilepsy (Surgical)


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£58,133 to £65,261 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	LONDON, SE5 9RS
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Oct 2026
Closing date:	8 Nov 2026

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Summary

Clinical Practice To provide nursing support for children and young people with epilepsy on the epilepsy surgery pathway To establish a pre-assessment clinic supporting children, young people and their families with information regarding planned surgery, explaining information and answering questions To support the growth and development of the VNS service as part of a nurse-led program To offer an epilepsy service that aligns with nationally recognised protocols and policies, including NICE Quality Standards, to ensure children and young people receive the best possible care according to their needs To support the safe and early discharge of epilepsy patients from hospital by providing education and supervision and follow-up clinics post discharge either by telephone or face to face. To support primary care colleagues in the management of children and young people with epilepsy within their own service by offering training and education in one-to-one or group settings To support the mental health needs of children with epilepsy by identifying needs, supporting them where possible and referring them to the integrated mental health intervention resource where necessary To establish and maintain individual and team communication networks within primary and secondary care settings to ensure multi-disciplinary and multi-agency epilepsy educational programmes Clinical Practice Leadership Contribute positively to the leadership of nursing within the care group acting as an effective role model supporting the senior nursing team in implementing Trust initiatives and strategies. Develop effective working relationships based on trust and open co-operation Contribute to the development of nursing practice within the team Participate in relevant fora at Care Group, Trust or PCG/PCT or National/International Level to represent the service perspective as appropriate ensuring that fully conversant with current issues. This includes working with the team of clinical nurse specialist within the Trust to evaluate, develop and promote the specialist-nursing role. Training, Education and Practice Development Act as a clinical expert and advise on educational opportunities that will facilitate the development and support of others specialist knowledge and skills to ensure they develop their clinical practiceCreate an environment in which clinical practice development is fostered, evaluated and disseminated. Working with the Child Health Practice Development Team to lead and develop programmes of education and practice developments to enhance the nursing contribution and quality of care both across the Trust, nationally and internationally Identify specialist learning activities in a clinical setting that contribute to clinical teaching and assessment of learning in a multi-disciplinary environment within scope of expertise and knowledge base. Ensure effective learning experiences and opportunity to achieve learning outcomes for students through preceptorship, mentorship, counselling, clinical supervision and provision of an educational environment. Work with academic colleagues to improve practice within a range of service/practice developments Research, evidence based practice and audit Promote and facilitate research, evidence-based practice and clinical audit within the Trust, raising the profile enhancing the contribution of nursing to patient care and informing business and service development plans. Contribute to clinical audit, in particular involving service users in providing feedbacks ensuring patient experience surveys are completed and action plans developed. Contribute to nursing research initiatives and support research activity within individual Care Groups and also through collaboration with other agencies Apply and disseminate research findings relating to specialist nursing practice Participate and assist with any Trust approved research projects conducted within the department Ensure that the rights of patients, and others are protected at all times when involved in audit and research studies To collate and record agreed activity data, and evidence of service provision, to measure the effectiveness and impact of the service.

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