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Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge with? Do you want to make the difference to the lives of children and young people in with epilepsy? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, innovative and motivated Children’s Registered Nurse to join Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at the Royal Stoke Hospital as a band 7 Children’s Epilepsy Nurse Specialist.

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated individual with specialist epilepsy knowledge and experience. You will be fully supported to develop existing and new skills working within a framework of competence. You will join a team of paediatric consultants who have an interest in epilepsy. We have strong links with Manchester Children’s Hospital and host a monthly clinic with a visiting Consultant Paediatrician.

We are looking for a candidate that can demonstrate, specialist children’s knowledge and skills, who demonstrates strong clinical leadership and communication skills, is innovative and flexible and committed to evidence based care.

If you can work independently and collaboratively with the team to develop and deliver a specialist epilepsy service please contact Matron Emma Kelsall for an informal discussion on 01782 675125

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work in the Child Health Directorate with clinicians to provide a highly developed and effective service for children and young people with epilepsy.

The post holder will be required to exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy, making critical judgements and decisions to meet the expectations and demands of this role. The post holder will work effectively and efficiently with children, parents/carers, and a variety of multidisciplinary teams including those in primary, secondary and tertiary care settings to coordinate, plan, deliver and manage the healthcare needs of patients.

The post holder will act as a recognised expert in the field of epilepsy nursing and provide professional leadership in all areas of practice, supporting colleagues to promote excellence in care.

The post holder will develop and deliver innovative and evidence based practice through professional leadership; supporting the clinical team to develop the specialist area of care.

The post holder will contribute to the management of a quality and cost effective service. Plan, implement and evaluate new and existing policies in children’s epilepsy and service delivery in line with local and national guidance. The post holder will have a role in the undertaking and coordination of evidence-based audits (i.e. Epilepsy12) and research projects to ensure best practice and aid service development.

Working for our organisation

RSUH is a £350 million state of the art hospital development that, along with County Hospital in Stafford, serves the population of Staffordshire and beyond, with both local and specialist tertiary services.

The Child Health Directorate is a multifaceted and dynamic unit, which comprises of a regional Children’s Critical Care Unit delivering L1 and L2 care, an acute Medical ward and a surgical inpatient ward with a co-located surgical day case unit and a co-located oncology day case unit,  a children’s outpatient department at RSUH and the County site and two emergency portals of entrance, the Children’s Assessment Unit and the Children’s Emergency Department.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.