NHS
Paediatric Epilepsy Nurse
The closing date is 14 January 2026
We have an exciting opportunity for a paediatric registered nurse who has experience/interest in long term conditions to join the children's epilepsy team.
Band 5 applicants will be considered as a progressive post to Band 6 on meeting relevant competencies.
The post holder will work as part of this team ensuring the delivery of high-quality health care, education and support to children and families within the home, school and in various community settings.
The post holder will need to have enthusiasm and a passion for patient safety and service improvement.
As a key member of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust you will be joining an exceptional team working together to put our patients first.
Main duties of the job To support the Clinical Manager in the daily operational management and leadership of the Children's Epilepsy Service ensuring the delivery of high-quality health care, education and support to children and families within the home, school and in various community settings.
To initiate and co-ordinate appropriate services in order to facilitate the early discharge and manage children and young people newly diagnosed with Epilepsy at home.
To liaise directly with the multidisciplinary team and other agencies to facilitate seamless high quality Epilepsy care to the child and family at home and clinic.
To work as a member of the Children's Epilepsy multi-disciplinary Team, providing a holistic and developmental approach to Epilepsy from infancy through to adolescence.
To work in conjunction with the Clinical Manager, nursing staff, paediatricians, service users and the Directorate and Divisional senior management teams, the post holder will co-ordinate, prioritise, appropriately delegate and organise the safe and effective running of services.
The Foundation Trust aims to design and implement services, policies and measures that meet the diverse needs of our service, population and workforce, ensuring that none are placed at a disadvantage over others.
About us We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job responsibilities To effectively co-ordinate care to ensure a seamless and timely pathway of care for children and families.
To manage the patient caseload providing assessment, planning, implement and evaluate care delivery using clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
To provide specialist care and advice for young people and families in hospital /home /school /work & college via phone/ face to face.
To be responsible for ensuring the provision of compassionate, safe and high quality care of all patients.
To ensure the delivery of quality care to patients and to supervise the working of junior staff during the span of duty.
To provide nursing clinical expertise, leadership and education, supervising junior staff to gain competence and expertise.
To confidently escalat in a timely manner to Clinical Manager, Matron, On Call Consultant, General Manager, Clinical Director, Associate Director of Nursing and Senior Management Team (as appropriate) concerns about patient safety, quality and experience, offering solutions and evidence-based recommendations.
Person Specification QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Registered children's Nurse
Specialist Practitioner at Degree level or willing to work towards
Pet 1 qualification epilepsy certificate or willing to work towards
Pet 2 qualification or willing to work towards
Independent non-medical prescriber
Recognised teaching and assessing certificate
APLS
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Previous experience of caring with children with epilepsy
Experience of working in the community with children including children with complex health needs
Experience of working with multi agency teams
Have an excellent awareness of current issues and developments in the NHS and how this relates to service delivery
A good knowledge of working across agencies in a community setting
Competent in dealing with children, young people and their family's diagnosis, treatment and psychological adjustment to illness
Experience of working with children with medical needs and their families
Be able to plan and organise teaching sessions for staff members
Comprehensive level of clinical competency
Evidence of previous project management
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
To be able to work autonomously and independently
Be able to organise and respond effectively to complex and difficult situations
Ability to triage and prioritise own workload
Demonstrate strong and dynamic leadership skills
Enthusiastic and highly motivated
Ability to manage stress for self and/or others
Ability to work sensitively within a diverse population
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.
£31,049 to £46,580 a year, pro rata
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We have an exciting opportunity for a paediatric registered nurse who has experience/interest in long term conditions to join the children's epilepsy team.
Band 5 applicants will be considered as a progressive post to Band 6 on meeting relevant competencies.
The post holder will work as part of this team ensuring the delivery of high-quality health care, education and support to children and families within the home, school and in various community settings.
The post holder will need to have enthusiasm and a passion for patient safety and service improvement.
As a key member of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust you will be joining an exceptional team working together to put our patients first.
Main duties of the job To support the Clinical Manager in the daily operational management and leadership of the Children's Epilepsy Service ensuring the delivery of high-quality health care, education and support to children and families within the home, school and in various community settings.
To initiate and co-ordinate appropriate services in order to facilitate the early discharge and manage children and young people newly diagnosed with Epilepsy at home.
To liaise directly with the multidisciplinary team and other agencies to facilitate seamless high quality Epilepsy care to the child and family at home and clinic.
To work as a member of the Children's Epilepsy multi-disciplinary Team, providing a holistic and developmental approach to Epilepsy from infancy through to adolescence.
To work in conjunction with the Clinical Manager, nursing staff, paediatricians, service users and the Directorate and Divisional senior management teams, the post holder will co-ordinate, prioritise, appropriately delegate and organise the safe and effective running of services.
The Foundation Trust aims to design and implement services, policies and measures that meet the diverse needs of our service, population and workforce, ensuring that none are placed at a disadvantage over others.
About us We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job responsibilities To effectively co-ordinate care to ensure a seamless and timely pathway of care for children and families.
To manage the patient caseload providing assessment, planning, implement and evaluate care delivery using clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
To provide specialist care and advice for young people and families in hospital /home /school /work & college via phone/ face to face.
To be responsible for ensuring the provision of compassionate, safe and high quality care of all patients.
To ensure the delivery of quality care to patients and to supervise the working of junior staff during the span of duty.
To provide nursing clinical expertise, leadership and education, supervising junior staff to gain competence and expertise.
To confidently escalat in a timely manner to Clinical Manager, Matron, On Call Consultant, General Manager, Clinical Director, Associate Director of Nursing and Senior Management Team (as appropriate) concerns about patient safety, quality and experience, offering solutions and evidence-based recommendations.
Person Specification QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Registered children's Nurse
Specialist Practitioner at Degree level or willing to work towards
Pet 1 qualification epilepsy certificate or willing to work towards
Pet 2 qualification or willing to work towards
Independent non-medical prescriber
Recognised teaching and assessing certificate
APLS
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Previous experience of caring with children with epilepsy
Experience of working in the community with children including children with complex health needs
Experience of working with multi agency teams
Have an excellent awareness of current issues and developments in the NHS and how this relates to service delivery
A good knowledge of working across agencies in a community setting
Competent in dealing with children, young people and their family's diagnosis, treatment and psychological adjustment to illness
Experience of working with children with medical needs and their families
Be able to plan and organise teaching sessions for staff members
Comprehensive level of clinical competency
Evidence of previous project management
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
To be able to work autonomously and independently
Be able to organise and respond effectively to complex and difficult situations
Ability to triage and prioritise own workload
Demonstrate strong and dynamic leadership skills
Enthusiastic and highly motivated
Ability to manage stress for self and/or others
Ability to work sensitively within a diverse population
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.
£31,049 to £46,580 a year, pro rata
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