Roald Dahl Paediatric CNS for Epilepsy (Surgical): Sponsorship Available

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Please note that the start date for this vacancy will be on or after the 1st April 2027.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist in Surgical Epilepsy at Denmark Hill Site.We are seeking a highly motivated enthusiastic forward-thinking individual to join the multi-disciplinary Team. We provide a high-quality service caring for babies, children and young people and their families living with epilepsy.The role shall involve working within a seamless specialist neurology and neurosurgical nursing service that is aimed at continuously improving standards of patient care and facilitating multi-professional working. This will be achieved through clinical practice, management, education, research and audit and professional activities taking into account directorate, corporate, and national policy and within the clinical governance framework.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide care, support advice and education for children and young people with a diagnosis of epilepsy
  • The post holder will support the epilepsy surgical service, supporting children undergoing surgical procedures both pre and post operatively
  • To develop an autonomous nursing service and progress advanced clinical care of children with epilepsy
  • To lead and innovate nursing practice for children with epilepsy and their parents through newly diagnosed educational session
  • To take responsibility for safety and quality of data collection on newly diagnosed epilepsy patients
  • To take a key role in the development of healthcare professionals and their ability to manage epilepsy through the delivery of formal and informal education / training, and through review of their care delivery
  • To provide professional, high quality coordinated and holistic care to children and their families, aiming to improve the management of their long term condition, within agreed protocols and allocated resources together with colleagues.
  • To provide appropriate information, education, advice and support particularly to the patients and parents.
  • To be an expert resource that provides sound clinical advice and judgement to patients and their families, and healthcare colleagues in acute, community and primary care settings

Person Specification

education

Essential

  • NMC Part 1 (Child)
  • A clinical expert either through formal qualification (Degree / Masters) and / or extensive clinical experience pertinent to Epilepsy
  • Recognised teaching/mentoring qualification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Relevant experience/professional qualification in the care of children and young people with epilepsy
  • Ability to impart complex information to patients, parents and carers, with different levels of understanding

Desirable

  • Audit programmes experience
  • To have proven experience of service development

Skills

Essential

  • Strong leadership skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

Desirable

  • Advanced clinical assessment skills, or willingness to develop these
  • Basic counselling skills

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 8 November 2026

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