Band 7 Epilepsy Clinical Nurse Specialist- Neurology: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated registered nurse with experience in Epilepsy & neurology to join the established epilepsy specialist team at UHB. This is a part time (30 Hours) 12-month fixed term post to manage epilepsy services in UHB.

The post will involve an initial induction period and then requires work across HGS sites. You will gain the experience to run and maintain nurse-led clinics independently, including specialist areas — A&E, Specialist Epilepsy clinics and transition clinics. You will learn the skills required for assessing patients and subsequently devising, implementing and assessing an individual’s comprehensive epilepsy care plan. The post holder will need to possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and is required to work closely with consultant neurologists and health colleagues within primary and secondary care, social care, contributing to and implementing care for people with epilepsy.

With appropriate training and the support of the epilepsy CNS lead, you will be expected to exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and to make critical judgements using specialist knowledge; you will provide the highest standard of holistic patient care for patients with epilepsy. significant experience band 6 level and Neurology experience is essential. Prescribing is desirable

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Main duties of the job

Act as an expert practitioner working autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within a speciality whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team (defined or virtual), delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.

Provide a specialist nursing service and advice in a variety of clinical settings and disciplines for staff, patients, their families and carers, effectively liaising with multidisciplinary colleagues. Receive referrals via a variety of media including (where defined) direct patient referral. Triage case load according to agreed protocols and working practices.

Participate in nurse led and multidisciplinary clinics, ward rounds, patient reviews and multidisciplinary team meetings, where the post holder will co-ordinate treatment independently or in conjunction with a wider multidisciplinary team. Undertake and provide treatment / advice as per speciality and scope of practice. These may be face to face, virtual or telephone, and incorporate the use of agreed protocols clinical and professional guidelines.

Ensure that high quality, current evidence-based nursing care underpins all actions and interactions with patients and is aligned to the professional values of care, compassion and respect. Responsible for the application of knowledge across a range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • * Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register (Field dependent upon role)
  • * Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in (appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
  • * Recognised mentorship course

Desirable

  • * To have or working towards a MSc/ Masters qualification
  • * To have or working towards advanced health assessment module — where applicable to the role
  • * Non — Medical Prescriber/ willingness to undertake – where applicable to the role

Experience

Essential

  • * Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
  • * Significant years post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at B6 or above in defined or associated speciality Extensive experience of working autonomously
  • at a specialist level
  • * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/competence.
  • * Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality.
  • * Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
  • * Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment.
  • * Experience of patient service user advocacy role
  • * Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to
  • patients / relatives/ care staff
  • * Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
  • * Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding
  • * Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance

Desirable

  • * Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
  • * Experience in service development Awareness of current research related to the speciality
  • * Awareness of current research related to the speciality

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: 2 December 2026

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