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Job Overview
An exciting opportunity to work in the Specialist Epilepsy Team has arisen. This role will involve autonomous, independent clinical practice. With a background of nursing, the post holder will work closely with Consultant. Neurologists/Neuropsychiatrists and clinical nursing staff within the NMSK Division and other divisions within the trust towards improving service for patients with epilepsy.
Main duties of the job
- To work in transitional care for adolescent patients transferring from paediatric to adult services.
- To lead and run the antenatal epilepsy service at Southmead and UBHW.
- To contribute to the education of patients with epilepsy, their carers, GPS and other outside key roles.
- Participate in an emergency department liaison service offering review and facilitation of early discharge.
- Ward liaison service offering review and facilitation of early discharge.
- Offer independent nurse led follow up clinics for epilepsy patients for medication review/change
- Attend first seizure clinic with the Consultant to offer specialist education and instruction.
- Increase patient satisfaction and provide a competent and seamless service.
- Liaison with medical & therapy staff as well as other hospital, departments and social services in order to ensure timely, appropriate and effective care is delivered.
- Attend the epilepsy surgery MDTM.
- Able to work in nurse led VNS clinic.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Bristol is consistently voted the best place to live in the UK, with vibrant local music, arts and gastronomic scenes, a wide range of modern and state of the art shopping, recreation and leisure facilities, a wealth of great local family days out, fantastic transport links for local, national and internal holidays, and it has a rich history. If you prefer country, village or smaller town living, our Trust is also easily commutable from a range of attractive locations in North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and South Wales (such as Portishead or Chepstow). For band 5 Registered Nurses and ODPs, relocation support may be available. Please email Nursing@nbt.nhs.uk for more information.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full overview of the Job Description, please refer to the PDF Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.
Person specification
Nursing Qualififation
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
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The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
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