About this role
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
About us
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. Transforming Healthcare is the vision at the heart of the King's Strategy - 2026 to 2031. Together, we are pursuing six strategic ambitions: delivering high-quality patient care; being a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability. Achieving these ambitions will require all of us to work as one Team King's, united by a shared commitment to our values of being caring, collaborative, inclusive and innovative. By living these values every day, we will transform healthcare for our patients, our communities and each other
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- To provide nursing support for children and young people with epilepsy on the epilepsy surgery pathway
- To establish a pre-assessment clinic supporting children, young people and their families with information regarding planned surgery, explaining information and answering questions
- To support the growth and development of the VNS service as part of a nurse-led program
- To offer an epilepsy service that aligns with nationally recognised protocols and policies, including NICE Quality Standards, to ensure children and young people receive the best possible care according to their needs
- To support the safe and early discharge of epilepsy patients from hospital by providing education and supervision and follow-up clinics post discharge either by telephone or face to face.
- To support primary care colleagues in the management of children and young people with epilepsy within their own service by offering training and education in one-to-one or group settings
- To support the mental health needs of children with epilepsy by identifying needs, supporting them where possible and referring them to the integrated mental health intervention resource where necessary
- To establish and maintain individual and team communication networks within primary and secondary care settings to ensure multi-disciplinary and multi-agency epilepsy educational programmes
Clinical Practice Leadership
- Contribute positively to the leadership of nursing within the care group acting as an effective role model supporting the senior nursing team in implementing Trust initiatives and strategies.
- Develop effective working relationships based on trust and open co-operation
- Contribute to the development of nursing practice within the team
- Participate in relevant fora at Care Group, Trust or PCG/PCT or National/International Level to represent the service perspective as appropriate ensuring that fully conversant with current issues. This includes working with the team of clinical nurse specialist within the Trust to evaluate, develop and promote the specialist-nursing role.
Training, Education and Practice Development
- Act as a clinical expert and advise on educational opportunities that will facilitate the development and support of others specialist knowledge and skills to ensure they develop their clinical practiceCreate an environment in which clinical practice development is fostered, evaluated and disseminated.
- Working with the Child Health Practice Development Team to lead and develop programmes of education and practice developments to enhance the nursing contribution and quality of care both across the Trust, nationally and internationally
- Identify specialist learning activities in a clinical setting that contribute to clinical teaching and assessment of learning in a multi-disciplinary environment within scope of expertise and knowledge base.
- Ensure effective learning experiences and opportunity to achieve learning outcomes for students through preceptorship, mentorship, counselling, clinical supervision and provision of an educational environment.
- Work with academic colleagues to improve practice within a range of service/practice developments
Research, evidence based practice and audit
- Promote and facilitate research, evidence-based practice and clinical audit within the Trust, raising the profile enhancing the contribution of nursing to patient care and informing business and service development plans.
- Contribute to clinical audit, in particular involving service users in providing feedbacks ensuring patient experience surveys are completed and action plans developed.
- Contribute to nursing research initiatives and support research activity within individual Care Groups and also through collaboration with other agencies
- Apply and disseminate research findings relating to specialist nursing practice
- Participate and assist with any Trust approved research projects conducted within the department
- Ensure that the rights of patients, and others are protected at all times when involved in audit and research studies
- To collate and record agreed activity data, and evidence of service provision, to measure the effectiveness and impact of the service.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Denmark Hill
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,
LONDON
SE5 9RS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)