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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
This is a permanent, full time post.
The shift pattern for this position is Mon – Fri 09.00 – 17.00.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Epilepsy Service, we are looking for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist managing patients with complex epilepsy the post will have components of learning disability. The post holder is responsible for developing and implementing highly specialist clinical nursing assessment offering specialist assessment treatment and review of epilepsy patients.
The post holder will assist in the development of range of high quality education packages on all aspects of the treatment and management of epilepsy in learning disability working in collaboration with neurology epilepsy team, educator and educators within primary teams, both internally and to partnership organizations, and will contribute to the wider training agenda regionally.
The post holder is responsible for implementing advising on and monitoring standards of epilepsy care for learning disability nurses liaising with community LD and other professionals at tier 3 and partnership organizations, this is achieved through actively undertaking clinical audit and research and developing evidence based approaches.
You are required to have had significant relevant experience within Epilepsy and have the knowledge and skill set to competently perform the necessary technical/invasive/physical & psychosocial aspects of care for this defined patient group, neurology experience would be advantageous although not desirable. As part of a clinical team under the leadership of the Lead Nurse you will be responsible for working in an interdisciplinary manner to provide safe and effective care for people with Epilepsy working jointly with the acute Epilepsy team, including targeted patient groups including pre-treatment counselling and screening, monitoring of therapy/clinical response, urgent intervention and admission. You must have the ability to work independently and possess excellent communication skills to manage the collaborative telephone advice lines / triage of incoming calls, interface with hospital clinicians and general practitioners, delivery of clinical support with a high level of ITC skills. This post will support & facilitate change for the service to improve patient outcomes and ensure safe, effective and person centred care is delivered at every opportunity. The hours of this post are 37hrs Mon – Fri. It is essential that you are a Registered Adult Nurse with the NMC with significant post registration experience within the relevant speciality.
You would be required to have a minimum of 5 years post registration experience with Band 6 experience, LD experience is desirable but not essential, training opportunities will be offered.
Informal contact: Helena Richmond/Claire McDade, Lead Nurse/CNS Band 7, 0141 201 2343, helena.richmond@nhs.scot/Clare.Mcdade@nhs.scot
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.
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