Clinical Nurse Specialist- Epilepsy
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist in children's epilepsy to join a supportive team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. The role involves delivering high standards of epilepsy nursing care to children, young people, and their families across North Derbyshire, through outpatient clinics, inpatient contacts, and community settings. The successful applicant will work autonomously and collaboratively, providing specialist advice to other agencies and managing their own workload.
Essential criteria
- 1st level degree or equivalent experience
- 1st level registered Children's Nurse
- Epilepsy specialist related qualification (for example BPNA Paediatric Epilepsy Training)
- V300 Non-medical nurse prescriber qualification (or willing to work towards within an agreed time scale)
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Advanced communication course/qualification
Desirable criteria
- Master's degree level learning or prepared to work towards
- Epilepsy specialist course at degree or diploma level
- Community Nursing degree (or equivalent)
- Leadership qualification
- Significant post registration experience working as a CNS for children and young people with epilepsy
- Experience of managing a defined caseloads and prioritising care
- Ability to conduct nurse led clinics
- Awareness of quality assurance/peer review process
- Management and leadership experience
- MDT/multiagency working within other settings including acute, community, primary and tertiary health care. Able to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
- Change management
- Awareness of quality assurance/peer review process
- Sound negotiation skills, with the ability to deal with difficult or challenging situations.
- Effective communication skills
- Understanding of confidentiality and information governance with excellent record keeping
- Audit experience and subsequent quality improvement
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Computer literacy
- Risk management awareness
- Awareness of national guidelines/policy for children and young people with epilepsy.
- Experience of running nurse led clinics
- Experience of using system one
- Experience of delivering epilepsy specific educational sessions for patient/family, educational & social care colleagues and wider MDT
- Writing reports
- Personal Attributes
- Professional, positive attitude, self-motivated
- Able to manage and organise own workload with conflicting priorities
- Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
- Able to work under pressure
- Proactive in the continued development of the service Adaptable to meet service needs
- Full Driving Licence, for disabled applicants' alternative arrangements may be arranged, if necessary. Willing to travel distances for community visits or dedicated epilepsy clinic
- Demonstrate Proud to Care
- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
- 1st level degree or equivalent experience
- 1st level registered Children's Nurse
- Epilepsy specialist related qualification (for example BPNA Paediatric Epilepsy Training)
- V300 Non-medical nurse prescriber qualification (or willing to work towards within an agreed time scale)
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Advanced communication course/qualification
- Master's degree level learning or prepared to work towards
- Epilepsy specialist course at degree or diploma level
- Community Nursing degree (or equivalent)
- Leadership qualification
- Significant post registration experience working as a CNS for children and young people with epilepsy
- Experience of managing a defined caseloads and prioritising care
- Ability to conduct nurse led clinics
- Awareness of quality assurance/peer review process
- Management and leadership experience
- MDT/multiagency working within other settings including acute, community, primary and tertiary health care. Able to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
- Change management
- Awareness of quality assurance/peer review process
- Sound negotiation skills, with the ability to deal with difficult or challenging situations.
- Effective communication skills
- Understanding of confidentiality and information governance with excellent record keeping
- Audit experience and subsequent quality improvement
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Computer literacy
- Risk management awareness
- Awareness of national guidelines/policy for children and young people with epilepsy.
- Experience of running nurse led clinics
- Experience of using system one
- Experience of delivering epilepsy specific educational sessions for patient/family, educational & social care colleagues and wider MDT
- Writing reports
- Personal Attributes
- Professional, positive attitude, self-motivated
- Able to manage and organise own workload with conflicting priorities
- Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
- Able to work under
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
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Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Nurse Specialist- Epilepsy
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinical nurse specialist in children's epilepsy to join our well established and supportive epilepsy team based at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
The successful applicant will join the specialist nursing team in delivering the highest standards of epilepsy nursing care to children , young people and their family within the North Derbyshire area. This will be delivered through a variety of ways including outpatients clinics, inpatient contacts on the children's ward or community settings such as homes and schools.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an individual who has a wealth of experience in working with children and young people diagnosed with epilepsy. The successful applicant will be registered children's nurse who is passionate about providing high quality epilepsy nursing care and support to children, young people and their family.
You will have the ability to work as part of the epilepsy team and autonomously where required, within the parameters of clinical guidelines/polices and scope of professional practice.
The successful applicant will work collaboratively, providing specialist epilepsy advice to other agencies including social care, education and wi
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