Roald Dahl Paediatric Epilepsy Specialist Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a dynamic and enthusiastic paediatric nurse to join the Paediatric Epilepsy service as an Epilepsy Nurse Specialist. The successful candidate will be an experienced children's nurse with substantial epilepsy knowledge, currently practicing at band 6 level or above. They will act as a practice leader, managing their own workload and developing services for Babies, Children and Young People with Epilepsy. The role involves promoting excellent standards of care and contributing to the future development of Paediatric Epilepsy services within the trust.
Essential criteria
- RSCN/RN Child Branch.
- Mentorship qualification or equivalent
- Level 3 child protection training
- Evidence of continuing professional development within specialty
- Relevant Degree in nursing or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Master's degree or workings towards this.
- Nurse prescribing qualification.
- Skills and Aptitudes
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of participation in service development and implementation of change
- Sound knowledge of the principles and practice of specialist care.
- Extensive Paediatric nursing experience, including working with children and young people
- Evidence of nursing epilepsy patients within the acute setting and management awareness
- A high level of communication skills, to include but not exclusively, mediation, negotiation, consultation, facilitation, presentation and training .
- Awareness of Epilepsy 12
- Ability to manage change, both personally and as a facilitator.
- Computer literate: able to use MS Office packages and manage databases.
- Awareness of current NHS issues and pressures.
- Awareness of issues surrounding governance and quality initiatives.
- Ability to critically analyse and apply research to the clinical setting.
- Management/organisational/prioritisation skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and independently.
- Safeguarding children's experience and knowledge
- Ability to recognise the contribution of MDT staffing.
- Ability to lead change and innovations in specialist practice.
- Epilepsy PET course 1,2 & 3 (or working towards)
- Completion of the non-medical prescribing qualification
- Extensive Paediatric nursing experience.
- Extensive experience of working with inpatients/outpatients relevant to the speciality.
- Experience of teaching on formal and informal education programmes/conferences/presentations.
- Experience of working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Recent experience of audit.
- Experience of nurse led clinics.
- Clinical supervision experience.
- Experience in research.
- Kind and respectful to patients, families and staff.
- Self-motivated and able to influence and empower others to deliver safe, patient-focused care in specialist practice.
- Act as a role model to lead the way in specialist care.
- Ability to innovate and create flexible working practices.
- Leadership and persuasive skills.
- Demonstrable evidence of being able and being willing to understand values of respect, kindness, excellence, and safety, with behaviours which reinforce these values.
- Education and qualifications
- RSCN/RN Child Branch.
- Mentorship qualification or equivalent
- Level 3 child protection training
- Evidence of continuing professional development within specialty
- Relevant Degree in nursing or equivalent
- Master's degree or workings towards this.
- Nurse prescribing qualification.
- Skills and Aptitudes
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of participation in service development and implementation of change
- Sound knowledge of the principles and practice of specialist care.
- Extensive Paediatric nursing experience, including working with children and young people
- Evidence of nursing epilepsy patients within the acute setting and management awareness
- A high level of communication skills, to include but not exclusively, mediation, negotiation, consultation, facilitation, presentation and training .
- Awareness of Epilepsy 12
- Ability to manage change, both personally and as a facilitator.
- Computer literate: able to use MS Office packages and manage databases.
- Awareness of current NHS issues and pressures.
- Awareness of issues surrounding governance and quality initiatives.
- Ability to critically analyse and apply research to the clinical setting.
- Management/organisational/prioritisation skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and independently.
- Safeguarding children's experience and knowledge
- Ability to recognise the contribution of MDT staffing.
- Ability to lead change and innovations in specialist practice.
- Epilepsy PET course 1,2 & 3 (or working towards)
- Completion of the non-medical prescribing qualification
- Extensive Paediatric n
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £55,524 – £62,652 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic paediatric nurse to join our Paediatric Epilepsy service in the position of Epilepsy Nurse Specialist
We are seeking an experienced children's nurse, with substantial epilepsy knowledge and experience, currently practicing at band 6 level or above.
We are looking for a candidate who will be visible and both patient and staff focused to work within this excellent team.
This is the perfect opportunity for a paediatric nurse who wishes to pursue a specialist role in Paediatric Epilepsy.
Main duties of the job
This role will be expected to act as a practice leader, managing own workload and work across professional, organizational, agency and system boundaries to develop services for Babies, Children and Young People (BCYP) with Epilepsy. This will include life-limiting and life shortening conditions.
To participate and contribute to networks, locally, regionally and nationally. The post holder will promote and facilitate excellent standards of care and contribute to the future development of the Paediatric Epilepsy services within the trust.
The role will critically appraise evidenced based practice and apply the principles of prudent healthcare, assessing and managing risk and proactively challenge others.
The post holder will act as key liaison between children's and adult's Services, Health Care Teams, Lead Cons
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