Solent NHS Trust in partnership with Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity

Post:                      Roald Dahl Children’s Community Epilepsy Nurse

Band:                    7

Location:             Child Development Centre, Battenburg Avenue, Portsmouth

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours/week

Are you highly experienced in providing nursing care for children and young people with epilepsy and/or complex health needs?

Do you have a passion for developing services so children spend less time in hospital and more time at home and school or college, enjoying a better quality of life and improved outcomes?

Are you ready for your next challenge as a Roald Dahl Children’s Community Specialist Epilepsy nurse?

At Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity and Solent NHS Trust, we are excited about the prospect of being able to create a new post in partnership to positively affect the health and well-being of children with epilepsy in our local communities. We believe every child should have the best possible healthcare.

At Solent NHS Trust our approach to delivering children’s care is innovative, refreshing and above all caring. We are committed to putting patient care first and we are looking for dedicated professionals who share our HEART values and our passion for delivering quality care.

This community based role seeks to develop a specialist caseload of children with epilepsy with complex health needs and, or complex epilepsy, to provide support in their various community settings with our community paediatricians, our local children’s community services and in partnership with acute providers, so they spend less time in hospital and more time at home and school or college, enjoying a better quality of life and improved outcomes.

The post provides an exceptional opportunity to work closely with Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity, who are funding the post and will work with the successful applicant to develop the nurse specialist’s career and professional portfolio as a Roald Dahl nurse. All applicants will be eligible to access the Roald Dahl Professional Development Package which will help them to develop their career and the service. Additional benefits include access to a national network of Roald Dahl specialist nurses and the opportunity to participate in Roald Dahl Charity activities, including case presentations, publications, fundraising and annual meetings.

If you have the necessary nursing qualifications, experience in epilepsy and complex care and desire to make a difference for these children and families, please do apply and contact us if you are interested in gaining further information about this new and innovative community specialist nursing post.

For more information and to apply for this vacancy, please visit the NHS Jobs website from 6th October.

Closing Date: 5pm on Friday, 27^th October 2017

If you would like to talk to somebody about this vacancy and/or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:

Dr Clare Smith – Community Paediatric Medical Service Manager

Clare.Smith@solent.nhs.uk

0300 1236630

Liz Nelson – Roald Dahl Paediatric Epilepsy Nurse Specialist at Queen Alexandra Hospital

liznelson@nhs.net

02392 286156]

Sophie Dziwinski – Head of Programmes at Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity

sophied@roalddahlcharity.org

07799 831788