Roald Dahl Epilepsy Clinical Nurse Specialist

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust are a committed multi-professional team who provide much-valued hospital and community services to Children & Young People resident in South-East London. The Trust has built a good reputation as a place to enjoy job satisfaction and develop professional skills and experiences. In partnership with Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity we are proud to announce that the Trust have an opportunity to offer a post as a Roald Dahl Paediatric Epilepsy Specialist Nurse.

We are looking for a highly skilled Nurse dedicated to supporting patients and their families across both acute and community pathways, participate in teaching and education, working alongside junior staff and students as well as the community nursing team. You will act as a role model and display effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Our ideal candidate must be able to use their knowledge, skills and expertise to provide clinical assessment, treatment and management plans for this group of patients. The post holder will also be required to work closely with the multidisciplinary team, ward teams and community to provide the best outcome for patients. This will include running nurse-led clinics within the Trust.

If you are motivated and passionate about delivering high standards of care to this patient group, have excellent communication, negotiating and influencing skills, and looking for a new challenge, then this may be the role for you. 

We are committed to continuing your professional development - the division is supported by a Paediatric Development Nurse and we have close links with the local universities. Good CQC results coupled with good narrative form several Peer Reviews. Good team work and collaborative planning for the patient journey and cross-site working.

As a Division we are proud to have the support of Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity for this post. The successful applicant will be eligible to access the Roald Dahl Professional Development Package which will help them to develop their career and the service.

Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity helps to provide the best possible healthcare for over 12,000 seriously ill children & young people and their families in the UK. The Charity provides an infrastructure to support Roald Dahl nurses which includes professional training grants and a network of Roald Dahl nurses across the UK recognised as delivering a high standard of care to local children and their families.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 26^th February 2018

Provisional Interview date: Monday, 5^th March

Contact details:

Tracey Norris

Head of Nursing Children & Young People

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Stadium Road London SE18 4QH

Mobile: 07500559470

Phone : 0208 836 5387

PA : Jude Yates Phone QE Ext 5441

Email :  tracey.norris1@nhs.net

For information about the Roald Dahl Nursing Programme please contact:

Sophie Dziwinski

Head of Programmes at Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity

Mobile: 07799 831788

Email: sophied@roalddahlcharity.org