Epilepsy Nurse Specialist

We are currently seeking a Band 6 Epilepsy specialist nurse to Join our team of epilepsy nurses based at Chester Le Street Hospital . The successful applicant will work across the North Durham Area and surrounding villages offering speicalist epilepsy advice to patients within their own homes, in various clinics or via the telephone. The service is delivered over five days Monday to Friday with core hours of 9am to 5pm however some flexibilty may be required occasionally. The sucessful applicant will be required to hold a first level nursing registration with the NMC, additional training specific to the role can be provided., The successful applicant will work within the Epilepsy Specialist nursing team to provide both planned and reactive care to patients with an Epilepsy diagnosis. This will involve running face to face and telephone clinics in community settings. The successful applicant will have experience of managing a caseload of patients who live with epilepsy and whose care can be complex with additional lifestyle issues and comorbidities.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.