Headache Specialist Practitioner

Internally the postholder will develop effective working relationships with: - Lead Consultant for specialist area; Multi-Disciplinary Team, Service Manager, Neurosciences lead nurse and other neurology specialist practitioners. Externally this includes -Secondary and primary care teams; community nurses/teams; social workers; networking groups To participate in the provision of information and support to patients and their carers', regarding their disease, treatments and services available To develop and provide training and support to health and social care professionals involved with people with headache. Evidence of consistent and sustained improvements in standards of practice and care in specialist area Increase patient's understanding of their condition and their ability to self-manage Reduce A&E non-elective attendances and hospital admissions Reduce demands on consultant outpatient slots Reduce demands on consultants outside of clinics. Improve the management of headaches by health professionals Compliance with NICE Clinical Standards

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond. Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey. We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care. We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics, £48,270 to £54,931 a year pa.inc HCA, pro rata for12 hours per week