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Employer East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Lister Hospital Town Stevenage Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/12/2025 23:59 Interview date 05/01/2026

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Our mission is:Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:

IncludeWe value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

RespectWe create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

ImproveWe are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Epilepsy who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We are looking for for a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Epilepsy who is passionate about providing outstanding care, improving health outcomes, and reducing health inequalities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in an expanding field. You will build specialist knowledge, gain valuable experience, and boost your skills while working to support the development of the epilepsy service and meet the needs of children and young adults.

You will support, manage and coordinate clinical follow-up programmes working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

The post holder will provide an accessible and robust service for all children and young people with epilepsy.

Manage the clinical caseload, providing highly specialist nursing input and continuity of care to children and young people with epilepsy, focusing on self-management, attendance, and the treatment monitoring, as well as preparation and liaison for transition to adult services.

Ensure each patient is assessed, and their care planned, implemented, and evaluated in negotiation with the patient, carers, and other healthcare professionals accurately and ensure this is communicated and documented.

To provide expert nursing support and provide advice, education, counselling to support to patients and families, either virtually, via telephone or face to face. Providing practical and emotional support to patients and families in a tailored and timely manner.

To meet with patients and their families as required to help resolve their concerns, providing written responses to formal complaints as required by the Divisional Manager.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

• NMC Registration – Children’s Nurse
• Evidence in recent Clinical Practice in CYPD
• Willingness to undertake further education as required
• Epilepsy related course
• Non-Medical Prescriber
• Community Nursing Qualification

• Proven experience of working within a relevant field (neurology/epilepsy)
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care.
• Evidence of development of specialist practice nursing skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
• Aware of recent developments within nursing.
• Proven knowledge of epilepsy
• Experience of working within a MDT Mentoring/supervision of other professionals

• Able to work autonomously and seek advice when necessary
• Able to work across professional team and organizational boundaries
• Good organizational skills
• Time management and prioritization skills
• Computer Skills
• Well-developed clinical skills
• Ability to elevate complex concerns effectively

• Articulates understanding of The Code
• Good understanding of current issues affecting children with epilepsy
• Good understanding of national guidelines

• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Role model our Trust values every day

When you apply...

Please note we do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts. This means even if you have the right to work currently but will require a new sponsorship to work for our Trust your application will not be considered.

Vacancies may close earlier than the advertised closing date where a high volume of applications are received. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out on the opportunity to join the Trust or develop your career with us.

While we recognise that AI can support in drafting an application, you are encouraged to clearly demonstrate your personal skills, experience and behaviours that align with the role, and this is usually best done in your own words. We reserve the right to review all applications for the use of AI tools and where this is inconsistent with our values and standards of behaviour your application may be rejected

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Secondments/Fixed term

Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

King's Trust Support

If you’re aged between 16 and 30 years-old, you can get FREE employability support from The King’s Trust. The King’s Trust will help build your CV and cover letter, offer advice and top tips for future interviews and support you with research about working in the NHS. Please contact Enquiries.H&SC@princes-trust.org.uk for support.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.