# Band 7 Highly Specialist Epilepsy Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Birmingham
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On call.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-09T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-25T08:22:09.072Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Epilepsy_Nurse/Epilepsy_Nurse-v8072086
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8072086?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking to recruit an experienced senior nurse as a Band 7 Epilepsy Specialist Nurse within the Learning Disabilities Division at BCHC.

We are seeking a knowledgeable individual with highly developed interpersonal and excellent communication skills who has a passion for delivering excellence in care and who is committed to driving improvements and developments across both Epilepsy and the wider learning disability Service.

### Main duties of the job

Applicants will need to demonstrate an interest in and sound clinical knowledge of neurology disorders, an understanding of the specialist care and management required by patients across the Epilepsy pathway. Whilst the specialist nurse role is predominately community based, the team work closely with the system partners.  The applicant will manage a clinical caseload  as well as  supporting  patients, carers and staff with specialist advice, education and training in managing epilepsy and its associated complications.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Personal Specification for this post for details of the main duties and responsibilities for this role

## Job Details

We are looking to recruit an experienced senior nurse as a Band 7 Epilepsy Specialist Nurse within the Learning Disabilities Division at BCHC.

We are seeking a knowledgeable individual with highly developed interpersonal and excellent communication skills who has a passion for delivering excellence in care and who is committed to driving improvements and developments across both Epilepsy and the wider learning disability Service.

## Job Description

Applicants will need to demonstrate an interest in and sound clinical knowledge of neurology disorders, an understanding of the specialist care and management required by patients across the Epilepsy pathway. Whilst the specialist nurse role is predominately community based, the team work closely with the system partners. The applicant will manage a clinical caseload as well as supporting patients, carers and staff with specialist advice, education and training in managing epilepsy and its associated complications.

## Responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Personal Specification for this post for details of the main duties and responsibilities for this role

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- - Significant experience of working in Learning Disabilities nursing services.
- - Significant formal supervision of staff.
- - Allocation and delegation of work.
- - Extensive working within Multi-Disciplinary Team.
- - Extensive working within Multi-Agency.
- - Extensive experience of working with people who have epilepsy
- - Relevant development of Epilepsy protocols

### Skills/Knowledge

**Essential**

- Complex Health Assessment
- Assessment process.
- Health facilitation.
- Audit tools
- Equal opportunities.
- Understand legislation in relation to People with Learning Disabilities

**Desirable**

- Information Technology (IT) skills.
- Research methodologies.

### Other Requirements

**Essential**

- - Able to fulfil the travel arrangements of the job
- - On-call participation.
- - Flexible working.

### Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- - Confidence
- - Assertiveness skills
- - Effective communication skills
- - Organisational skills

### Qualifications/Training

**Essential**

- - RNLD/ RNMH
- - Post registration Degree
- - Educated to Masters Level or willingness to undertake
- - Diploma in epilepsy care or equivalent
- - Evidence of continuing professional development
- - Independent nonmedical prescriber

## Documents

- [bchc local benefits (pdf, 99.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2722)
- [band 7 epilepsy nurse jd (pdf, 336.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10365260)
- [band 7 epilepsy nurse ps (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10365261)

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