# Epilepsy Lead Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Southampton General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 - Per Annum, Pro Rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-20T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-06T10:21:50.458Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8345583
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8345583?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhs.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Job Title: Epilepsy Lead Nurse

Contract Type: Permanent

### Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to lead our epilepsy nursing team.

The successful candidate will work closely with our lead consultant to help shape the service we deliver to our patients and will work with their team to review the service offered and implement novel ways of working.

The post covers all UHS activity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the Southampton and Portsmouth services.

The ability to implement change is essential for this role. We are seeing an ever increasing number of patients on our service. New ways of working will be necessary to see them all in a timely way.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.

This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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

## Person Specification

### Trust Values and Behaviours

**Essential**

- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together

### Qualifications, knowledge and experience

**Essential**

- Registered nurse on relevant part of NMC register
- Educated to master’s degree level or equivalent level of knowledge to be assessed through evidence of relevant speciality training, experience or portfolio
- Post graduate speciality specialist training
- Evidence of on-going personal and professional development
- Extensive clinical experience of working within chosen speciality
- Previous experience of working at band 7 level
- Post Registration experience and proven evidence of leadership or change management

**Desirable**

- Psychological Assessment course
- Teaching and presentation aptitude or courses

## Documents

- [job description and person spec (docx, 143.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10670375)

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