# Epilepsy Specialist Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/epilepsy-specialist-nurse/76f775fe-ba87-4013-8ca7-09be0317c781 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/epilepsy-specialist-nurse/76f775fe-ba87-4013-8ca7-09be0317c781.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Unit 2 Phorpres close - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-26T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-12T09:20:42.033Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Peterborough/Cambridgeshire_Peterborough_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nurse/Nurse-v8223485 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8223485?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Epilepsy Specialist Nurse to join our dynamic Community Neurology Service. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse with a passion for improving the lives of people living with epilepsy. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care across the community, supporting patients, families, and carers to manage epilepsy safely and confidently. You will provide specialist assessment, education, and ongoing management for individuals with epilepsy, working closely with primary care, acute services, and voluntary sector partners to ensure seamless care pathways. You will be acting as a Non-Medical Prescriber or be willing to undertake the NMP qualification. ### Main duties of the job - Deliver flexible specialist nurse-led clinics across Cambridgeshire through a blend of face-to-face, virtual and telephone consultations - Provide expert advice on seizure management, medication optimisation, lifestyle considerations, and risk reduction - Support early intervention, self-management, and personalised care planning - Act as a key point of contact for patients and families, offering guidance, reassurance, and continuity of care - Work collaboratively with neurologists, GPs, mental health teams, and social care to coordinate holistic care - Contribute to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives - Provide training and education to colleagues, students, and external partners on epilepsy awareness and best practice - Maintain accurate clinical documentation and uphold the highest standards of professional practice ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities - Provides clinical care by managing a patient caseload autonomously, providing a highly specialised expert assessment, plan and evaluation within the specialist area (utilise electronic records and manage reporting). - Provides appropriate information, advice and support to Service Users to enable them to actively promote their own health and well-being, referring to medical colleagues for advice as required. - Analyses and interprets highly complex sensitive information and communicates related information where there may be barriers to understanding. - Develops care pathways including 1st seizure/ambulatory care pathway in collaboration with acute care staff. Evaluates protocols for the specialist area and the impact on other disciplines *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website ### 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 ### Other **Essential** - Recognise peoples right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect - Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working - Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of project work - Formal/informal teaching - Experience of implementing research into Practice - Involvement in Change Management **Desirable** - Experience of working in a similar role ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision - Ability to work autonomously - Ability to recognise boundries in professional knowledge and when to refer to Consultant Neurologist ### Physical Requirements **Essential** - Ability to travel independently around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential. ### Knowledge & Understanding **Essential** - Good understanding of the experience of living with Epilepsy and/or long term Neurological Conditions - Experience of change management - Good understanding of Clinical Governance - Experience of utilising reflective practice **Desirable** - Previous Neurology, Neurosurgery or Epilepsy experience - Seizure types and classifications ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - Current NMC Registration - Registered Practising Nurse Educated to diploma/Degree Level - Non Medical Prescriber (or willingness to undertake training) **Desirable** - Specialist relevant clinical course E.G Professional Diploma in Epilepsy ## Documents - [cpft values (pdf, 114.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1743) - [cpft benefits (pdf, 74.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2967) - [cpft accommodation (pdf, 713.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2805) - [cpft mindful employers (pdf, 51.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1744) - [epilepsy specialist nurse jdps b7 (pdf, 368.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10532500) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.