# Paediatric Epilepsy Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-epilepsy-nurse-specialist/e0ea7dcc-e540-4def-a2d3-5cbc96ac842e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-epilepsy-nurse-specialist/e0ea7dcc-e540-4def-a2d3-5cbc96ac842e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Kingston Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Salary:** £55524.00 to £62652.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-07T09:38:25.181Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8223657 - **Employer website:** https://www.kingstonandrichmond.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Paediatric Epilepsy Specialist Nurse will act as an autonomous practitioner with responsibility for providing specialist nursing skills, knowledge and expertise in the care and management of Children & Young People (CYP) with epilepsy. The post holder will act as an advocate for patients at all times whilst safeguarding the delivery of high standards of care, in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code (NMC) and national and local guidance in relation to paediatric epilepsy care. Whilst striving to initiate the development of nurse-led initiatives that enable children to be cared for at home as an alternative to hospital. They will manage a patient caseload and use advanced clinical judgement and autonomous decision making about specialist care and management of patients to formulate clinical management plans. The specialist practitioner will act as a link between primary and secondary care and will lead supervise, educate, train and develop the workforce within the area of responsibility in relation to paediatric epilepsy nursing. The nurse specialist will be accountable and responsible for the effective use of resources. ### Main duties of the job As a Specialist Epilepsy Nurse, the role involves managing a complex caseload, providing expert nursing care to individuals with a diagnosis of epilepsy. The nurse leads on epilepsy education. They support newly diagnosed patients by offering structured education, conducting clinical assessments, and developing personalised management plans for patients, families, and carers. Additionally, they run independent nurse-led clinics, providing care through face-to-face, virtual, or telephone consultations. They also provide clinical advice and assessments as needed, working to prevent patient deterioration and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. The role includes offering specialist advice and training to parents and carers and the child and young person where appropriate and offering education to staff and professionals working with them. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to work autonomously, prioritise effectively and implement and adapt to new ways of working. - Effective communicator to a wide range of professionals and situations ### Knowledge **Essential** - Wide range of paediatric nursing knowledge - Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance: quality, audit and risk management ### Experience **Essential** - Experience working as an acute nurse for paediatrics - Experience of effective multiagency working with an ability to establish and maintain collegiate partnership working - Experience in education, training and facilitation **Desirable** - Experience of involvement with local and national Epilepsy nursing group ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Children's Nurse - Specialist Practitioner Degree or Equivalent Paediatric degree - Evidence of ongoing professional development **Desirable** - V300 Non-medical prescriber ## Documents - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 440.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2464) - [job description band 7 (pdf, 680.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10532675) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2412) ## 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.