Generic Advanced Clinical Specialist - Epilepsy

About the Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital‑based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

This exciting opportunity is suited to an experienced and highly skilled registered nurse with a proven track record in epilepsy or neurology care. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner, providing specialist assessment, treatment planning, patient education, and ongoing management for individuals living with epilepsy across NHS Lanarkshire. This post is to cover for a year as either a fixed term or secondment.

Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Please see Role Profile for further information.

In This Key Role, You Will

• Develop advanced competence, innovation and leadership in the management and delivery of safe, effective person‑centred care within own area of practice
• Promote and act to influence others to incorporate non‑judgemental, values‑based care into practice
• Use a wide range of skills and strategies, including advanced or specialist skills, to communicate with people about difficult matters or situations
• Use in‑depth knowledge of legislation, professional regulation and codes of practice, to lead the development, embedding and evaluation of protocols, guidelines and policies at operational level

What You’ll Bring

• Registered Healthcare practitioner with valid UK Registration (NMC / HCPC)
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level
• Post graduate* expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality.

What We Offer

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Hazel Davies, Senior Sharge Nurse / ANP on .

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Marion Bisset, Recruitment Administrator on .

Interested? Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application.

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack.

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

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