The Neurology Team here at NUH are delighted to offer a fantastic 12 month secondment opportunity for a Band 6 Headache Nurse Specialist post.

This post would be an ideal opportunity for a Registered Adult Nurse to develop and enhance existing clinical skills and knowledge in the specialist field of headache management.

The successful candidate will join our existing Headache nurse in providing direct clinical care as well as advice and support to patients, families, carers and other health professionals.

Additional education and training will be available for the successful applicant.

If you think this opportunity is an ideal fit for you, please get in touch with us to arrange to meet up for an informal chat / insight visit.

Experience at Band 6 is desirable.

Main duties of the job

You will be a clinical and professional role model with a passion for the delivery of high quality clinical care.

You will be an effective team player with an ability to plan and organise your own workload,.

You will possess excellent communication skills, and an ability to teach families, carers and health professionals.

You will be working as part of a dynamic, forward thinking multi-professional team, offering you key opportunities to develop your career as a Headache Nurse Specialist within this rapidly expanding specialty.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be working alongside an established epilepsy team comprising of a Lead Headache Nurse Specialist and a team of Consultant Neurologists.

You will be play an active role in :

Our dedicated headache clinics

Offering a telephone advisory service for patients, families and carers

Liaising with other professions including:

Paediatric colleagues at NUH, Notts partnership healthcare trust - Intellectual Disability Service, Primary Care colleagues

You will be given opportunity to participate in more specialised headache related clinics such as Botox clinics where we provide Botox as a therapy.

For further information, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse

Training and qualification

Desirable

• Degree in health care related subject

Experience

Essential

• 2 years speciality experience in neurology

Desirable

• Experience of headache / pain management

Experience of using hospital systems

Essential

• Experience of using NUH hospital systems

Desirable

• Experience of using careflow and Notis

Nursing registration

Essential

• Current NMC PIN number

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Queens Medical Centre

Queens Medical Centre

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

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164-6692559