Annexe 21 Trainee B7 Epilepsy Clinical Nurse Specialist- Acute Services Medical Directorate

An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to undertake a developmental training post to become an Epilepsy Clinical Nurse Specialist based within NHS Fife Acute Services Medical Directorate to support clinical delivery and service developments. Annexe 21 (Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions) will apply until successful completion of the training programme. There will be a requirement to undertake and achieve a Post graduate qualification in Advanced Practice in order to attain the band 7 level of the post.

You should have significant experience in Neurology/Stroke/Neuro-rehabilitation practice. You should be able to demonstrate well established clinical skills, knowledge and experience, and of working with adults across the age span presenting with epilepsy and complex needs.

You are required to be a Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration and also be able to demonstrate continuing professional development with evidence of post registration qualification.

As a Registered Nurse you will join this well established and developing service designed to meet the treatment, clinical management and holistic needs of this population with epilepsy.

You will have experience and evidence of team working, high-level communication skills, critical analysis /problem solving capabilities and continuing personal and professional development. You will have an assigned workload and day to day responsibility for assessment, care planning, medical treatment management and evaluation of patient care.

The NHS Fife Epilepsy service is committed to multi-disciplinary/ partnership working across all NHS services. We are committed to peer review, clinical supervision and personal and professional development.

ANNEX 21

• Trainees are paid a percentage of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate which is dependent on the duration of the training period (see Terms and Conditions).

Informal enquiries to Fiona MacPhie (Fiona.macphie2@nhs.scot) or Susan Riddell (susan.riddell2@nhs.scot) on 01592 643355 ext 21440. Alternatively you can contact CNM Angela Glancey on 01592 643355 ext 20099 or SM Lottie Myles on 01592 643355 ext 22371.

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.