Specialist Children's Epilepsy Nurse | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	11 February 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£47,810 - £54,710 pa pro rota (pro rata)
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	13 March 2026
Location:	Walthamstow, E17 3LA
Company:	North East London NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7802409/395-WF005-26-A

Summary

We are seeking motivated and dynamic Band 7 Paediatric Epilepsy Nurse Specialist to join the Specialist Children’s Community Nursing Team in providing excellent quality nursing care for children with Epilepsy in the borough of Waltham Forest.

The Specialist Childrens Community Nursing team comprises of four nursing teams – Child Development Nursing, Special School Nursing, Paediatric Continence Nursing and Children's Community Nursing team. The teams offer care to children across Waltham Forest in their homes, in clinic and in Special School settings. The aim is to provide an excellent standard of Nursing care to enable children to achieve their best possible outcomes.



· To support the Targeted Children’s Service in the daily operational management of the Waltham Forest Paediatric Epilepsy Pathway, ensuring the delivery of high-quality education and support to children and families within the home, school and in various community settings.

· To see children in clinic/home or educational settings for review or assessment.

· To be responsible for organising and prioritising own caseload in the day-to-day allocation of work, whilst being able to work flexibly to meet the needs of clients, their relatives and carers and the service.

· To liaise directly with the Multidisciplinary team to facilitate a seamless high quality Epilepsy care to the child and family at home and in clinic.

· To work as a member of the Children’s Epilepsy multi-disciplinary Team, providing a holistic and developmental approach to Epilepsy from infancy through to adolescence.

· Forming part of a multi-disciplinary team helping to ensure that their input is integrated into the patient’s overall care & treatment plans.

· To Work in conjunction with the Clinical Manager, nursing staff, paediatricians, service users and the Directorate and Divisional senior management teams, the post holder will coordinate, prioritise, appropriately delegate and organise the safe and effective running of services.

· Promoting the recovery of patients, maintaining their independence



Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have coproduced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They are:
We are kind.
We are respectful.
We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being
properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters
will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will
undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which
will include mandatory training, systems training and the
allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will
have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior
managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on
engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The
induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of
15%of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a
maximum payment of £5,941 - per annum, pro rata for part time

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.


We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process


This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Feb 2026