Headache Specialist Nurse/ AHP

To provide a service working within the Clinical Nurse Specialist nursing team within the speciality of Neurology. Manages a caseload. Acting as a link with the Worcestershire Community trust, particularly the Community Neurology Team, to ensure timely and appropriate transfer of care in a managed way. To ensure cohesive working between Acute and Community Neurology Services To contribute to the organisation of Neurology multidisciplinary, patient centred care To facilitate flow of patients both from A&E and through the Neurology unit in accordance with NICE guidelines To provide expert relevant clinical advice and support to patients and their carers To support the development and implementation of best practice within the speciality of neurology medicine To provide a specialist nursing role in the assessment and management of patients who have suffered a neurology (in and out patients) To provide an outreach service to other patients in the Hospital who have a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of neurology ensuring that their management is timely and appropriate To provide key support and an educational resource for any qualified and unqualified nursing staff, allied health professionals, junior doctors and students working within the speciality To develop nurse led Outpatient services and manage a caseload To play a key role in ensuring that national and local targets for neurology are met. Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details. Job description Job responsibilities To provide a service working within the Clinical Nurse Specialist nursing team within the speciality of Neurology. Manages a caseload. Acting as a link with the Worcestershire Community trust, particularly the Community Neurology Team, to ensure timely and appropriate transfer of care in a managed way. To ensure cohesive working between Acute and Community Neurology Services To contribute to the organisation of Neurology multidisciplinary, patient centred care To facilitate flow of patients both from A&E and through the Neurology unit in accordance with NICE guidelines To provide expert relevant clinical advice and support to patients and their carers To support the development and implementation of best practice within the speciality of neurology medicine To provide a specialist nursing role in the assessment and management of patients who have suffered a neurology (in and out patients) To provide an outreach service to other patients in the Hospital who have a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of neurology ensuring that their management is timely and appropriate To provide key support and an educational resource for any qualified and unqualified nursing staff, allied health professionals, junior doctors and students working within the speciality To develop nurse led Outpatient services and manage a caseload To play a key role in ensuring that national and local targets for neurology are met. Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.