If your seizures are well controlled, or infrequent, there will probably be a wider range of jobs open to you.  Even if you are likely to have seizures regularly during working hours, it doesn’t mean you can’t do the job. You may, though, be more limited in the kind of work you can apply for.

There are some jobs which, under statutory law, aren’t open to people with epilepsy.  These include aircraft pilot, fire-fighter and joining the police force and prison services. To be considered for a professional driving job, such as taxi or ambulance driver, you would need to have been seizure-free without medication for ten years. 

Other types of work depend on how your epilepsy affects you.  It wouldn’t be a good idea, for instance, to work at heights or with unguarded fires if you have uncontrolled seizures.  You can train as a teacher if you have been seizure-free for a year, although if you want to teach practical components or PE, the type and frequency of your seizures will be taken into account.  Likewise for nursing – depending on your epilepsy, many areas could be open to you but some, such as midwifery, might not be.