Community Clinical Lead Nurse - RMN band 6

We are a high performing Trust with opportunities for nurses who are motivated and passionate about delivering high standards of patient care. The Gateshead Specialist Memory Hub is an Accredited (MSNAP) community resource based at Bensham Hospital for all patients over the age of 65 who have been diagnosed with dementia. We offer treatment, education, post diagnostic support and monitoring, cognitive stimulation therapy and carer support.,

• To promote and deliver patient centred care aligned with the Trust vision and Nursing and Midwifery strategy.
• To take a lead role in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge nurse to provide continuing responsibility.
• To be accountable for the planning and delivery of all aspects of patient care in relation to the specialist area of practice.
• Responsible for the patient's clinical journey along agreed patient care pathways, supported by evidence based practice.
• To provide the highest standard of safe, effective and compassionate care through the effective use of evidence based practice in line with agreed local and national standards and the NMC Code.
• To support a continuously improving service, in line with the clinical governance framework, Trust objectives, Accreditation and the NHS performance framework.
• To provide clinical advice and support to the nursing and multi -professional team to facilitate the effective delivery of care to patients at all times.
• To continually develop professionally to ensure the post holder has the appropriate level of skill, knowledge and competence to meet service/specialty requirements.
  
  We are seeking to appoint a dynamic Clinical Lead Nurse (RMN) with excellent leadership qualities and experience in cognitive pre diagnostic assessment. You must be experienced and committed to working with the older person and have a vision for developing dementia services.
  
  Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients. As a group we employ around 4,200 staff and currently provide 600 hospital beds across Gateshead. Our primary focus is on providing excellent general health services to our local community complemented by key specialist areas including Gynaecology, maternity, palliative care and old age psychiatry. Alongside a full range of local hospital services, we provide breast screening services for Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and parts of Durham - and we are the North Eastern hub for the National Bowel Cancer and AAA Screening Programmes, covering a population of around seven million people.