HMS Associate Nurse Practitioner | North London NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder is responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of assessment and post-diagnostic support to service users and family carers within the Haringey Memory Service. They will be responsible for a caseload of patients living with dementia in the community and will be undertake regular reviews, offering signposting and delivering low-level interventions such as Assistive Technology, Life Story Work and memory strategies. They will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide excellent, compassionate and sensitive care to people who have dementia and their carers. Working under supervision, the post holder will provide direct support to a defined group of service users as allocated and delegated by the Team Manager or another more senior member of staff. Actively participating in the delivery of post-diagnostic support to service users diagnosed with dementia and their family carers as per the plan of care determined by the multidisciplinary team. Encouraging service users to engage in their individual programme of care and support and with their consent, where appropriate, seek the cooperation of friends / relatives / carers. To undertake and assist in the review of service users with dementia to include: a) Signposting service users and family carers; b) Actively linking service users and family carers in with local and/or national services; c) Referring service users and family carers to statutory and third-sector organisations; d) Recording any changes in physical and mental health and reporting these to a more senior member of staff, acting appropriately on the advice given; To support other members of the team in the diagnostic process through initial data and information collection, arranging reports, liaising with primary and secondary care, discussion and direct service user support. To take part in Occupational Therapy interventions such as assessing for low level equipment and Assistive Technology under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist. To take part in psychological interventions i.e. Cognitive Stimulation Therapy or psycho-education as per individual plans of care under the supervision of a Psychologist. North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our Five-Year Strategy: 1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. 2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all 3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. 4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology. Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network
The post holder will be aligned with our values:
• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis. The focus of the role will be that of supporting people with dementia postdiagnosis and enabling them and their family carers to live well with dementia. The role will also include some administrative duties to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the clinical environment and practical assistance to individual practitioners and doctors in the assessment and review of service users. This job description is written as an indication of the nature and scope of duties and responsibilities. Additional competencies may be required to fulfil the needs of specific areas and client groups. It is not intended as a fully descriptive list and does not include specific skills or therapeutic interventions that may be required of the specialist service area. The jobholder will be expected to carry out other duties assigned by the team, which are appropriate to the grade.