Memory Assessment Service Nurse

The Memory Assessment Service is a relatively small nurse led team that provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment initiation for Dementia. Referrals all come from GPs. Following Triage screening, the Memory Assessment nurses meet with patients and often their carers, to conduct comprehensive assessments which are then discussed with our Dementia specialist Consultant and our Non-medical prescribing Senior Nurse practitioners then deliver the diagnosis and commence prescribing if indicated. Patients are generally discharged back to primary care post diagnosis or their care is transferred to the Specialist Older Adult team for follow-up., The role of the Memory Assessment Nurse is to work in partnership with service users with memory problems, assessing and developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. They will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant the care group to include education, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate this. The post holder will work at all times to promote the safety and the well being of service users and their families/carers. The post holder will assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist nursing advice and carry out specialist nursing procedures. They will provide clinical supervision to staff and students and acting as a mentor for student nurses.

• Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development, Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
• Experience of working consultatively with professionals
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
• Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
• Experience of working within the CPA process
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Previous experience of working in the community, Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced., You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
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We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it's part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we'll explore what works for you and the role. We recognise that tools like AI are becoming part of everyday life and you may choose to use them when preparing your application. We welcome this, as long as what you submit reflects your own experience, skills and voice. AI can be helpful for structuring or refining your answers, but it should not replace your own examples or create content that isn't based on your real experience. Our recruitment process is designed to get to know you, and we'll explore your examples further at interview, so it's important your application genuinely represents what you bring. You can read more about using AI in applications and interviews on our recruitment process page. We're shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we'd love to hear from you.

As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do. As a nurse in our team we can offer you: - Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team - Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development - Flexible working patterns - Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars) - A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC - Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays) - A 'Golden Hello' or relocation package of up to £2000 (see attached documentation)