Band 6 Memory Service Nurse - Salisbury

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Salisbury seeks a professional to contribute to a specialist memory service. You will perform initial assessments and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care for service users with memory problems. Established experience in mental health is preferred, along with excellent communication skills. This role also involves training and supporting Carers.

Qualifications

• Registered with a relevant healthcare profession.
• Experience in mental health settings preferred.
• Excellent communication and liaison skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide initial specialist assessments in memory clinics.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams and other agencies.
• Support and advise Carers through group work.

Job description

Job overview

The successful applicant will work with the existing team (consisting of Nurses, doctors, OTs, Clinical Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists) in Wiltshire to assess eligibility for further Memory Clinic assessment, provide comprehensive initial assessments and diagnoses, utilising evidence based cognitive assessment tools.

The post holder will also be involved with monitoring medication for dementia and the current project of developing shared care with Wiltshire GP’s.

Excellent liaison skills are needed to ensure the smooth running of the service.

You will need a full driving licence and transport.

AWP is committed to excellent care for it\'s service users. Wiltshire Memory Service works closely with other memory services in AWP so that we share experience and good practice

Main duties of the job

To provide and contribute to the development of a specialist memory service in a defined area. This will involve providing initial specialist assessment either in memory clinics or in service users’ homes.

To liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team and other agencies involved in the care of individual service users. Signposting service users and carers to other services as appropriate.

To provide support and advice to Carers through individual and/or group work.

To contribute to integrated governance processes, including the continuing development, improvement and monitoring of service provision and performance, and monitoring standards of care, through data collection and audit processes.

To work in partnership with other local statutory and voluntary organisations in the provision of a range of interventions and support for service users and carers.

To provide support, advice and training as appropriate to other services and agencies involved in the provision of services to people with memory problems.

To be responsible for the supervision of identified staff and provision of training for students of various disciplines as appropriate.