Clinical Dementia Lead/ Clinical Specialist Practitioner

Integrated Care System; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in Bury St Edmunds is seeking a Clinical Dementia Lead to improve dementia care. The role includes working with GP practices to identify patients and provide support. The ideal candidate will have mental health qualifications and experience in delivering high-quality care. This position offers opportunities for professional development in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Ongoing training and development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Must be a mental health nurse, occupational therapist, or social worker.
• Experience in the clinical area and delivering high quality care.
• Proficient in evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Identify people with memory concerns.
• Support early conversations about Brain Health.
• Provide learning opportunities to up-skill colleagues.

Skills

Clinical expertise in mental health

IT systems proficiency

Knowledge of mental health disorders

Education

Mental health nurse or equivalent

Further education in specialty area

Job description

Clinical Dementia Lead/ Clinical Specialist Practitioner

The Peter Sowerby Dementia Breakthrough Partnership was formed in 2019 to realise the full potential of GPs to transform dementia support; to improve the lives of millions of people with dementia, today and tomorrow, through primary care-led post-diagnostic support.

Alzheimer's Society were very fortunate to be awarded funding from the Peter Sowerby Dementia Transformation Fund with the aim to transform the quality of life of people affected by dementia by empoweringprimary care and community care providers to deliver high-quality support at the point of, and following, diagnosis.

In partnership with NSFT, we are aiming to deliver on the initiative by offering this post to a suitable applicant. We are looking for a Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Nurse who has suitable experience and enthusiasm for working with people who have memory and cognitive problems and who is passionate about improving the lives of the people who do. This is a wonderful opportunity to work across services with stakeholders.

Main duties of the job

• Use the practice records to identify people with memory concerns, including those who may be placed on an MCI pathway.
• Support Primary Care colleagues to have early conversations with people about Brain Health and Dementia risk factors, especially those in midlife living with conditions such as hypertension or Diabetes, for example, during Annual reviews or check-ups.
• Provide learning opportunities to up-skill primary care colleagues, including Social Prescribers, paramedics and care navigators.
• Review MCI patients and in doing so, help to embed this into the culture of Primary Care.
• Along with the Dementia Advisor, help to improve access to support and care pre-assessment, links to community support and psychoeducation, especially for those with an MCI.
• Contribute to weekly MDT/Clinical meetings already facilitated in the practice.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job responsibilities

For additional information, refer to the job description and specific duties of the role.

For an informal conversation regarding this role please see the contact information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Mental health nurse, occupational therapist, social worker or equivalent.
• Further education in specialty area

Skills

• Reasonable confidence and competence in using IT systems (e.g. Outlook, Word, clinical or other record systems) relevant to role
• Able to demonstrate sound clinical expertise and knowledge of mental health disorders and their treatments.

Experience

• Extensive experience of practice within clinical area with proven track record in delivering high quality care
• Experience of implementing evidence based practice and or service improvement initiative.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.