Dementia Assessment Nurse | East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London seeks an enthusiastic mental health nurse to work within their Diagnostic Memory Clinic. The role involves supporting service users and carers through the diagnostic pathway, providing cognitive assessments, and engaging in developmental opportunities. Ideal candidates should have a strong interest in the care of older adults.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, skilled and competent mental health nurse with an interest in the care of older adults.

Responsibilities

• Support service users and carers through the diagnostic pathway by providing comprehensive cognitive assessments and post-diagnostic support.
• Work in partnership with service users, carers and relatives, and collaborate with other teams, statutory and voluntary agencies, universities and research organisations.
• Engage in a range of developmental opportunities as part of a commitment to learning and professional development.

Skills

Mental health nursing

Cognitive assessment

Communication

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, skilled and competent mental health nurse, with an interest in the care of older adults, to work within our Diagnostic Memory Clinic.

The Tower Hamlets Memory Clinic provides a dynamic, innovative and responsive service for the population where dementia diagnosis rates are increasing. The clinic provides high quality comprehensive assessments and diagnosis for people experiencing cognitive decline by working actively in partnership with service users, carers and relatives. This includes quality post-diagnostic support and intervention that promotes independence, social inclusion and maintains quality of life. The service works in partnership with other teams, statutory and voluntary agencies as well as universities and other research organisations.

You will be responsible for supporting service users and carers through the diagnostic pathway by providing comprehensive cognitive assessments and post-diagnostic support.

The service is committed to learning and development. As a part of your role, you will be both supported to engage in a range of exciting developmental opportunities.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people\'s lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy. Due to the specialist nature of the post a conversation with the recruiting manager is strongly encouraged. The recruiting manager can be contacted via the email address below.

This advert closes on Friday 19 Sep 2025

Responsibilities

• Support service users and carers through the diagnostic pathway by providing comprehensive cognitive assessments and post-diagnostic support.
• Work in partnership with service users, carers and relatives, and collaborate with other teams, statutory and voluntary agencies, universities and research organisations.
• Engage in a range of developmental opportunities as part of a commitment to learning and professional development.

Requirements

• Enthusiastic, skilled and competent mental health nurse with an interest in the care of older adults.