Dementia Nurse Specialist / Dementia Specialist Practitioner

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization is offering a part-time opportunity for a registered professional in Ipswich to support dementia patients. The role includes delivering training to staff, coordinating care plans, and managing a specialist support worker. Ideal candidates should have experience in dementia care and the ability to provide education to families. Offering benefits such as flexible working options and generous leave, this position aims to enhance the care for patients facing challenges from dementia.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

Access to NHS discounts

Staff Health and Wellbeing program

Qualifications

• Registered professional with experience supporting patients with dementia.
• Ability to implement and evaluate care plans.
• Skills in delivering training to healthcare staff.

Responsibilities

• Support positive clinical outcomes and compassionate care for dementia patients.
• Deliver training and education to hospital staff.
• Manage line supervision for the dementia support worker.

Skills

Experience in dementia care

Staff training ability

Communication skills

Job description

Vacancy at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

We are offering an opportunity for a registered professional with experience and expertise in supporting people with a diagnosis of Dementia. This is a permanent part‑time role (week one 22.25hrs Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and week two 15.25hrs Wednesday & Thursday).

You will have the skills & competence to support staff across Ipswich Hospital to provide care for people who experience challenges resulting from symptoms of Dementia.

This support will involve direct interventions with patients & their carers/families and indirect support through staff training, education and consultancy. There will be an expectation for you to undertake assessments where required to inform multi‑agency care planning, provide advice & sign‑postting to enable people to access appropriate support at times when it is required, co‑ordinate patient‑centred care and safety planning & liaise and collaborate with partner agencies to support good outcomes for patients with this diagnosis.

The post involves delivery of training in both formal and informal forums to support acute hospital staff in developing confidence and skills to deliver care safely & effectively.

You will support the understanding & application of appropriate legal frameworks & ensure that patients’ rights are protected when such frameworks are necessitated.

You will also provide direct line management to our dementia specialist support worker who will work closely with you to ensure continuity in the provision of this service.

Responsibilities

• Apply specialist knowledge and expertise to support positive clinical outcomes and compassionate care for patients with dementia
• Promote best practice and evidence‑based approaches to caring for people with dementia
• Co‑ordinate care and safety planning for people who require additional support or restrictive interventions as a result of symptoms associated with dementia and support clinical teams to follow these and respond to escalation in concerns
• Deliver training and education to staff in order to enable higher levels of confidence and competence by staff across the hospital when they work with people with this diagnosis
• Encourage, lead and participate in multi‑agency working to ensure that people’s needs are met holistically and discharge planning is effective
• Provide line management supervision to the specialist dementia support worker

Benefits

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

Elsewhere in the Trust, we offer generous flexible working, bespoke working patterns, short‑term placements, well supported training and app. We are committed to ensuring that all staff are appropriately supported and they can develop their skill and their confidence by working in a supportive atmosphere.

This advert closes on Monday 5 Jan 2026.