Memory assessment clinician

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Memory Assessment Clinician within the Community mental health - Older adult service. The role welcomes CPNs and Occupational Therapists looking to develop skills in memory assessment and cognitive evaluation, with focus on patients presenting memory difficulties and potential dementia.

The post involves conducting memory assessments, contributing to timely diagnoses in collaboration with Consultant psychiatrists, and supporting

Qualifications

• Interest in memory assessment and dementia care
• Ability to work in MDT settings
• Willingness to develop skills in cognitive assessments

Responsibilities

• Conduct memory assessments in clinic or patient home as appropriate
• Assist in timely diagnosis with input from Consultant psychiatrists
• Support pharmacological treatment and monitoring per clinical guidance
• Provide post-diagnosis support and signposting
• Participate in duty system and MDT risk assessments

Skills

Memory assessment

Job description

An exciting opportunity to join the Community mental health - Older adult service, an expanding team working with patients with both dementia and functional disorders. The role of the Memory assessment clinician is open to CPNs and Occupational Therapists interested in developing their skills in Memory assessment work. The role will involve working predominantly with patient presenting with memory difficulties, completing assessments of cognition and supporting the diagnostic process. However, as the team grows and develops may include some work with patients presenting with functional illness also. The focus of this role will be on completing the following main duties;

• Memory Assessments within clinic or patients home environment, dependent on patient need.
• Timely diagnosis, following close joint working with Consultant psychiatrists.
• Pharmacological Treatment, as per guidance from Consultant psychiatrist. As appropriate depending on profession.
• Post diagnosis support and sign posting.
• Monitoring and reviewing of patients started on treatment.
• Contribution to duty system.
• Assessment of risks at home and support to address/ mitigate utilising MDT approach., The focus of this role will be on completing the following main duties;
• Memory Assessments within clinic or patients home environment, dependent on patient need.
• Timely diagnosis, following close joint working with Consultant psychiatrists.
• Pharmacological Treatment, as per guidance from Consultant psychiatrist. As appropriate depending on profession.
• Post diagnosis support and sign posting.
• Monitoring and reviewing of patients started on treatment.
• Contribution to duty system.
• Assessment of risks at home and support to address/ mitigate utilising MDT approach.
  At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.