Memory Assessment Nurse - Gannel Team

Cornwall Partnership; Truro; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing initiatives

DBS checks provided

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a passionate and experienced nurse to join the Memory Assessment Service in Cornwall. You will assess and care for people with dementia, manage a caseload and work closely with carers, families and community services in a busy, rewarding role.

The post offers clinical supervision, CPD opportunities and a structured induction, with the chance to develop specialist nursing skills in dementia care and early assessment alongside GPs and primary

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with NMC.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Postgraduate qualification relevant to dementia.

Responsibilities

• Provide Memory Assessment Service care for people with dementia.
• Manage a caseload and place the person at the centre of care.
• Work in partnership with carers/family and community services; collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Leadership

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Team working

Education

Postgraduate qualification relevant to dementia

CPD evidence

Job description

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

The Memory Assessment Service in Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation provides assessment and treatment to people living with dementia or suspected dementia.

We are looking for a passionate, highly motivated individual that is an effective communicator, and with considerable experience in the role they are applying for, or experience in assessment of people with dementia.

This post will work alongside the local complex care multi-disciplinary community teams, these form an essential part of the pathway from early diagnosis.

The post is supported by the Dementia and Older People's Mental Health team, the Primary Care Practitioners, Occupational Therapist and the Dementia liaison nurse providing care for people across the pathway.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for highly motivated individual, who is passionate about working in this field and who are looking to join an innovative service delivering high quality safe and effective care, that people who use it, say is good .

You will be a qualified professional and have experience of working with people with dementia and be able to manage a caseload placing the person at the centre of care in a rewarding but busy role. The ability to work in partnership with carers/family members and services in the community is essential.

We will provide you with management and clinical supervision and the opportunity to develop your skills in this area of work through training and development.

To provide specialist nursing skills, knowledge and expertise in the assessment, care and management of people with a suspected dementia / dementia to support the Consultant, GP and other primary care teams.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability. We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current professional registration – NMC,
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Previous Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism

Experience

• Recent substantial experience of working with people with dementia post qualification
• Experience in undertaking cognitive assessments without direct supervision
• Previous experience of mentoring students
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment

Skills

• Proven leadership, organisational, prioritising and team working

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

Name Keith Taylor Job title Clinical Lead/Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07825053564 Additional information

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The Health Jobs UK website has jobs from numerous employers, within health and care across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

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