Memory Assessment Nurse - Gannel Team

CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Truro; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Truro is seeking a Memory Assessment Nurse for the Gannel Team. The post is part-time, Band 6, with a salary of £39,959 to £48,117 per year pro rata. The role supports dementia assessment and care within a community and hospital-based setting.

You will work alongside local multi-disciplinary teams and carers, providing specialist nursing skills and clinical supervision, with opportunities for development.

Qualifications

• Experience in assessment of people with dementia.
• Ability to manage a caseload and work with carers/family members.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing skills in assessment and care of people with suspected dementia.
• Collaborate with consultants, GPs and primary care teams to support pathways.
• Deliver high quality safe and effective care in a busy multi-disciplinary setting.

Skills

Dementia care

Caseload management

Job description

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Memory Assessment Nurse - Gannel Team

The closing date is 27 October 2026

Job summary

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.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

13 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

201-26-769-A

Job locations

Gannel MAS Team

Trevissom Park, Blackwater

Truro

TR4 8UN

United Kingdom

Employer details

Employer name

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gannel MAS Team

Trevissom Park, Blackwater

Truro

TR4 8UN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead/Manager

Keith Taylor

[e-mail]

07825053564

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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.

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.

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.