Memory Assessment Practitioner

Saarthy Travel Solutions; Cinderford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Cinderford is seeking a clinical role focused on coordinating assessment and support for dementia patients. Responsibilities include providing mentorship to staff, leading treatments, and ensuring high care standards are maintained. Ideal candidates will have relevant clinical qualifications and experience in mental health care, fostering a team-oriented environment that prioritizes patient wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience in dementia care and mental health services.
• Ability to provide clinical supervision and mentorship.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate assessments and treatments for dementia patients and their families.
• Provide clinical leadership and professional development to staff.
• Implement quality standards and safety policies for patient care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mentorship

Evidence-based practice

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant clinical qualification

Job description

The Managing Memory Service Team provides a specialist service for people with memory problems / dementia across Gloucestershire.

This role is key in coordinating the on-going assessment, treatment and support to people with dementia, their carers and relatives who are referred to the memory service.

To work collaboratively with members of the memory services team maintaining professional links to ensure that the service user and carer get the best service. To undertake assessments and treatment with people with memory problems / dementia, their carers and relatives who are referred to the memory service, and to lead the provision of post diagnostic discussion.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within peoples homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trusts priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.

To provide clinical supervision, caseload management, preceptorship, mentorship, and day to day supervision/management for a designated staff group and students, ensuring appropriate professional development and quality of care.

Provide clinical leadership and role modelling for others, promoting and maintaining high professional standards

Provide evidence based practice within the team ensuring good practice and continuous service development.

Participate, collaborate, educate and offer consultancy to partner agencies and others ensuring appropriate decisions are made regarding service user and carer needs.

Lead the provision of user / carer education work as indicated by the needs of the service.

Develop and/or implement local and national policies and procedures to maintain a set of quality standards for the health and safety of patients and staff.

Work in partnership with other members of the team, statutory and non-statutory agencies.

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.