Senior Dementia Clinical Nurse Specialist | Memory Service Lead

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; Greenhill; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 7 Dementia Specialist Nurse to lead complex dementia assessments across Harrow Memory Service and related teams. The role focuses on autonomous clinical practice, delivering specialist advice and coordinating care with primary care and social services.

The post involves working across organisational boundaries to reduce fragmentation, support early intervention and strengthen dementia care pathways, with a strong

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with dementia care knowledge and leadership capability.
• Ability to deliver autonomous clinical practice and education.
• Experience working across health and social care boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Undertake person-centred assessments for people with suspected dementia.
• Gather and interpret clinical history and cognitive assessments.
• Assess capacity, consent, risk and safeguarding concerns.
• Provide specialist advice to memory and older people’s mental health services and primary care.
• Lead teaching, supervision and quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary discussions and service development.

Skills

Dementia care expertise

Clinical leadership

Autonomous clinical practice

Education and supervision

Education

Nurse registration (RN/RGN)

NMC registration

Job description

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 7 Dementia Specialist Nurse to lead complex dementia assessments across Harrow Memory Service and related teams. The role focuses on autonomous clinical practice, delivering specialist advice and coordinating care with primary care and social services.

The post involves working across organisational boundaries to reduce fragmentation, support early intervention and strengthen dementia care pathways, with a strong