Senior Practitioner/Memory Assessor - Memory Assessment Team

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; Sur place; GBP 42 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

NHS pension

Training programmes

Career progression

Starting annual leave 27 days

Staff physio service

NHS discounts

Résumé du poste

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a senior practitioner for the Central Norfolk Memory Assessment Team. The post focuses on assessing memory and cognitive changes, delivering diagnosis, and building care plans, with supervision of students and support for other health professionals.

Most work is clinic-based at the Sophie Centre with home visits across Central Norfolk. Applicants must be a registered nurse (NMC) or occupational therapist (HCPC) with practice supervisor or assessor

Qualifications

• Practice supervisor or practice assessor training in line with NMC Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment 2018, or equivalent for occupational therapists
• Registration as a nurse (NMC) or occupational therapist (HCPC)
• Experience supervising others or students, including preceptorship and student placements

Responsabilités

• Assess people with cognitive and memory changes who may be developing dementia, working towards a clinical diagnosis
• Develop appropriate, holistic and person-centred treatment and care plans
• Plan and deliver direct patient care with appropriate supervision, within multidisciplinary and multiagency working
• Carry out clinic assessments at the Sophie Centre, Julian Hospital, and home assessments where clinically needed
• Travel across Central Norfolk, including North Norfolk, Norwich City and South Norfolk
• Support and advise other healthcare professionals
• Contribute to service development
• Provide an appropriate learning environment for relevant students

Connaissances

Travel independently

Analytical skills

Decision making

Collaborative working

Formation

NMC registration

HCPC registration

Description du poste

This senior practitioner post sits in the Central Norfolk Memory Assessment Team, which assesses people with memory and cognitive changes who may be developing dementia. The core work is assessing those people, working towards a clinical diagnosis and building a treatment and care plan, while supervising students and supporting other health professionals. Most work is clinic-based at the Sophie Centre, with home visits across Central Norfolk and independent travel. Applicants must be a registered nurse or occupational therapist with practice supervisor or assessor training.

What the job involves

• Assess people with cognitive and memory changes who may be developing dementia, working towards a clinical diagnosis
• Develop appropriate, holistic and person-centred treatment and care plans
• Plan and deliver direct patient care with appropriate supervision, within multidisciplinary and multiagency working
• Carry out clinic assessments at the Sophie Centre, Julian Hospital, and home assessments where clinically needed
• Travel across Central Norfolk, including North Norfolk, Norwich City and South Norfolk
• Support and advise other healthcare professionals
• Contribute to service development
• Provide an appropriate learning environment for relevant students

Qualifications

• Practice supervisor or practice assessor training, in line with NMC Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment 2018, or equivalent for occupational therapists

Registration & licences

• Registration as a nurse (NMC) or occupational therapist (HCPC)

Experience

• Knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
• Demonstrable experience of mental health assessment in this sector
• Experience supervising others or students, including preceptorship and student placements

Skills & knowledge

• Able to travel independently
• Effective analytical and decision-making skills
• Use clinical assessment tools and outcome measures effectively and collaboratively

Nice to have

• Higher degree or postgraduate certificate in clinical or therapeutic practice
• Experience working in the specific area

What’s offered

• NHS pension
• Comprehensive in-house and external training programmes
• Career progression
• Starting annual leave of 27 days, rising to 33 days based on length of service, plus paid bank holidays
• Staff physio service
• NHS discounts