Senior Practitioner/Memory Assessor - Memory Assessment Team

Norfolk And Suffolk Nhs Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Comprehensive training programme

Career progression

Starting annual leave 27–33 days +Bank

Staff physio service

NHS discounts

Job summary

The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a skilled professional to join the Central Norfolk Memory Assessment Team at the Sophie Centre, Norwich. You will assess people with memory and cognitive changes, work towards clinical diagnoses and treatment plans, and travel across Central Norfolk as needed.

You will be supported by a multidisciplinary team and have opportunities for CPD, with a focus on person-centred care and dementia research.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Occupational Therapist with relevant professional registration.
• Practice Supervisor / Practice Assessor training (in line with NMC Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment 2018 or equivalence if an OT).
• Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver direct patient care with supervision in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Support and advise other health care professionals; contribute to service development.
• Provide a learning environment for relevant students.

Skills

Travel independently

Analytical skills

Use of clinical assessment tools

Education

NMC registration (Nurse or OT)

Practice Supervisor/Assessor training

Higher degree / postgraduate certificate (desirable)

Job description

Job summary

Memory Assessment and Treatment in Central Norfolk.

Working with people who have experienced changes in cognition and memory and may be developing dementia. The team provides a comprehensive memory assessment and treatment service and works with a variety of other services to connect people diagnosed with dementia to the support they need.

You will be based with the Central Norfolk Memory Assessment Team and assess people with cognitive and memory changes and have a risk of developing dementia. The team provides accurate diagnoses and formulates holistic, person-centred care and treatment. Much of the work you undertake will be in a clinic setting at the Sophie Centre, Julian Hospital, Norwich. You may be required to undertake assessments in a patients own home based on clinical need and you need to be wiling to travel across Central Norfolk which includes North Norfolk, Norwich City and South Norfolk.

Our Team aims to be accredited with the Memory Services National Accreditation Programme. We are committed to developing and improving the service. We value research and have received a Trust Excellence Award for our engagement in research.

NSFT's Community Services for Older People were rated Good in the most recent CQC inspection report and we are proud of our positive and caring approach to the patients and carers we are working with.

As a team we focus on Continuing Professional Development and have a drive for further developing our clinical knowledge and skills. The team have established links with Primary Care and other agencies, which enhance our work and ensure we are able to help and support our patients.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assess people with changes to memory and cognition and work towards a clinical diagnosis and appropriate treatment and care plan. They will have support from an experienced team that includes Consultant Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Senior Nurses and an Occupational Therapist.

Benefits

• NHS pension
• A comprehensive in house and external training programme
• Career progression
• Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• Staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more

Job responsibilities

• The post holder will undertake the planning and delivery of direct patient care with appropriate supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi-disciplinary and multiagency environment.
• Support and advising to other health care professionals. To support aspects of service development.
• Provide an appropriate learning environment for relevant students.

Qualifications

• Essential: Registered Nurse or Occupational Therapist with the relevant professional registration
• Essential: Practice Supervisor / Practice Assessor training (in line with NMC Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment 2018 or equivalence if an OT)
• Desirable: Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice

Experience

• Essential: Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
• Essential: Demonstrable experience in assessment of mental health in this sector
• Essential: Experience supervising others/students including preceptorship programme, student placements etc
• Desirable: Experience working in the specific area

Skills and knowledge

• Essential: Able to travel independently
• Essential: Effective analytical and decision-making skills
• Essential: The ability to use clinical assessment tools and outcome measures effectively and collaboratively

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact

Contact: Sarah Hannant or Dominic Everett, [e-mail], 01603978344

Pay scheme

Agenda for change, Band 6

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

246-CEN8367249

Closing date

08 November 2026