Urgent Search: Band 6 Memory Service Nurse

4 weeks ago


City of Salisbury, Australia NHS Full time

The successful applicant will work with the existing team (consisting of Nurses, doctors, OTs, Clinical Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists) in Wiltshire to assess eligibility for further Memory Clinic assessment, provide comprehensive initial assessments and diagnoses, utilising evidence based cognitive assessment tools.

The post holder will also be involved with monitoring medication for dementia and the current project of developing shared care with Wiltshire GP's.

Excellent liaison skills are needed to ensure the smooth running of the service.

You will need a full driving licence and transport.

AWP is committed to excellent care for it/'s service users. Wiltshire Memory Service works closely with other memory services in AWP so that we share experience and good practice

Main duties of the job

To provide and contribute to the development of a specialist memory service in a defined area. This will involve providing initial specialist assessment either in memory clinics or in service users/' homes.

To liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team and other agencies involved in the care of individual service users. Signposting service users and carers to other services as appropriate.

To provide support and advice to Carers through individual and/or group work.

To contribute to integrated governance processes, including the continuing development, improvement and monitoring of service provision and performance, and monitoring standards of care, through data collection and audit processes.

To work in partnership with other local statutory and voluntary organisations in the provision of a range of interventions and support for service users and carers.

To provide support, advice and training as appropriate to other services and agencies involved in the provision of services to people with memory problems.

To be responsible for the supervision of identified staff and provision of training for students of various disciplines as appropriate.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Job responsibilities

1. Provide specialist memory assessment for referred service users using specified assessment tools to an agreed standard.
2. Develop and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with service users and significant others.
3. To work in partnership with service users and carers providing them with relevant information, signposting them to relevant agencies and assisting service users to make choices and plans for their future care.
4. Provide a specialist service in a variety of settings having responsibility for managing your own caseload, providing interventions as appropriate and based on best available practice.
5. Maintain accurate and up to date records of casework with individual clients, ensuring that your practice & record keeping complies with all relevant standards and Good Practice Guidelines.
6. Ensure the monitoring and evaluation of the service by collecting and recording high quality and timely data using electronic and paper systems as required.
7. To attend clinical and team business meetings as necessary.
8. Participate in your own supervision and appraisal working with your line manager to set and review your objectives, and to identify and meet your training and professional development needs as outlined in the KSF profile for your post.
9. Maintain professional registration and abide by the NMC code of conduct.
10. Ensure that you keep up to date with developments in dementia care, ensuring that your practice is based on best available evidence and meets all relevant standards and requirements.
11. Have responsibility for the supervision of other staff as required.
12. Contribute to the provision of training for students, working with colleagues to ensure that the service meets relevant standards in this respect.
13. Have responsibility for other duties as agreed with line manager.

Person Specification

skills and knowledge

- experience of working with people with dementia in last 2 years
- experience of carrying out comprehensive memory assessments
- excellent communication skills - written and verbal
- experience of liaison with a multitude of teams/professions
- experience of carer support
- experience of memory service work
- experience of working with groups

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.

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