Memory Assessment Service Nurse in Denton

We have a great opportunity for a registered mental health nurse, working across the High Weald, Lewes and Havens area of East Sussex for our Memory Assessment Service. The post will be based at Hill Rise in Newhaven which is a fishing port surrounded by the South Downs National Park and less than ten miles from the vibrant city of Brighton.

Main duties of the job

The Memory Assessment Service is a relatively small nurse led team that provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment initiation for Dementia. Referrals all come from GPs. Following Triage screening, the Memory Assessment nurses meet with patients and often their carers, to conduct comprehensive assessments which are then discussed with our Dementia specialist Consultant and our Non-medical prescribing Senior Nurse practitioners then deliver the diagnosis and commence prescribing if indicated. Patients are generally discharged back to primary care post diagnosis or their care is transferred to the Specialist Older Adult team for follow-up.

About us

As a mental health trust, Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do. As a nurse in our team we can offer you:

• Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team
• Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development
• Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
• A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC
• Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)
• A 'Golden Hello' or relocation package of up to £2000

Job responsibilities

The role of the Memory Assessment Nurse is to work in partnership with service users with memory problems, assessing and developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. They will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant to the care group to include education, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate this. The post holder will work at all times to promote the safety and the well being of service users and their families/carers. The post holder will assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist nursing advice and carry out specialist nursing procedures. They will provide clinical supervision to staff and students and act as a mentor for student nurses.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge/Experience

• Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
• Experience of working consultatively with professionals
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
• Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agencies
• Experience of working within the CPA process
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Previous experience of working in the community

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.