Main area: Memory Service
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment within Trust covering Maternity Leave)
Hours: 30 hours per week (Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00)
* Part time
* Flexible working
Job ref: 246-ESU6689598
Employer: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Community Memory Assessment Service
Town: Ipswich
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 gross per annum/ pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/12/2024 23:59
Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join our MSNAP Accredited Memory Assessment Service on either a secondment or fixed term covering maternity leave.
The Memory Assessment Service East (CMAS) is clinician-led with a strong emphasis on multi-disciplinary team working to ensure that users of the service receive high quality, compassionate care throughout their memory assessment process. You will work within a full MDT which includes nurses, OTs, support workers, a Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Psychology, and which is well supported by admin.
We know current diagnosis rates in Suffolk are below national average rates and yet we know that getting a diagnosis enables people living with dementia to access treatments, plan for the future, access care, and receive essential information and advice. The Memory Service is dynamic, responsive and proactive to meeting those changing needs of the local population and its service users accessing the service.
We are looking for individuals who bring enthusiasm, creativity and energy to work in this vital area.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join a service with a positive team culture, focused on learning, developing, improving and supporting each other as well as our service users. Staff wellbeing and development are key priority areas.
General responsibilities include:
* Having a good understanding of dementia subtypes.
* Completing holistic assessments to investigate cognitive changes and symptoms of dementia.
* Using a variety of cognitive assessment tools, and the interpretation of the results.
* Attending a weekly Diagnostic Formulation MDT meeting to formulate diagnoses.
* Supporting with a duty role, and the screening and triaging of incoming referrals.
* Delivering a diagnosis of dementia to patients and their families.
* Participating in regular team teaching / development opportunities.
* Supporting students on placement with the service.
* Supporting the facilitation of post-diagnostic groups.
* Attending monthly Management and Clinical supervision.
* Participation in research projects.
* Development of robust relationships with partner agencies and services.
You will be expected to be able to work autonomously and manage your time well.
You must be able to travel to various locations across Suffolk.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Benefits included with this role are:
* a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
* career progression
* starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* NHS discounts and many more
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Person specification
Experience
* Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions.
* Able to demonstrate appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience.
* Experience in supporting service development.
Qualifications
* Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology.
Other
* Ability to travel independently.
Skills
* Able to effectively prioritise own work load.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification). We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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