Memory Assessment Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Mental Health
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 354-AE-21029-C
Site: Grove House
Town: Crowborough
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/03/2025 23:59
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed to making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during the interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job Overview
We have a great opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated clinician with excellent communication and clinical skills to join our Memory Assessment Service in High Weald, Lewes and Havens. You must be enthusiastic, self-motivated, flexible in approach and able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will possess excellent communication skills, a sound clinical knowledge base and a commitment to caring for patients.
As part of the team, you will be required to carry out cognitive assessments within a clinic or patients' home, refer/signpost to additional support/health services, produce accurate assessment records and provide relevant advice and guidance to our patients/carers/family members.
This post will suit a Registered Mental Health or a Registered Occupational Therapist.
The post holder will work across three sites: Grove House Crowborough, Millwood Uckfield and Hill Rise Newhaven.
The post is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm (excluding Bank Holidays). Part-time hours will be considered.
You will need to be able to travel across sites.
Main duties of the job
1. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to screen and triage referrals received within the service
2. Complete a specialist assessment of clinical presentation and symptoms
3. Provide assessment information for the weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings to support the diagnostic process
4. Complete referrals to organisations such as Adult Social Care and DVLA
5. Produce accurate records on our patient information system
Working for our organisation
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
The Trust Offers a Supportive Working Environment And Access To Training Opportunities To Assist You To Realise Your Potential And Achieve a Greater Degree Of Job Satisfaction. As a Trust Employee You Will Enjoy The Following:
* Excellent starting salary
* NHS Pension contributions
* 27 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
* Flexible Working patterns
* Child care vouchers
* Excellent training and development opportunities
* NHS Discounts
* Employee Assistance Programme
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please note the job descriptions and person specifications attached to this advert are for a generic mental health nurse and occupational therapist. Information within the advert provide specific tasks for the role and please contact the Lead Nurse Practitioner if you need additional information.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* 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
Essential criteria
* Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
* Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
* 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
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children's social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
* Mental Health Nurse (PDF, 208.9KB)
* Occupational Therapist JD and PS (PDF, 101.3KB)
* Privacy Notice (PDF, 127.7KB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Kim McCabe
Job title: Senior Nurse Practitioner
Email address:
Telephone number: 07799 861741
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