The Mental Health division of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust employs more than 2,800 dedicated staff to provide vital and integral healthcare services for our patients in a wide variety of settings, ranging from community through to acute wards, covering a vast geographical area. We need a strong, motivated and compassionate workforce to reflect our core values of Honesty, Compassion, Trust, Respect and Teamwork, and want to help our staff reach their full potential by committing to providing the support, skills and development to succeed.
This role is to work in the Memory Assessment Service (MAS) within the Older People’s Care Unit providing assessment, potential diagnosis and signposting to other services and support networks for individuals aged 65 and over referred to the service with cognitive impairment.
This is a vacancy for an existing Band 7 Nurse Prescriber, or an exciting opportunity to join the team as a Band 6 Nurse and receive experience in memory assessments and treatments used in Dementia.
A Band 7 Nurse Prescriber will use their specialist clinical knowledge to independently assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate/monitor pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments and interventions for individuals as an autonomous practitioner. There will also be a lead role in supporting memory clinic services and associated organisations locally, regionally and nationally in initiatives related to better outcomes for individuals with memory problems.
A Band 6 Nurse will provide specialist mental health assessment to individuals presenting with cognitive impairment developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care for a defined caseload. In addition, you will also provide education, advice and liaison to other professionals, clients and their carers.
Please make contact to discuss this opportunity further, or to arrange to visit the service to find out more about the team.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Colleen Walker Job title: MHSOP Diagnostic Services Team Leader Email address: colleen.walker@nottshc.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07785 409400
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