Job overview
Are you a compassionate and skilled nurse with a passion for dementia care? We’re looking for a Band Dementia Nurse Specialist to join our dynamic Memory Assessment Team within the Cambridge and Ely Older People’s Mental Health Service at Brookfields Health Centre and Princess of Wales Hospital.
This is a unique opportunity to lead and shape dementia care pathways in a specialist memory service. You’ll provide expert clinical assessments, diagnostic support, and post-diagnostic interventions for individuals with suspected or confirmed dementia. Working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, you’ll be a key figure in delivering person-centred care and supporting families through the diagnostic journey.
We are strong, passionate, and cohesive team with a wealth of clinical experience and knowledge and are looking for a person to join us who will have the following attributes:
1. Registered Mental Health Nurse with NMC registration
2. Significant experience in dementia care and older people’s mental health
3. Advanced clinical assessment and communication skills
4. Leadership qualities and a commitment to service development
5. Ability to support and educate colleagues across the system
Main duties of the job
Clinical Leadership & Assessment
6. Conduct comprehensive memory assessments for individuals referred with suspected dementia, including cognitive testing and clinical evaluation.
7. Formulate diagnoses in collaboration with medical and psychology colleagues, and communicate findings sensitively to patients and families.
8. Initiate and manage treatment plans, including pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions tailored to individual needs.
Person-Centred Care & Support
9. Provide post-diagnostic support, education, and care planning for patients and their carers.
10. Signpost and refer to relevant services such as GPs, social care, voluntary organisations, and community resources.
11. Offer home-based and clinic-based appointments, ensuring accessibility and flexibility for service users.
Service Development & Quality Improvement
12. Contribute to the development of dementia care pathways and service improvement initiatives within the Memory Assessment Team.
13. Support training and education for colleagues across health and social care settings to promote best practice in dementia care.
14. Participate in audits, research, and evaluation to enhance service delivery and outcomes.
Multidisciplinary Collaboration
15. Work closely with a multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists, and support workers.
16. Act as a clinical resource and mentor for junior staff and students within the team.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
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