Registered Nurse (Memory Assessment Services)
The Hull & East Riding Memory Assessment Service is a forward thinking MSNAP accredited service offering cognitive assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
The team is made up of Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychology, OT, Nursing and Health Care Assistants who deliver the comprehensive diagnostic and treatment pathway.
The team prides itself on its collaboration with local Alzheimer's Society and Carer's Agencies, along with frailty services and Innovations in Dementia to ensure that all living with dementia receive holistic onward interventions, providing hope and enabling those receiving a diagnosis to live well with Dementia.
The role will involve delivering services throughout the diagnostic pathway, from triage to transfer to other services. The post holder must be able to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity to those using the service and their supporters throughout the pathway.
If you are passionate about provision of quality assessment and treatment for those living with cognitive issues, we welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide interventions throughout the diagnostic pathway from triage to onward transfer. Working within the Multi Disciplinary Team the role is pivotal to ensuring people receive quality assessment and, where appropriate, treatment for Dementia.
The team continually strives to improve the service delivery, the post holder will have the opportunity to share ideas for quality improvement and also be involved in current projects.
There is the opportunity for personal development. Full induction to the role will be given.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Experience
* Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in Mental Health Nursing
* Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Part III or 13 of NMC live register
* An understanding of relevant clinical practice/standards within identified clinical area
* Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
Skills and Competencies
* Able to demonstrate effective interpersonal/communication skills Evidence of good time management skills
* Ability to commute between the various sites
* Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures.
* Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment
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.
Hull & East Riding Memory Assessment Service
Hull & East Riding Memory Assessment Service
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