Job summary
If you are interested in older adults and keen to develop your expertise in memory assessment this is the role for you!
We are seeking a band 6 experienced mental health nurse to come and work in the newly established West Kent Memory Assessment Service.
The memory assessment service aims to assess and diagnose patients within six weeks, providing the highest quality of care to our local population.
Successful applicants will be working in our combined memory clinics alongside the multi-disciplinary team including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, a operational team manager, clinical lead and administrators.
The memory service is based in Maidstone but operates clinics in Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells so please note there may be an expectation to travel between sites as part of this role.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Main duties of the job
* To deliver memory assessments, in a combined clinic setting and as home visits and in care homes where appropriate.
* To work holistically with people accessing secondary mental health care and memory assessment services. To care coordinate a defined caseload of people with complex needs.
* To administer depot medication and to undertake medication reviews.
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
Details Date posted
02 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year N/A
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
380-WK0282
Job locations
Bay Tree House
Bay Tree House Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
ME16 9PH
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for detailed post holder's responsibilities and person specification.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for detailed post holder's responsibilities and person specification.
Person Specification Professional qualification Essential
* NMC RMN
* Knowledge of NMC code of conduct
* Knowledge of memory assessments
Desirable
* Previously had experience carrying out memory assessments
* Previously worked with older adults
NMC registration Essential
* NMC registered
Desirable
* clinical experience in memory service
Person Specification Professional qualification Essential
* NMC RMN
* Knowledge of NMC code of conduct
* Knowledge of memory assessments
Desirable
* Previously had experience carrying out memory assessments
* Previously worked with older adults
NMC registration Essential
* NMC registered
Desirable
* clinical experience in memory service
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Bay Tree House
Bay Tree House Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
ME16 9PH
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Bay Tree House
Bay Tree House Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
ME16 9PH
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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