Memory Assessment Nurse for Diagnostic Services | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £50,056 Per annum (pro rata for part time) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Kirkby in Ashfield, NG17 7AG |
| Company: | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6188071/186-081-24-MH-A |
Summary
This exciting post is to work across the Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City for the Diagnostic Services who provide assessment, potential diagnosis, treatment and signposting to individuals age under the age of 65 and over the age of 65.
We are looking to recruit either a band 7 Non medical prescriber or a band 6 clinician to cover a years maternity leave within the service.
• To work as part of the multi disciplinary team to screen and triage appropriate referrals
• To complete a through and specialist assessment of clinical presentation and symptoms
• To share information amongst the multi disciplinary team and create appropriate and person centered care plans
• To refer for appropriate diagnostic procedures eg scans, neuropsychology, occupational therapy
• To prescribe treatments (if NMP)
• To follow up on efficacy of medications
• To complete accurate records
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
To screen referrals for appropriateness
To undertake initial assessments and create a treatment plan
To liaise with the MDT to explore symptoms and causes
To refer for additional assessments and diagnostic tests
To initiate treatment and complete follow up reviews
To signpost for post diagnostic support
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Apr 2024
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