Memory Liaison Practitioner | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 Per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2024 |
| Location: | Oldham, OL4 1DE |
| Company: | Pennine Care NHS FT |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6325100/311-O534-24-A |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a newly qualified or experienced mental health nurse, with a keen interest in older people’s mental health and dementia, to join the Oldham Memory Assessment Service on a 12 months fixed term post. The successful candidate will use their evidence based clinical skills to carry out complex memory assessments and support those with a suspected/ confirmed diagnosis of dementia, their families and carers. You will carry out initial assessments and develop person centred care plans for patients with dementia and complex needs. You will work within an experienced and established multi-disciplinary team, delivering high quality patient care and supporting people to access an early diagnosis and to live well with their dementia. This includes supporting those with early onset dementia.
Knowledge and skills of working with older people is preferred, as well as an understanding and/or experience working with people living with dementia . Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team and developing good working relationships with other services is required, and willingness to develop their knowledge and skills and clinical professional development.
Undertake complex assessments both in the community and in clinical settings, using various evidence based cognitive assessment tools
Provide specialist nursing knowledge and skills to patients referred to Oldham Memory Service.
Promote and develop evidence-based practice working within NICE guidelines and national dementia standards.
Work effectively within the multi-professional team to deliver high quality care.
Actively participate in various meetings and service development.
Actively participate in facilitating the post diagnostic support groups and weekly dementia hub.
Offering advice and information to patients and carers both in person and on the telephone.
Monitoring and titration of medications initiated to treat dementia following a diagnosis.
Oldham Memory Assessment and Treatment service provide a specialist assessment, diagnosis and treatment service for people living in Oldham concerned they might be developing dementia. The primary aim of the service is to provide access to an early diagnosis and promote living well with dementia, as well as providing support to the patient, their family and carers. We provide emotional and practical support to help people live well with dementia and offer a range of post diagnostic support services. We strive to provide excellent standards of dementia care and the whole team is passionate about improving lives of those people affected by dementia.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and the person specification for a full detailed list of the main roles and responsibilities for this post.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Jun 2024