Job summary
- Main area
- Mental health nurse
- Grade
- Band 6 or Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 186-081-24-MH-C
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- General Management Suite
- Town
- Kirkby in Ashfield
- Salary
- £35,392 - £50,056 Per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/06/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Memory Assessment Nurse for Diagnostic Services
Band 6 or Band 7
Job overview
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.
Main duties of the job
- 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
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Must hold RNMH qualification
- Education to masters degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience of MDT working.
- CPD relevant to current post.
- Current knowledge and understanding of older peoples mental health needs and ability to demonstrate clinical competence
- Substantial and considerable experience in assessing people with cognitive impairment
- Can evidence knowledge of Dementia including pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments
Desirable criteria
- Community Mental Health experience
- Experience of assessing and prescribing treatments for mental health problems.
- Facilitated research and audits that contribute to governance, service development and service planning.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of leadership skills and development project work.
- Effective teaching and presentation skills
- Highly specialised range of interpersonal and communication skills.
- Effective time management and organisational skills.
- Caseload management
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise work load.
Desirable criteria
- Clinical supervision skills
- Ability to manage change
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Trust non-medical policy and local procedure.
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Full time Monday to Friday 37.5 hours
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Training
Essential criteria
- Education to masters degree level or equivalent experience
- Teaching and assessing training.
Desirable criteria
- Clinical supervision course
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Colleen Walker
- Job title
- Diagnostic Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07785 409400
- Additional information
Telephone contact: 01159691300 ext 15992
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