Job overview

We are looking for a Band 6 Dementia Specialist Nurse who brings both expert clinical confidence and a genuine passion for transforming the experience of people living with dementia.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives on autonomy, leads with compassion, and loves inspiring others to deliver truly person‑centred, relationship‑based care.

You’ll use your advanced assessment skills, your creativity, and your ability to influence practice to shape how our service responds to complexity and vulnerability. In return, you’ll join a team that champions innovation, invests in your development, and celebrates the impact you make every single day.

If you want to lead with heart, drive meaningful change, and be part of a service where people with dementia feel understood, valued, and safe, we’d love to welcome you.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this role is to provide specialist dementia expertise, support, and advice to patients with dementia or chronic cognitive impairment (including suspected dementia), and to their families and carers, throughout the hospital pathway.

The post holder will also provide specialist support, guidance, and education to staff across the Trust to enhance their confidence and competence in delivering high‑quality, person‑centred dementia care.

The post holder will:

·         Deliver specialist assessment, person‑centred care planning, and clinical guidance to ensure individuals with dementia receive high‑quality, evidence‑based care tailored to their needs.

·         Champion and support the implementation of Trust dementia‑related policies, promoting best practice and contributing to service improvement in line with national and local priorities, including the Suffolk Dementia Strategy.

·         Lead the delivery of dementia‑specific education and training for multi‑professional teams across the Trust, enhancing staff knowledge, skills, and confidence in dementia care.

·         Provide expert clinical support and role modelling to empower staff to deliver compassionate, person‑centred, evidence‑based dementia care.

·         Lead and coordinate the Dementia Champion workstream, supporting the development, engagement, and ongoing learning of champions across the organisation.

Working for our organisation

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?