Registered Nurse (Memory Assessment Services)

Job summary

The Memory Assessment Diagnostic Service provides a comprehensive, person-centred pathway for the timely identification, assessment, diagnosis, and early post-diagnostic support of individuals experiencing concerns about memory or cognitive function. The service aims to ensure that all patients referred with suspected cognitive impairment receive a high-quality, evidence-based assessment delivered by an integrated multidisciplinary team.

The team is made up of Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychology, OT, Nursing and Health Care Assistants who deliver the comprehensive diagnostic and treatment pathway.

The team prides itself on its collaboration with local Alzheimer's Society and Carer's Agencies, along with frailty services and Innovations in Dementia to ensure that all living with dementia receive holistic onward interventions, providing hope and enabling those receiving a diagnosis to live well with Dementia.

The role will involve delivering services throughout the diagnostic pathway, from triage to transfer to other services. The post holder must be able to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity to those using the service and their supporters throughout the pathway.

If you are passionate about provision of quality assessment and treatment for those living with cognitive issues, we welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

The specialist nurse:

completes initial clinical assessments, including cognitive screening, risk assessment, physical health checks (where relevant), and collateral history gathering. Supports diagnostic formulation within the MDT. The nurse is part of the referral screening - identifying those people for who dementia diagnosis is appropriate - having a thorough knowledge of co-morbidity, both physical and mental health, that can impact on cognition and making onward referrals to support the patient to receive the right care

Delivers education and advice to patients and carers regarding cognitive health and lifestyle. Includes specialist treatment recommendation in the case of non medical prescribers and offers advice and guidance to GP's where necessary.Provides post-diagnostic support, within agreed protocols and acts as a key contact for patients and carers throughout the pathway. The Band 6 Specialist nurse offers supervision to the band 5 nurses.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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