Primary Integrated Community Services

Dementia Nurse Practitioner

The closing date is 21 March 2026

Job summary

Ashfield North PCN is looking for a compassionate and skilled Dementia Specialist to join our team. This unique role is open to Registered Nurse with advanced experience in dementia care.

You will provide specialist expertise for people living with dementia and their families, supporting them from early diagnosis through to end of life. You will be based across our four practices with a patient population in excess of 52000 patients. This is a chance to shape how dementia care is delivered across our four practices and make a real difference to families who need thoughtful, skilled support.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

Carry out complex dementia assessments using nursing frameworks.
Support families with distressed behaviors, crisis prevention, wellbeing planning and carer strain.
Develop personalised care plans and manage complex cases.
Lead on dementia related clinical advice for GPs and PCN colleagues.
Support advance care planning MCA Best Interest discussions and end of life conversations.
Deliver dementia training to PCN staff, care homes and partners.
Contribute to dementia pathway development, audits and quality improvement work.
Any other relevant QOF work while with the dementia patient

Key Requirements

You will be a registered Nurse with

Significant experience working with people with dementia and their carers.
Strong assessment, formulation and risk management skills.
Confidence working autonomously and within an MDT.
Compassion resilience and excellent communication skills.
A commitment to high quality person centred dementia care.
Experience delivering training, leading service development or providing psychosocial or functional interventions is desirable.

About us

PICS is the employer for this role. We collaborate with patients and partners to design and deliver clinically robust health and social care solution through Community Services, Out of Hospital Services, GP Practices, and Primary Care Networks. Find out more about us: http://picsnhs.org.uk/.

Benefits of working for PICS

We offer a comprehensive package which includes:

NHS Pension 2015 Scheme (subject to eligibility)
Alternative government-based scheme (subject to eligibility)
Competitive leave entitlement that includes maternity, paternity and adoption leave, study leave allowance, and sickness provisions
Access to education and training opportunities, depending on your role (CPPE Pharmacy, NHS England Roadmap for First Contact Practitioners, apprenticeship schemes, support professional development)
Working in a multi-disciplinary team with support from a wide variety of professionals
A flexible approach to a work-life balance
Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility)
Access to Blue Light Card scheme
All staff events and conferences
Staff engagement (Wellbeing Group, EDI Network, Staff Focus group)
Free parking across many sites
Personalised induction into the company and job role

Date posted

13 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£40,823 to £54,710 a year Pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0220-26-0000-ASHN1

Job locations

Ashfield North Primary Care Network

Nottinghamshire

NG17 2NF

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

This role provides specialist dementia expertise within Ashfield North PCN. It is open to Registered Nurses with dementia specialism

The post holder will:

Deliver specialist, relationship centered dementia care.
Support people with dementia and their families across the full dementia pathway from early diagnosis to end of life care.
Provide expert assessment, complex case management, and evidence based interventions.
Offer clinical leadership, education, and support to PCN staff and system partners.
Contribute to service development, pathways, and dementia strategy work.
To see patients and or families in GP Surgeries, patients homes, or other locations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1.Clinical Duties (applies to both professional backgrounds)

Provide advanced dementia specific assessment using appropriate professional frameworks e.g. Admiral Nurse Framework
Manage complex dementia presentations, including distressed behaviours, carer strain, physical and mental health deterioration, and safeguarding concerns.
Develop personalised care plans, including risk management, behaviour support strategies, and wellbeing-focused interventions.
Act as a key worker for families with complex needs, coordinating care across primary care, mental health, social care, voluntary sector and urgent care.
Support advance care planning, best interest decisions, and end of life conversations.
Attend and contribute to MDT meetings and case discussions.
Make appropriate referrals within professional scope.
Provide clinical advice to GPs ANPs social prescribers and other PCN roles.

2. Profession-Specific Duties

Undertake specialist nursing assessments including physical health monitoring and interpretation linked to dementia care.

Provide clinical leadership on medication-related issues, recognising red flags requiring GP or specialist intervention.

Maintain NMC standards and use the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework where aligned.

Any other relevant Nurse duties related to QOF or similar

3. Education, Training and Leadership

Deliver dementia training to PCN teams, GP trainees, social prescribers, care home staff and community partners.
Act as a role model for dementia inclusive person-centred practice.
Support the implementation of PCN dementia pathways quality projects and audits.

4. Evaluation and Audit

Collect and analyse service data to support evaluation and improvement.
Contribute to dementia strategy groups and provide written reports whererequired.
Participate in audit cycles and research activities relevant to dementia care.

5. Professional Requirements

Maintain professional registration NMC.
Engage in CPD dementia specific training and supervision.
Adhere to PCN and organisational governance, safeguarding, and information governance policies.

For more information please see the supporting documents

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

This role provides specialist dementia expertise within Ashfield North PCN. It is open to Registered Nurses with dementia specialism

The post holder will:

Deliver specialist, relationship centered dementia care.
Support people with dementia and their families across the full dementia pathway from early diagnosis to end of life care.
Provide expert assessment, complex case management, and evidence based interventions.
Offer clinical leadership, education, and support to PCN staff and system partners.
Contribute to service development, pathways, and dementia strategy work.
To see patients and or families in GP Surgeries, patients homes, or other locations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1.Clinical Duties (applies to both professional backgrounds)

Provide advanced dementia specific assessment using appropriate professional frameworks e.g. Admiral Nurse Framework
Manage complex dementia presentations, including distressed behaviours, carer strain, physical and mental health deterioration, and safeguarding concerns.
Develop personalised care plans, including risk management, behaviour support strategies, and wellbeing-focused interventions.
Act as a key worker for families with complex needs, coordinating care across primary care, mental health, social care, voluntary sector and urgent care.
Support advance care planning, best interest decisions, and end of life conversations.
Attend and contribute to MDT meetings and case discussions.
Make appropriate referrals within professional scope.
Provide clinical advice to GPs ANPs social prescribers and other PCN roles.

2. Profession-Specific Duties

Undertake specialist nursing assessments including physical health monitoring and interpretation linked to dementia care.

Provide clinical leadership on medication-related issues, recognising red flags requiring GP or specialist intervention.

Maintain NMC standards and use the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework where aligned.

Any other relevant Nurse duties related to QOF or similar

3. Education, Training and Leadership

Deliver dementia training to PCN teams, GP trainees, social prescribers, care home staff and community partners.
Act as a role model for dementia inclusive person-centred practice.
Support the implementation of PCN dementia pathways quality projects and audits.

4. Evaluation and Audit

Collect and analyse service data to support evaluation and improvement.
Contribute to dementia strategy groups and provide written reports whererequired.
Participate in audit cycles and research activities relevant to dementia care.

5. Professional Requirements

Maintain professional registration NMC.
Engage in CPD dementia specific training and supervision.
Adhere to PCN and organisational governance, safeguarding, and information governance policies.

For more information please see the supporting documents

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please provide details of your CPD, using examples where necessary.
Please provide your registration number of your NMC professional registration.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your knowledge and skills are suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

Experience

Essential

Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your experience is suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

Personal Qualities

Essential

Please provide details for why you would be a great fit for this role and why you have decided to apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please provide details of your CPD, using examples where necessary.
Please provide your registration number of your NMC professional registration.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your knowledge and skills are suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

Experience

Essential

Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your experience is suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

Personal Qualities

Essential

Please provide details for why you would be a great fit for this role and why you have decided to apply.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Integrated Community Services

Address

Ashfield North Primary Care Network

Nottinghamshire

NG17 2NF

Employer's website

http://picsnhs.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Integrated Community Services

Address

Ashfield North Primary Care Network

Nottinghamshire

NG17 2NF

Employer's website

http://picsnhs.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)