Sister / Charge Nurse - Memory Clinic - £63K - £68K

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic Full time registered Mental Health Nurse to join our team. If you are passionate about Brain Health this is the perfect job for you. The Memory Assessment Service, (MAS) works closely with multidisciplinary colleagues to provide assessment, diagnosis of dementia, formulation of care planning and care transfer for adults presenting with symptoms of cognitive impairment that is suspected to be caused by dementia. The post holder will be a highly experienced practitioner within the multi-disciplinary team and will contribute to the development of a service through involvement in standard setting and dissemination of expertise and will lead the team approach to evidence-based practice.Nurses working at this level will support their managers across a range of clinical and managerial responsibilities.If you are comitted to making a differnece and you are keen to broaden your knowledge and skills, we would love to hear from you. Applicants must have 2 years post qualifying experience and experience in speciality area. HCS offer excellent training and development opportunities as well as generous relocation package.

For an informal discussion, please contact Nicola Barnes at n.barnes@health.gov.je. The Memory Assessment Service

Main duties of the job

The post holder will demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the guidelines of the NMC Code (2015) and apply these to maintain trust and credibility with patients, carers and colleagues.

The post holder will make a significant contribution to a specialty service through developing effective clinical leadership skills, and will keep fully up to date in developments within own professional discipline, sharing clinical knowledge/experience in order to enhance nursing care.

The post holder will support the clinical manager in the provision of professional leadership to department or a community team making a significant contribution to a specialty service through developing effective leadership skills and sharing clinical knowledge and experience to improve nursing practice.

The post holder will make significant contribution to developing a philosophy of care to create and maintain a constructive working atmosphere and learning environment by demonstrating enhanced nursing practice and acting as a role model in terms of own care delivery by acquiring knowledge and skills to support a evidence based client centred service supported by the multi-disciplinary team, consistently providing high quality advice to patients/carers/colleagues.

The post holder will support the manager to define, set and maintain appropriate clinical standards and will lead in planning the overall organisation of client care.

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The post holder will maintain accurate patient documentation and consistently produce high quality client information using a range of IT skills as appropriate.

The post holder will support the manager in auditing effectiveness of the service ensuring complaints are dealt with promptly and effectively, and that proper investigations are carried out and action taken to reduce incidence.

The post holder will contribute to budget management, ensuring cost effective use of resources and by creating a value for money culture which encourages self-sufficiency and flexibility of working practices.

The post holder will develop and maintain an education plan for individuals, the team and self, matching aspirations and aptitudes with the needs of the service and will ensure that all staff members participate in the Performance Review and Assessment system and have up to date personal development plans, and contribute to the management of relevant Human Resources procedures.

The post holder will develop and maintain relevant induction programme for all new staff and will ensure staff are aware of and adhere to all Health and Social Services policies and procedures. Promoting a culture of openness, reporting and safety consciousness and will demonstrate evidence of implementing effective change and taking appropriate actions to reduce risk.