Job summary
New Exciting Pilot
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Health Practitioner to join our colleague working in the new pilot service delivering a Primary Care Model of support in partnership with the Alzheimer's Society. Although a prescribing qualification is desirable, it is not essential. The post is for a Fixed Term Contract or as a Secondment Opportunity ending 31st March 2026. It is ideal for experienced Band 6 practitioners who would like the chance to develop more senior leadership skills and experience.
Current diagnosis rates in Suffolk are below national average rates and yet we know that getting a diagnosis enables people living with dementia to access treatments, (where appropriate), plan for the future, access care, and receive essential information and advice.
Working in the allocated GP Practice areas in Suffolk (Burlington, Peninsula and Saxmundham). You will be working with a Dementia Adviser to support assessment and follow-up of those presenting with early symptoms of dementia. You will have the support of the Suffolk Memory Assessment Services for formulating diagnoses, exploring treatment decisions and for Management Supervision.
Main duties of the job
As part of this role, you will:
- . Complete holistic assessments for service users identified by the Dementia Adviser as presenting with cognitive difficulties.
- Attend the Memory Service MDT to discuss assessments and to formulate diagnoses.
- Deliver assessment outcomes to service users and discuss next steps.
- You will provide information about healthy lifestyle choices, possible treatment options and will signpost back to the Dementia Advisor for ongoing support.
- Review Service Users - for progression of cognitive symptoms and to follow up response to treatments, where applicable.
- Work in partnership with the Dementia Advisor and Social Prescriber affiliated with the GP practices.
- Attend the Practice MDT meetings
- Contribute to providing education to Primary Care colleagues regarding signs and symptoms of cognitive impairment.
- Provide training sessions about maintaining Brain Health within Primary Care - both for professionals and for those living with health conditions that increase the risk of developing dementia.
- Contribute to the evaluation of the Pilot.
Training and support will be provided by the Suffolk Memory Assessment Service, and there will be opportunities to shadow practitioners working in the service to learn the assessment process, including the application of the cognitive test.
As this is a Pilot, there is scope to develop the role according to local need, service user response and opportunities for improvement.
About us
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you are interested in developing your leadership skills while working in a clinical role, and would you like to contribute to an exciting initiative aiming to identify people's cognitive changes as early as possible in order to improve the prognosis for them and their families, then this is the opportunity for you!
Candidates must be able to work autonomously and be skilled at developing relationships with stakeholders across the Integrated Care System. Support and guidance will be available from the Memory Assessment Services and Alzheimer's Society colleagues, but innovation is encouraged. New ways of working to address the unprecedented need for support from Dementia services are being explored and you can play a pivotal role in this part of the diagnostic pathway.
It is vital that the successful candidate demonstrates values and behaviours reflective of those of our Trust and this is a focus of the interview process. Please see the Trust generic job description and the main duties summary.
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you are interested in developing your leadership skills while working in a clinical role, and would you like to contribute to an exciting initiative aiming to identify people's cognitive changes as early as possible in order to improve the prognosis for them and their families, then this is the opportunity for you!
Candidates must be able to work autonomously and be skilled at developing relationships with stakeholders across the Integrated Care System. Support and guidance will be available from the Memory Assessment Services and Alzheimer's Society colleagues, but innovation is encouraged. New ways of working to address the unprecedented need for support from Dementia services are being explored and you can play a pivotal role in this part of the diagnostic pathway.
It is vital that the successful candidate demonstrates values and behaviours reflective of those of our Trust and this is a focus of the interview process. Please see the Trust generic job description and the main duties summary.
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN or equivalent professional qualification
Desirable
- Non-Medical Independent Prescriber.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of practice within clinical area with proven track record in delivering high quality care.
Desirable
- Teaching or training experience or qualification.
- Experience of implementing evidence based practice and or service improvement initiative.
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate sound clinical expertise and knowledge of mental health disorders and their treatments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN or equivalent professional qualification
Desirable
- Non-Medical Independent Prescriber.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of practice within clinical area with proven track record in delivering high quality care.
Desirable
- Teaching or training experience or qualification.
- Experience of implementing evidence based practice and or service improvement initiative.
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate sound clinical expertise and knowledge of mental health disorders and their treatments.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
