Memory Nurse

Job summary

The successful candidate will have a responsibility for the co-ordination and development of the memory clinics. You will have a key role in the on-going assessment, treatment and support to people with dementia, their carers and relatives.

The successful candidate will collaborate with members of the integrated older peoples' community mental health teams and provide professional advice and support where required. You will promote and develop evidence based practice working within NICE guidelines and MSNAP Standards.

Main duties of the job

Management of caseload- clinical

To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance.

To participate in the team across the Memory Service.

To supervise and support staff at Band 5 and under grades.

To develop, implement and evaluate policies and strategies relevant for the Memory Service.

To demonstrate the ability to effectively use available resources.

To co-ordinate day to day activities of caseload.

To analyse and respond to clinical situations.

To work within the Memory Operational Policy.

To maintain risk assessments for clinical caseload.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bridgeway

32-16 Turpington Lane

Bromley

BR2 8JZ

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bridgeway

32-16 Turpington Lane

Bromley

BR2 8JZ

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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