Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join the Memory Assessment Team based at Chepstow Hospital.
We are seeking a candidate who is who is highly innovative, enthusiastic, and passionate about working with older people in a person-centred approach. The role requires the successful candidate to assess and support people with a diagnosis of cognitive impairment, dementia, and their families.
The successful candidate will be somebody with passion for delivering high quality patient centred care, in a forward thinking and developing memory service.
The post entails delivering memory assessments, balancing risk, and dealing with patients with complex needs within a friendly and supportive team
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Mental Health Practitioner who is highly innovative, enthusiastic, and passionate about working with older people in a person-centred approach. The role requires the successful candidate to assess and support people with a diagnosis of cognitive impairment, dementia, and their families.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team in a large area that has a growing population of older people. You will have knowledge and experience in the care of people with cognitive and enduring mental health problems in a community setting. You will have the opportunity to work alongside other professionals within the MDT.
You will be committed to ensuring the delivery of the highest quality user-centred care and contributing to the development of mental health services in the Borough of Monmouthshire. The team is undergoing a period of change and looking at different ways of working to support care being delivered closer to home.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The post holder will be working across the Older Adult Memory Assessment Service . Facilitating and co-ordinating the timely and effective assessment / discharge / transfer of patients by utilising clinical, managerial and communication skills. The post holder will be responsible for the timely assessment and management of patients who have complex health and social needs as a result of memory difficulty.
The post holder will play a pivotal role in liaising with Primary Health to enable the team to provide early specialist input into assessment, advice and support on a range of mental health problems. The post holder will offer specialist mental health advice and assessment in addition to raising standards in awareness of and treatment in mental health difficulties in older adults.
The post holder will ensure service delivery is of a high professional standard that is in line with Health Board policies and procedures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The post holder will be working across the Older Adult Memory Assessment Service . Facilitating and co-ordinating the timely and effective assessment / discharge / transfer of patients by utilising clinical, managerial and communication skills. The post holder will be responsible for the timely assessment and management of patients who have complex health and social needs as a result of memory difficulty.
The post holder will play a pivotal role in liaising with Primary Health to enable the team to provide early specialist input into assessment, advice and support on a range of mental health problems. The post holder will offer specialist mental health advice and assessment in addition to raising standards in awareness of and treatment in mental health difficulties in older adults.
The post holder will ensure service delivery is of a high professional standard that is in line with Health Board policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Person Specification
Qualifications
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- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
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- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Skills
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- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
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- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Experience
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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
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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).
