About this role
Job summary
North London NHS Foundation Trust's Memory Service provides specialist assessment, diagnosis, and post-diagnostic support for individuals experiencing memory difficulties, including dementia. The service operates across Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey and is delivered by a multidisciplinary team committed to compassionate, evidence-based care.
We are seeking an experienced memory clinic nurse to join our team. The post holder will work along side other clinicians in the monitoring and management of the post diagnostic patient pathway for the service. Providing clinic review to patients with an existing Dementia diagnosis monitoring medications, supporting diagnostic pathways, and contributing to holistic care planning.
Main duties of the job
Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients in the post diagnostic pathway, including medication and physical health reviews. Liaise with GPs, community teams, carers, and voluntary sector organisations to ensure coordinated care. Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute to diagnostic formulation and care planning. Deliver psychoeducation and medication reviews to patients and families. Maintain accurate clinical records using RiO and other Trust systems. Support service development initiatives, including audits, training, and pathway redesign. Uphold NLNHSFT values of compassion, respect, and integrity in all interactions.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
Why NLFT?
We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description Job responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients in the post diagnostic pathway, including medication and physical health reviews. Liaise with GPs, community teams, carers, and voluntary sector organisations to ensure coordinated care. Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute to diagnostic formulation and care planning. Deliver psychoeducation and medication reviews to patients and families. Maintain accurate clinical records using RiO and other Trust systems. Support service development initiatives, including audits, training, and pathway redesign. Uphold NLNHSFT values of compassion, respect, and integrity in all interactions.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable
Experience of working with people with memory difficulties
Communication Essential
Good level of written and spoken communication skills
Desirable
Experience in report writing for service user audience
Experience Essential
Experience of working with people with memory difficulties
Desirable
Experience of working in a memory service
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.
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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 North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Chase Farm Hospital
The Ridgeway, Enfield, EN2 8JL
London
EN2 8JL
Employer's website https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)