About this role
Job summary
Are you a skilled and experienced mental health practitioner looking to join a passionate and dedicated team?
Our Memory Assessment Team for Care Homes (MAT-CH) works with service users to make a positive difference to their health and wellbeing. The service supports care homes across Norfolk and Waveney, focusing on dementia diagnostic assessment, care planning, and supporting care home staff to manage service users' needs and behaviours. We believe that working closely with service users and their families or carers enables us to provide personalised care planning that meets individual needs.
The post holder will visit service users in care homes to assess their mental health needs. The role will be based at an identified NSFT site, with opportunities for hybrid working.
We are seeking individuals with experience of working within older people's community mental health services, particularly in dementia assessment and management. The post holder will work closely with wider older people's community mental health teams, sharing knowledge and expertise to support continuous learning and development.
Main duties of the job
The Memory Assessment Team for Care Homes (MAT-CH) is a nurse-led service that works closely with locality consultant colleagues to support complex assessments and interventions. You will become an integral part of a skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team comprising a Nurse Consultant, Service Manager, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Community Mental Health and Learning disability Nurses, supported by an experienced administrator.
The post holder will undertake comprehensive mental health and cognitive assessments for people living in care homes who present with suspected dementia, contributing to diagnostic formulation, care planning and ongoing management. They will provide specialist advice and support to social care staff, families and carers regarding person-centred care, support planning, and the non-pharmacological management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team, care home staff, families and carers to promote positive outcomes and high-quality dementia care. The post holder will actively participate in clinical audit, reflective supervision and continuing professional development to support service improvement and maintain high standards of clinical practice. The role requires regular travel across Norfolk and Waveney; therefore, a full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
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 have an international airport in Norwich too. 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.
Benefits included with this role are:-
- New hire bonus
- Flexible working base
- NHS pension
- A comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- Career progression and excellent development opportunities
- 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
Individual competence and suitability will be explored within interview. 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.
We are committed to ensuring the voice of service users is central to our work and you will be encouraged to take a full role in supporting this. We work closely alongside colleagues in wider specialist mental health services
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
We look forward to having you as part of our dynamic team.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with the relevant registration
- Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants
- Ongoing professional development working towards degree level (if professional registration is following a diploma level course)
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
- Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience
- Demonstrable experience in assessment of mental health
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and engagement skills
- Competent assessment skills and effective analytical and decision making skills
- Care planning, risk assessment knowledge and skills
Knowledge
Essential
- The ability to use clinical assessment tools and outcome measure effectively and collaboratively
- An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national
- Up to date knowledge of legal and ethical frameworks including Mental Health Act
Other
Essential
- Ability and willingness to travel independently to meet the needs and requirements of the 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Gateway House and/or Chatterton House
Wymondham / King's Lynn
NR18 0WF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)