Band 6 Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Full time

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the West Suffolk Memory Assessment Service as it begins a process of transformation and development.

You will join an experienced and growing team of supportive practitioners and will contribute to the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of people referred the the service with cognitive difficulties. You will complete holistic assessments, including validated Cognitive Assessments, and participate in the formulation of diagnoses of dementia.

You will complete Triage and Duty days as part of your role, supported by the MDT as needed.

The role allows for hybrid working opportunities - patient-facing appointments in clinics or Home Visits, Duty and Triage in the office and working from home if suitable for the task,

You will receive monthly Management Supervision and will be supported to complete Clinical Supervision, individually or as part of a group.

Training and Professional development are embedded in the team's culture.

Both full-time and part-time opportunities can be considered.

**Main duties of the job include**:

- Completing holistic assessments, including cognitive assessments using a validated assessment tool
- Triage and Duty cover
- Completing diagnostic discussions as appropriate
- participation in MDT meetings
- Onward referrals to appropriate agencies where indicated

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.

**Main duties of the job include**:

- Completing holistic assessments, including cognitive assessments using a validated assessment tool - training is provided as necessary.
- Present assessments to the MDT to support the formulation of a diagnosis and follow-up plan.
- Triage and Duty cover
- Complete diagnostic discussions as appropriate, and complete onward referrals to appropriate agencies where indicated.
- participation in MDT meetings
- Provide Management Supervision to colleagues as needed
- Support Student Nurses on Placement, either as Practice Assessor or Supervisor, or to support others performing these roles.
- share ideas for service development and innovation in the Monthly team Governance meetings.



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