B4 Memory Assessment Practitioner

We have an exciting opportunity within the older people and frailty division at LPFT.

We are seeking individuals with experience in assessment and clinical history taking to join our all-age Memory Assessment Service. This post is a county wide service with consideration of flexible hours and a flexible working approach of homeworking/use of digital technology and countywide base provision in one of our 7 team bases.

The roles are part of a dynamic review of how we deliver our memory services to broaden access and ensure delivery of specialist memory assessment in a timely manner. This is essential to enable timely diagnosis (of dementia) that supports access to early treatment and support, decision making and aids optimal management and life outcomes for those in need. The post will entail undertaking remote or clinic-based appointments following the Divisions’ Memory service pathway and protocols. This will primarily entail detailed history taking within a structured holistic memory assessment framework and presentation of cases within a specialist Consultant-led multi-disciplinary team, for diagnostic decision making. The role would also be part of the diagnosis giving process as well as providing and signposting for post-diagnostic support and treatment.

The Memory Assessment Practitioner will be responsible for actively participating as part of the Memory Assessment pathway within the broader multidisciplinary CMHT.

The role is part of a dynamic review of how we deliver our memory services to broaden access and ensure delivery of specialist memory assessment in a timely manner.

This is essential to enable timely diagnosis (of dementia) that supports access to early treatment and support, decision making and aids optimal management and life outcomes for those in need.

This is an exciting time to be a front runner in the first role of its kind within a Mental Health Trust. The duties herein are indicative and fulfilment of these duties will be dependent on the post holders knowledge, skills and experience.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff and serving a population of over 766,000. You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff. As well as all the usual NHS benefits, LPFT also provides an enhanced benefits package including early access to psychological support and physiotherapy, support with transport and travel, financial wellbeing packages and discounts.
- Undertaking remote or clinic-based appointments following the Memory Pathway and Protocols
- Present cases to a consultant-led multidisciplinary team to enable diagnostic decision making
- Whilst utilising clinical expertise and clinical skills, enhance the experience of all appropriate patients under the memory pathway to access and use the facilities/services available.
- Enable patients to be assessed and supported remotely or within clinics
- Responsible for making the initial contact to support patients and carers understanding of the memory pathway
- Undertake detailed history taking using a holistic memory assessment framework
- Responsible for the initial collation of all clinically relevant individual service user information (clinical history) and involve carers using agreed service formats.
- Ensure that all individual service user documentation is up to date and available to inform internal clinical meetings and aid consistent decision making
- Support and participate in the development of integrated pathways and care packages which enable patients to be safely cared for within Older Adult Clinical pathways
- Accurately record and document clinical discussions and assessment details on RiO clinical system.
- Attend meetings relating to clinical activities as directed
- Assist the Multi-Disciplinary team to gather, clarify and support decision making relating to diagnosis and treatment pathways
- Record