Senior Memory Assessment Service Nurse

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted via the email account you used to apply for this post; therefore, please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum. This temporary top-up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

The post holder will work within the Torfaen Memory Assessment Service. The post holder is a senior member of the Mental Health Team and will be responsible for the initial screening and nurse-led follow-up of service users who are experiencing difficulties with their memory and/or a diagnosis of Dementia.

They will work collaboratively across a wide-ranging multi-disciplinary services and agencies to provide effective delivery of health and social care, supporting a programme of recovery and social inclusion within the area.

The post holder will also be involved in the continuing development of this service within Torfaen and may also supervise junior staff.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will ensure the provision of a person-centred, efficient, cost-effective service for people referred to the Memory Assessment team with cognitive changes or concerns. This will include a supportive, person-centred and educational approach to both the service user and their family/carers. In addition, the role requires the post holder to respond and pro-actively assess individuals as deemed clinically appropriate.

The post holder will be working across the Older Adult Memory Assessment Service. They will be 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 related to and because of memory difficulty.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

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 specialty 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.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post-registration experience as a Band 5

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches in Dementia Care

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC qualification

Desirable criteria

• Skills in assessing dementia and using cognitive screening tools

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of Dementia and the different types