Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Dementia and Delirium Lead (Annex 21)
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Prescot, L35 5DR
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 September 2026
20 days left
Job description
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The post holder will be an integral part of the clinical management team, demonstrating advanced autonomous clinical practice skills across MWL, the post holder will act as the lead for the Dementia and Delirium team across MWL
Acting within their professional boundaries, they will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making skills and will manage their own caseload including the treatment and care of patients from initial history taking, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of care for people presenting with Dementia and / or Delirium.
- Expert Clinical Practice - Conduct comprehensive advanced assessments for older patients presenting with cognitive impairment, formulate evidence-based management plans for complex dementia patients.
- Leadership and Innovation - Act as a clinical role model, driving quality improvement initiatives and implementing best practice guidelines across the service & provide line management for the D&D team across MWL.
- Education & Mentorship - Provide Specialist training, education and mentorship to nursing staff, allied health professionals and medical teams to enhance organisation wide understanding of cognitive impairment.
- Collaborative Care - Partner closely with families, carers psychiatric liaison teams and community services to ensure seamless, holistic patient care.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Our Values
Essential
- We are Kind
- We are Open
- We are Inclusive
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered senior clinician with current NMC / HPC registration
- MSc Advanced Practice / actively working towards
- Independent / supplementary nursing prescribing - V300
- Clinical Assessment & Diagnostics Qualification
- Portfolio of evidence demonstrating up to date achievement of required competencies for advanced practitioner practice
- Evidence of on-going professional study and personal development
- ALS provider or willing to work towards
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- NMC Specialist Community Practitioner Qualification
- Teaching/assessing/NMC Mentorship Qualification
- ALS Instructor
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Awareness of local and national targets and policies/guidelines
- IT competent
- Ability to manage and prioritise own workload and assist junior clinical staff in managing theirs
- Demonstrates experience in elderly Medicine & in-depth Dementia and Delirium pathology
- Change management experience
- Ability to performance advanced clinical procedures
- Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
- Significant advanced clinical diagnostic skills (e.g. ABG's, CXRs, laboratory investigations)
- Ability to formulate differential diagnosis, initiate appropriate treatment and evaluate effectiveness.
- Experience and evidence of working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Evidence of effective leadership, practice development, expertise and innovation in clinical practice
- Experience of clinical practice benchmarking
- Highly motivated and experienced practitioner
- Ability to work as an independent practitioner
- Manage complex and competing issues remaining calm under pressure
- Experience of nurse triage including telephone triage
Desirable
- Clinical risk management and governance experience
- Audit and research experience
- Extensive experience in related older people's specialty & in Dementia and Delirium management
- Experience of working within the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Ability to influence and work across professional boundaries
- Advanced ability to disseminate sensitive information
- Demonstrate an ability to lead and motivate individuals and teams
- Ability to present all work in a clear and concise manner appropriate to the target audience
- Ability to manage conflict, effective negotiation skills
Desirable
- Advanced Procedural skills
Other
Essential
- Commitment to own professional development acknowledging own limitations
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
21 August 2026
Last checked
25 August 2026
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