Community Psychiatric Nurse
West London NHS Trust
London, UB6 9UG
Salary
£45,953 to £54,254
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
15 September 2026
11 days left
Job description
Ealing Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Services, within the Older People's Mental Health Service, based at Acton and Greenford in EALING. Offers a h...
The post holder will provide specialist assessments, reviews and nursing interventions to service users accessing the Cognitive Impairment & Dementia Service (CIDS). The post holder will ensure the successful implementation and roll out of care for dementia patients
Main duties include but are not limited to:
Specialist assessment of individuals and their families
Assessment and management of ongoing risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with service users and carers. Provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate.
Work as a core member of an MDT.
Act within the NMC Code of Conduct at all times.
Deliver care under the Care Programme Approach and work in partnership with individual service users and their families and carers to ensure the delivery of the care plan.
Administer and monitor medication, including depots, prescribed to individual service users, providing information and advice, within NMC guidelines and the Trusts Medicines Code.
Broaden research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects.
Further information about the main duties can be found in the job description attached.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Professionally qualified and registered Nurse with current NMC registration in Mental Health / LD/ Adult Nursing.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
- Dementia and community experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with patients and their carers with complex health and social care difficulties in the designated care group.
- Experience of supervising staff.
- Experience of managing clinical caseload will include carrying out initial assessments, treatment efficacy reviews and risk mitigation assessments leading to crisis prevention
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health difficulties.
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals.
- Experience of conducting a range of clinical assessments including risk assessments.
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agencies
- Previous experience of working with carers and independent / voluntary sectors.
Desirable
- Experience in working with people with dementia on the ward and in the community.
Knowledge
Essential
- A high level of working knowledge of cognitive impairment and dementia.
- Ability to work within a Multi Disciplinary Community Team.
- Deputise for the duty manager as appropriate.
- Have an excellent understanding of assessment and management of risk.
- Effective planning & organisational skills with an ability to prioritise own workload.
- Effective communications skills to meet the needs of the post in full.
- Effective management and leadership skills.
- Ability to identify solutions to problems and implement them effectively.
- Ability to work to tight timescales whilst meeting targets.
- Demonstrate a commitment to the provision of high quality and safe services with an ability to drive a culture of continuous improvement.
- Be willing to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- Ability to engage patients and their carers in meaningful dialogue
Desirable
- Membership in practice. Additional dementia training.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Care Group and those of the Trust.
- Can use constructive feedback and openly seeks to review and reflect on self, style and presentation.
- To demonstrate empathy and compassion towards the needs of individuals and their carers.
- To treat people with dignity and respect.
Desirable
- Leadership skills
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
4 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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