Mental Health Practitioner - North East Essex Dementia Service

As part of the ongoing transformation of services in line with the NHS Long Term Plan, development of services for dementia have been working over the past year in developing an intensive responsive service to manage the needs of these patients. The role is a Band 6 Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner within the Dementia Service which includes the Memory Assessment Service, Dementia Intensive Support Team (DIST) and the Dementia Support Team (DST).

The Memory Assessment Service offers age inclusive memory assessments and diagnosis. The DIST provides short-term intensive treatment in the person's place of residence working towards admission avoidance. The remaining community teams provide support in enabling people with dementia of all ages to maintain their independence in their preferred place of residence looking at a complete holistic assessment leading to better health outcomes. This includes access to other community services that include assistive technology, advice about environment, and healthy living. Providing education for their families, friends and carers so they are better equipped to understand and support their loved ones with dementia

Working in close co-operation with hospital, community services, primary care staff, social care professionals and third sector organisations e.g. Alzheimer's Society, Age Well East.

The post holder will work with a range of professionals and have some link into other professional services within the area.

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Education/Qualifications

Essential: - Registration Mental Health Nurse RMN Part 3

Desirable: - Evidence of appropriate CPD post-qualification

Skills/Experience

Essential: - Good oral communication skills based on fluency on the English language

Desirable: - Experience of working within mental health community services