Memory Assessment Service Nurse, Newhaven

Memory Assessment Nurse - Permanent, part-time (2 days a week)

We have a great opportunity for a registered mental health nurse, working across the High Weald, Lewes and Havens area of East Sussex for our Memory Assessment Service. The post will be based at Hill Rise in Newhaven which is a fishing port surrounded by the South Downs National Park and less than ten miles from the vibrant city of Brighton.

The Memory Assessment Service is a relatively small nurse led team that provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment initiation for Dementia. Referrals all come from GPs. Following Triage screening, the Memory Assessment nurses meet with patients and often their carers, to conduct comprehensive assessments which are then discussed with our Dementia specialist Consultant and our Non-medical prescribing Senior Nurse practitioners then deliver the diagnosis and commence prescribing if indicated. Patients are generally discharged back to primary care post diagnosis or their care is transferred to the Specialist Older Adult team for follow-up.

As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do.

As a nurse in our team we can offer you:

• Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team
• Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development
• Flexible working patterns
• Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
• A position within a trust rated as âOutstandingâ for caring and âGoodâ overall by the CQC
• Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)
• A âGolden Helloâ or relocation package of up to £2000 (see attached documentation)

The role of the Memory Assessment Nurse is to work in partnership with service users with memory problems, assessing and developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. They will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant the care group to include education, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate this. The post holder will work at all times to promote the safety and the well being of service users and their families/carers. The post holder will assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist nursing advice and carry out specialist nursing procedures. They will provide clinical supervision to staff and students and acting as a mentor for student nurses.