Memory Assessment Clinical Practice Advanced Practitioner

☞ Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

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Update day: 07-05-2024

Location: Sherborne South West

Category: Education / Training

Industry: Staffing Recruiting Health Wellness Fitness Hospital & Health Care

Position: Entry level

Job type: Full-time

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Dorset Healthcare is responsible for the provision of Memory Assessment Services (MAS) across the county and nationally it has been recognised that Dementia is an area of health significance with an ever-increasing ageing population. We are proud to say the Trust has, in conjunction with our local Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), recently completed a very comprehensive review of all the dementia services in Dorset. As a result we have secured additional funding to redevelop and expand the MAS diagnostic and treatment services that we provide.

We believe this is an exciting time to join MASas we are now implementing the new model for Dementia services across Dorset including the recruitment for some new posts. One such position is anAdvanced Clinical Practitioner to join the clinical team assisting with complex assessments, diagnosing and prescribing. We would be open to negotiating with an appropriately skilled non-medical prescriber who has a passion for this field and relevant experience who wishes to train towards the full position over a specified time-frame within a competency framework.

If you are passionate about Dementiaand want to join our supportive multi-disciplinary team, you will be joining caring, enthusiastic, skilled and dedicated staff. We regularly achieve over 96% positive feedback in the Patient Experience Surveys and we are proud to look for ways to be innovative in our practice. We regularly participate in research studies and we are working towards accreditation on the Memory Services National Accreditation Programme developed by The Royal College of Psychiatrists.

The MAS West teams work across several different bases and practitioners cover geographical areas of Weymouth and Portland, Bridport, Dorchester, Shaftesbury, Blandford and Sherborne. Home visits and clinics take place across the whole of the county and working from home is also an essential aspect of the role. This post will be primarily to cover the north of the region Sherborne, Shaftesbury and Blandford, but also involve liaising with the wider team for clinical support.

This is a permanent post and the service core hours are Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00.

If you are an experienced clinician and would like to influence future developments whilst delivering direct clinical care to people with dementiathen please read the associated Job Description to see if you are eligible to apply for this role.

We welcome informal enquiries – please contact Andrew Pinder, MAS West Team Leader, on 01305 214500 or email a.pinder@nhs.net.

The new model of dementia care services will follow a clear pathway from diagnosis to treatment in the following stages: Preventing Well > Diagnosing Well > Living Well > Supporting Well > Supporting Well in Crisis > Dying Well. For more information about this please visit Dorset CCG Dementia.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andrew Pinder Job title: MAS West Team Leader Email address: a.pinder@nhs.net Telephone number: 0300 303 5342
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Deadline: 21-06-2024

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