Community Practitioner - Memory Services

We have a 0.6 part-time post available at Southwark and Lambeth Memory Service. This is a great development opportunity for practitioners wanting to build experience in working with people with dementia and older adults and develop their skills in working independently in the community. The posts are open to registered nurses, social workers and occupational therapists. There is flexibility around days worked, but applicants must be able to work onsite in the memory clinic / carry out home visits. Core service hours are 9am-5pm on weekdays. Memory services are responsible for assessing and diagnosing people with a suspected dementia, and for initiating treatment and support for people with dementia and their carers. They are staffed by a variety of professional groups (including psychiatry, nursing, social work, occupational therapy and psychology) and operates within a multi-disciplinary framework. The servicesoperate in line with the care pathways for assessing and diagnosing dementia published by the Psychological Medicine and Older Adults (PMOA) Directorate., The post will have a key role in providing time limited support and interventions to people with dementia, their carers and relatives in both clinic and home-based settings and the post holder will liaise with colleagues within primary care, community health and social care services, voluntary organisations and the wider mental health of older adult service as appropriate. The post holder will be responsible for carrying out initial assessments (including standardised cognitive tests), formulating diagnoses and car plans with the support of the MDT, communicating with clients and their carers, discussing treatment options, and signposting people to relevant support services.

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants, £44,806 to £53,134 a year Pro rata inclusive of HCAS