Dementia Support Nurse

Our Dementia Support Team working in North Norfolk and Norwich have a rare opportunity for a Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse to join their established team.
We are looking for colleagues who share our compassion, drive and belief that people can live fulfilling lives with dementia.
Our dedicated community team work with people following a diagnosis with dementia, optimising their treatment and making sure they are able to access the help they need.
We're a very experienced group and are looking forward to welcoming new members of staff to the team. You can expect plenty of support, training and opportunities to develop and progress your career with us.
We can offer a great environment where you can learn and further develop your skills as a registered professional. We have regular education sessions that are led by different members of the multi-disciplinary team and visiting professional that aim to keep us all updated with the latest and best clinical knowledge.
We are looking to recruit people who are enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate for older people and people with dementia. If you're looking for a new challenge, in a rewarding, collaborative service - we would love to hear from you!, Our Memory Assessment and Treatment Team is based in Norwich and covers the city and much of North Norfolk.
Our Dementia Support Nurses monitor the titration of medications that can enhance memory and cognition as well as signposting people to other services they might need.
The work involves helping patients, families and carers with a recent diagnosis of dementia with post-diagnostic support, monitoring treatment (including the monitoring of medication), Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and groups. Staff often work independently, visiting patients in the community or using remote methods, However, everyone is also part of a very supportive multi-disciplinary team where they can consult each other to ensure we are providing the very best care.
The role is focused on people who have had a recent or established diagnosis of dementia and will involve working with patients, families and carers in group work, individually, remotely and face-to-face. The role will also include supporting patients with complex mental health problems and advanced diagnosis of dementia who are living in their own homes and care homes., EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures - these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we'd love you to join us!, Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Some of the benefits you can expect:
+ NHS pension
+ a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
+ career progression
+ starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
+ staff physio service
+ NHS discounts and many more.