Nurse Assessor

The Memory Service offers an exciting opportunity to work with older adults who are experiencing memory difficulties. The post holder will work closely with the service user and their supporters/next of kin/carers to ensure that their experience from assessment, through to diagnosis and post diagnostic planning, ensuring that their care is personalised with them at the centre. If you have an enthusiastic and positive approach to working with people with dementia and like to work in a supportive multi disciplinary team this may be your opportunity., The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary service + To be responsible and accountable for the high-quality standards within the service area + To act as a positive and professional role model for junior staff and other colleagues at all times + To assess, plan, implement, evaluate treatment and collaborative care planning + To provide cognitive testing and assessment in the community or hub base + To support the service manager to organize competing and conflicting priorities and manage change. + The post holder will be the resource of clinical knowledge and competence in the service area contributing to staff and service development. + The post holder will maintain and promote a person-centred care approach in all aspects of service delivery to service users and their significant others using our service.Working for our organisation We are passionate about providing the very best service for the people who use our service and are looking for likewise nurses who share our passion. Sheffield offers huge opportunities for people from music, theatre and entertainment centres to the magnificent Peak District for ramblers, climbers or cyclists. We can offer you the opportunity to develop your career, have access to a range of training and education opportunities, as well as the chance to get involved in research, + To provide cognitive testing, assessment, delivery of diagnosis and review in the community/hub. + Coordinate and actively participate in the daily running of the Case Management Team. + Work collaboratively with peers to co-ordinate the duties and responsibilities of other nursing and support staff within the service on a day-to-day basis. + Actively contribute to the development and delivery of therapeutic/treatment plans and psychosocial/educational interventions. + Ensure, through supervision, that each allocated service user has a comprehensive, clear and up to date collaborative care plan with specified objectives designed to meet the individuals identified care needs, ensuring effective clear communications and service user/significant others involvement in the formulation, while respecting the wishes and autonomy of the individual + Participate and input into the multi-disciplinary team meetings [MDT] providing follow up as necessary/indicated post MDT + Identify and make appropriate referrals to other agencies/services to support service users' needs + Undertake comprehensive nursing assessment of clients using investigative and analytical skills to formulate individual treatment plans. + To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for clients in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention. + To demonstrate an understanding of the effect of disability and recommend adaptations to the clients social and physical environment. + To provide Nursing Services in working conditions which may be hazardous e.g. exposure to bodily fluids, aggressive persons, visits to high-risk areas and associated travel risks. + Provide support and guidance to junior staff members + To participate in the planning, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical pathways and protocols within the service area. + Develop and maintain effective working relationships with Primary Care colleagues and 3rd party sector + Participate with colleagues in the promotion of an active learning environment in order to maintain and develop high standards of professional and clinical practice. Promoting opportunities for self, nursing colleagues and support staff to access available education/training. + Participate in the development of others through reflective practice, continued professional development and delivery of formal and informal teaching as appropriate. + To take responsibility for identifying personal development needs, through attendance and participation in clinical supervision and PDR. We aim to be an organisation that is diverse and inclusive and to meet this aim we welcome applications from people with a wide range of life experience and whose diversity echoes the diversity of Sheffield, that of the people who use our services, and that of the people who may need to use our services but face barriers to access. Please think about your personal values and how these align with our values when you are applying. Find out more about our organisation through our website. We are a Disability Confident employer level 2 and hope to achieve level 3 this year. We offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for a role. When you apply you will have the opportunity to let us know if you require adjustments to be made, please contact us if you are not sure or if you require adjustments to the application process itself. Our six staff network groups welcome new members, these are: + The Ethnically Diverse Staff Network Group + The Disability Staff Network Group + The Lived Experience Staff Network Group + The Rainbow Staff Network Group + The Staff Carers Staff Network Group + The Women's Staff Network Group We know how important flexible working can be to applicants and therefore we encourage you to discuss any working arrangements as part of this process. We will always aim to accommodate requests, wherever possible. The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children and as part of our safe recruitment practice the successful applicant(s) will be subject to a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) if it is deemed appropriate for the role. The cost of the DBS check (currently up to £48.23) must be met by the successful applicant(s). When applying for this post you will redirected to complete your application in our preferred applicant management system, Trac. If you are successfully offered a role, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting statement. While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you're applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge, and experience. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice. Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting statement is not advocated by SHSC and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process. For example, AI responses…

• usually lack relevance and fail to address the key criteria outlined in the job description and person specification.
• may come across as generic and fail to distinguish you from other applicants.
• may be ambiguous or open to misinterpretation. Without careful review and editing, the supporting statement could convey messages that are unclear or misconstrued by hiring managers.
• may include qualifications, skills, knowledge or experience that you do not possess, potentially leading to misrepresentation.
Supporting Statement The supporting statement is an opportunity for you to showcase how your qualifications, knowledge, skill and experiences align with the requirements and criteria outlined in the job description and person. Recruiting managers score applications based on the criteria listed in the person specification. Managers will be looking for evidence of how you meet these criteria. To increase your chances of securing an interview, provide examples of how you have applied your skills and knowledge in real-life situations. Share work-related successes and challenges you've navigated that align with the criteria. These could be from various aspects of your life, including work, education, and personal experiences. Consider structuring your statement with clear headings or bullet points. This approach will help both you and the recruiting manager navigate through your application more effectively.

At Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust we provide a range of mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, primary care and other specialist services designed around the needs of people in our city. We have a dedicated and skilful team of people caring in Sheffield, which you could become a part of. Our values are at the heart of everything we do. These are: working together for our service users, respect and kindness, everyone counts, commitment to quality, improving lives.