# Clinical Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-nurse-specialist/f327e31a-77fc-4022-9f7a-5b9f568f56da - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-nurse-specialist/f327e31a-77fc-4022-9f7a-5b9f568f56da.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-24T13:12:02.730Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London_borough_Islington/North_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Older_Adults_Community_Dementia_Care/Older_Adults_Community_Dementia_Care-v7984036 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7984036?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are the Islington Memory and Dementia Navigator Service, a high-quality, successful Memory Service provided by the North London NHS Foundation Trust, who are passionate about supporting older adults living with dementia from diagnosis to end of life. We are looking for an experienced nurse who shares our passion to strive towards excellence in dementia care, with a keen interest in service development and quality improvement and who encourages a workplace based on our Trust’s values where staff and service users feel safe, valued and are empowered. If you are a dynamic and current  Band 6 Nurse seeking fresh experiences, and to work in dementia care for older people and their carers, we would love to hear from you. We’re keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us deliver our services priorities: - Early and effective intervention – we offer a range of evidence-based interventions for those living with dementia and their care givers from diagnosis to end of life - Helping people to live well – we use a holistic care planning approach to ensure people can live well with dementia - Research and innovation – we promote opportunities for research with our patients and carers - Keeping our service users, carers and staff safe – we have several QI projects in the service to develop safe and effective ways of working Do you share these values? If so, read on… ### Main duties of the job As a Clinical Specialist Nurse you will provide Nursing leadership, in particular supervising non qualified staff to support a large caseload of people living with Dementia and their care givers. You will work alongside other lead practitioners to support staff and team development across Southern boroughs (C&I) SAMH teams. You will support team members in the Memory Service through our own integrated MDT and in collaboration with external partners. You will hold your own caseload of older adults with Dementia who require complex mental, physical and social care interventions. We are a busy service and caseloads are reflective of this. This requires you to have good organisational skills and an ability to work independently. The role involves visiting patients at home and you therefore must be able to get around Islington using Public Transport and/or walking/cycling. You’ll be able to demonstrate significant experience in working with older people and/or dementia care, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and clear leadership skills. Being computer literate is a must and you have to be able to use Word, Excel and other relevant IT systems. You will also be responsible for supervising other members of the team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - The post holder will work as a key clinical member of the multidisciplinary Islington Memory & Dementia Navigator Service (MDNS), delivering high-quality, person-centred clinical reviews, diagnosis support, and post-diagnostic interventions for individuals presenting with cognitive impairment and dementia. - The post holder will also participate in the weekly duty rota, undertaking screening of referrals, responding to urgent clinical queries, and providing clinical advice and support to colleagues and external partners as required, and to service users and their families. - The role focuses on providing (clinical input) dementia reviews for service users and their carers; enabling people to live well with dementia and working collaboratively with Primary Care Networks (PCNs), GPs, social care, and voluntary sector partners across Islington. - The post holder will hold a defined caseload and deliver specialist dementia interventions, contribute to diagnostic and post-diagnostic pathways in line with NICE guidance, support carers and families holistically, and undertake leadership responsibilities including supervision, mentoring, and deputising for the Team Manager as required. - The post holder will ensure care is safe, effective, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and recovery-focused, aligned with Trust strategy and local population needs. ## Person Specification ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - - Ability to manage a caseload independently and prioritise workload effectively - Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team - Well-developed interpersonal and relationship-building skills - Ability to contribute to diagnostic formulation and present clinical reasoning clearly - Ability to develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users and carers while maintaining professional boundaries **Desirable** - - Strong and positive team player - Enthusiasm for working with older people with a dementia and support to their families/carers; demonstrate kind and compassionate care that helps empower our service users to live well with dementia. ### Skills / Abilities **Essential** - - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex and sensitive information clearly - Understanding of service user care within a wider organisational and system context - Awareness of roles within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams - Competent IT skills, including use of electronic patient records, email, and standard software systems - Motivated, proactive and committed to service improvement **Desirable** - - Confidence in delivering psychoeducation and group-based interventions - Skills in training, teaching or facilitating learning within teams ### Experience/Knowledge **Essential** - - Significant experience of working with people with dementia and/or older adults with mental health needs - Experience of contributing to multidisciplinary assessment and diagnostic processes within a memory service or similar setting - Sound knowledge of dementia, including progression, diagnosis, and post-diagnostic support - Knowledge of relevant cognitive assessment tools used in memory services. - Understanding of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in dementia care - Knowledge and application of the Mental Capacity Act and relevant mental health legislation - Experience of risk assessment and care planning - Understanding of the needs of people living with dementia and their carers - Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies, including primary care, social care, and voluntary sector partners - Understanding of evidence-based practice and clinical governance - Awareness of physical health needs in older adults and people with dementia - Experience of supporting, supervising or mentoring staff, students or trainees **Desirable** - - Experience of working within a Memory Service or Dementia Pathway - Experience of working with Dementia Navigator or post-diagnostic support models - Training in de-escalation or breakaway techniques - Experience contributing to audit, service development, or quality improvement initiatives ### Demonstration of our values **Essential** - - Ability to provide clear examples of how they have demonstrated the core values in their previous work experience. ### Qualifications/Registration **Essential** - - Registered Nurse (NMC registered) - Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council - Evidence of relevant post-registration training and/or ongoing academic study in dementia and/or older adults’ mental health - Current Level 2 Safeguarding Adults and/or Children certification - Willingness to undertake mentorship/assessing qualification (if not already held) **Desirable** - - Mentorship, practice assessor or teaching qualification - Additional relevant postgraduate qualification in dementia, mental health, or older people’s care ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 640.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10424640) - [person specification (pdf, 640.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10424641) - [functional requirements (pdf, 608.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10424642) - [a comprehensive guide for candidates (pdf, 544.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2959) - [trac - value based recruitment guidance for candidate (pdf, 4.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2440) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.