Clinical Specialist Nurse (Memory Services)

Job overview

Are you passionate about helping older people to live well within their communities? Do you have advanced clinical skills and enjoy working with older people, their families and carers? Whether you are looking to progress in your career or are looking for a new challenge and an opportunity to use your existing skills and experience in a new role - we have the job for you!

We are seeking 1 full time Clinical Specialist Nurse (CSN/ANP) to join our Memory Team across the communities of Scarborough, Whitby & Ryedale. Our Teams are committed to working as part of local communities, alongside partner services, so that we can actively support and develop our staff to deliver the right care, first time - every time.

Our Teams are dedicated to providing care that is of the best quality, safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can, encouraging them to work alongside service users, their families, and carers, and our local system partners (GP's Social Care, Voluntary Care) to ensure the best person-centred outcomes for our patients.

This post sits across 3 locations: Cross Lane Hospital Scarborough, Princess Road Clinic Malton, and The Anchorage Whitby. Your allocated primary base will be the one which is closest geographically to your home. Business mileage is applicable for any additional travel outside of usual home to base daily miles.

Main duties of the job

As the CSN you will be the Professional Lead for Nurses in our Memory Specialty, leading on professional development and ensuring the delivery of robust evidence based practice. The nature of this work requires autonomy and a calm, consistent and innovative approach to some challenging clinical situations. It is essential that candidates are motivated and have an interest in fostering collaborative and supportive relationships with system partners (GP's, Social Services, Voluntary Care etc). There is a requirement to contribute to and lead ongoing service development to ensure that any change required is timely, effectively communicated, well-led, monitored and sustained in line with a continuous improvement approach.

Candidates will ideally have experience of working in the community, preferably with some experience and understanding of working with older people with memory difficulties, their families and carers.

The ability to communicate clearly and in a timely way, to make balanced decisions, and to use positive risk taking approaches, whilst managing potentially high pressure situations is essential. You will undertake person-centred, evidence-based assessments and deliver therapeutic interventions as appropriate with older people with memory difficulties.

You will be well supported and will work within a friendly team with opportunities for continuing professional development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

You will work collaboratively, assuming an active and proactive leadership role in the establishment of partnerships and networks with key stakeholders across the wider mental health care system, creating a culture of ‘partnership’ between people and services, promoting clear communication and improved access to specialist advice, knowledge and skills.

Due to service and model developments, there will be support to develop skills related to nurse-delivered diagnosis and treatment, it is essential that you are a Non-Medical Prescriber or can demonstrate that you will be able to become a Non-Medical Prescriber within an agreed timescale.

You will contribute to increasing community awareness of the presentation, prevalence and prevention of Dementia in local community populations, using this insight and intelligence to work with our system partners and contribute to the future redesign improvement activity.

For more information about this innovative and exciting new opportunity - please contact:

Stacey Pollington

Service Manager for SWR MHSOP Services

[email protected]

OR

Tyra Sutton

Community Modern Matron

[email protected]