# Dementia & Delirium Service - Registered Mental Health Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Trust Headquarters, St Mary's Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-19T12:15:51.326Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Rushden/Northamptonshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health_Nursing_Dementia_Delirium/Mental_Health_Nursing_Dementia_Delirium-v8331543
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8331543?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join the Dementia and Delirium Team. The post holder will either hold a recognised Non-Medical Prescribing qualification or demonstrate a commitment to achieving this following appointment.

### Main duties of the job

The Dementia and Delirium Service supports the admission, assessment, treatment and discharge of people with dementia and delirium across Turnfurlong, Spinneyfields, Apollo House and community settings across Northamptonshire. The service specialises in supporting patients with complex health and social care needs, facilitating safe and effective discharge planning and reducing delayed discharges.

The post holder will provide specialist mental health assessment, treatment planning, prescribing expertise, risk assessment and discharge support for patients with dementia and/or delirium. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, the role supports patients and carers to achieve the most appropriate outcomes while promoting independence and maintaining quality of life.

The role also contributes to service development, education, audit, quality improvement and the promotion of evidence-based practice across adult services.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Degree Level with mental health knowledge and experience of dementia and delirium.
- Post graduate qualification in and or relevant field or equivalent experience.

**Desirable**

- nurse prescribing qualificiation

### Knowledge & Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working with older people with complex health and social care needs.
- Minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience within older adult mental health services.
- Expert knowledge and good understanding of the care management process and eligibility criteria, MHA, MCA, current legislation relating to older people.
- Experience of working with and good undertanding of dementia and delirium
- experience of undertaking memory assessment

**Desirable**

- Experience of working within community settings.
- Advanced clinical skills and assessment skills in care of older adults with mental health needs.
- experience of providing supervision, education and training to others
- Experience of working within inpatients

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 312.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10654576)
- [your guide to nhft (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3047)

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