# Dementia & Delirium Service - Registered Mental Health Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dementia-and-delirium-service-registered-mental-health-nurse/335e598c-d34a-415f-9d7c-b9decb5a4105 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dementia-and-delirium-service-registered-mental-health-nurse/335e598c-d34a-415f-9d7c-b9decb5a4105.md ## 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:** Fixed term: 12 months (maternity leave cover) - **Employment type:** 22.5 hours per week (part time) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-16T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-02T08:31:06.216Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/northampton/Northamptonshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health_Nursing_Dementia_Delirium/Mental_Health_Nursing_Dementia_Delirium-v8264567 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8264567?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 RMN to work within the Dementia and Delirium Team. This is to provide cover for maternity leave for a fixed term period/secondment for 12 months commencing Novemeber 2026. We support the admissisons and discharges for people with dementia/delirium to beds within Turnfurlong, Spinneyfiedls and Apollo house and a countywide community service too. The post on offer is 22.5 hours per week. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will provide a lead role as a Specialist Mental Health practitioner for the Dementia and Delirium service (D&D) within Turnfurlong Northampton and the wider community. The D&D service specialises in assisting with complex discharge planning for people with dementia and/or delirium. The D&D model works closely with inpatient and community services in order to support patients and their families with the most appropriate discharge plan helping reduce delayed discharges and giving the patient the best chance of returning home. The role will include completing MDT screening via the daily discharge Hubs and nursing/social assessments of people who have been referred to the D&D team with complex needs as well as advising on treatment plans, undertaking risk assessments and assisting with planning packages of care. There will be a need for MDT and collaborative work with a range of other providers. The post holder will provide mental health nursing interventions to individuals as appropriate including memory assessment. The post holder will be involved in the on-going development of the Dementia and delirium service. ### 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 participating in audit and research. - Experience of working within a hospital setting. - Experience of working within community settings. - Advanced clinical skills and assessment skills in care of older adults with mental health needs. - experience of providing education and training to others ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 312.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10645996) - [your guide to nhft (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3047) ## 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.