# Memory Assessment Nurse - East > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/memory-assessment-nurse-east/ab2b7c75-074e-4629-a332-db2bd9e527e1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/memory-assessment-nurse-east/ab2b7c75-074e-4629-a332-db2bd9e527e1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - **Location:** Wrexham Maelor Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £40559.00 to £48841.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent: The post holder will be required to cover both Wrexham & Flintshire areas - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flintshire Wepre House and Wrexham Memory Assessment Service split role) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-14T12:52:15.953Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8354422 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8354422?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://bcuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you looking for a challenge and the chance to progress your career in providing modern and supportive holistic care during the initial period of cognitive assessment and diagnosis? Then look no further, come and join us! An exciting opportunity has arisen for a mental health nurse to join us as a B6 MA Nurse in Memory Assessment Service (MAS) working across both Wrexham and Flintshire sites. We will provide you with the opportunity to develop transferrable skills - to become specialised in the assessment process by further developing your assessment techniques whilst carrying out indepth first line assessments; collecting and collating information in an appropriate format to present to your MDT colleagues; sharing and discussing sensitive information as well as participating in the diagnostic process; providing knowledge and support during those early days of diagnosis as well as being involved with initial therapeutic group/ individual work. We want to support you in your career and give you opportunities to progress. The role will require a mix of nursing skills from a range of professional specialist areas – Primary Care, Liaison, Adult Mental Health and Older Person’s Mental Health. As the B6 you will be expected to lead an area of the MAS in the absence of the manager. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will be a part of the Memory Assessment Service where they will work with those who are experiencing cognitive changes and have concerns regarding Dementia. The successful candidate will undertake responsibility of the Memory Assessment Service in the absence of the manager. They will be required to divide their time equally between a clinic and community care setting due to the large rural geographical area with limited transport links and problematic mobile phone reception. It is necessary to work autonomously and conduct patient home visits. To have the ability to make complex decisions unsupervised due to working in isolated areas. The successful candidate is expected to participate as a full member of the multi-disciplinary team, working with people who present with possible organic mental health problems. Taking responsibility for a case load of patients and initial comprehensive assessments, delivering diagnosis and formulating treatment plans and initial review. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. ### 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. Welsh language skills are desirable ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification **Desirable** - Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification ### Experience **Essential** - Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification **Desirable** - Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification **Desirable** - Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification ## Documents - [jd & ps welsh (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10680200) - [jd & ps english (pdf, 392.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10680199) - [welsh language matrix (pdf, 134.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2220) - [functional requirement (pdf, 224.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10680201) - [betsi cadwaladr relocation (pdf, 6.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2818) - [values and behaviour framework (pdf, 2.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2937) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2838) - [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1632) ## 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.