Job overview

We invite you to apply for the Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner position in the South Memory Assessment Service, Cambridge and Ely.  We are looking for someone with a keen interest in dementia and older people’s care. This post is open to registered nurses with the right attributes to enhance the developing Memory Assessment Service.

You will be contributing to the assessment of memory functioning and participating in the treatment process including post-diagnostic support. You will support service users and carers, offering information and signposting them to other agencies. You will work closely with colleagues from the multi-disciplinary team, psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists and others. We will provide the necessary support to ensure your development within your role

If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference for our community by supporting people with memory loss then we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To work within the integrated multi-professional team and the Memory Assessment Service.

To be accountable for contributing to assessing, interpreting, planning and implementing treatment and care to patients within professional guidelines, with the support of the Band 6 mental health practitioner.

To keep the patient at the centre of his or her care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.

Provide support and education to peers, new staff, non-registered staff and Students.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process. 

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk