South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Community Practitioner
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Job Description
This part-time, permanent post is a great opportunity for a practitioner experienced in memory assessment or wanting to build experience working with people with dementia and older adults, and develop skills working independently in the Lewisham community.
The post is open to registered nurses, occupational therapists, and social workers. Applicants must be able to work on site and carry out home visits throughout the Borough of Lewisham.
About the Role
Memory Services are responsible for assessing and diagnosing people with suspected dementia, and for initiating treatment and support for people with dementia and their carers. Lewisham Memory Service is staffed by a variety of professional groups including psychiatry, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, and psychology, and operates within a multi-disciplinary framework.
This post will have a key role in providing time-limited support and interventions to people with dementia, their carers, and relatives in both clinic and home-based settings. The post holder will liaise with colleagues in primary care, community health, and social services, voluntary organisations, and the wider mental health of older adult service as appropriate.
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Responsibilities
- Carrying out assessments (including standardised cognitive tests)
- Formulating diagnoses and care plans with support of the MDT
- Communicating with clients and carers about the diagnosis and treatment options
- Signposting or referring people to relevant support services
- Participating in a triage rota, screening new referrals to the service
Requirements
The post holder will be skilled in communicating clearly and sensitively, both verbally and in writing. The post holder will be able to balance providing sensitive, person-centred care with meeting targets set by NHS England around the time frame from referral to diagnosis of dementia in memory services.
Benefits
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- Comprehensive pay, pensions, and leave package, dependent on the role and length of service
- Work-life balance, flexible working, and support a range of flexible options, such as part-time working and job sharing
- Career development: opportunities to progress your career and support your development through mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership, and other talent programmes
- Car lease
- Accommodation: keyworker housing available on selected sites
- NHS discounts with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
Contact Information
For further details/informal visits, contact:
Name: Kathleen Fellbaum
Job title: Team Manager
Email address: kathleen.fellbaum@slam.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0203 228 0939
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