Job Description

Job Description: You will be a member of the multi-disciplinary memory assessment service team and as an independent specialist practitioner you will ensure the effective assessment, planning, consultation and formulation towards diagnosis

To have a specialist knowledge and understanding of strategies and interventions in the treatment of dementia.

To be proficient in referring to other agencies within the service or referring to other services or agencies where necessary.

To confidently identify risk factors and action accordingly.

Providing a communication structure between GP’s and other services in LCFT, non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring highest possible standards of patient care.

To provide mentoring and clinical supervision to other staff and trainees on placement.

To actively promote the Trust values within the MAS service and in accordance with the NMC and HPC code of conduct.

To assist the team manager in ensuring that leadership within the MAS team provides effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care given to patients and their carer’s.