Community Dementia Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a nurse or occupational therapist passionate about supporting people living with dementia. You will provide brief interventions to patients and carers to reduce distress, maintain wellbeing, and prevent crisis. The service operates in collaboration with the Alzheimer's Society and is part of the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team. You will also undertake routine dementia assessments and contribute to service development.
Key responsibilities
- Provide direct clinical assessment and interventions for people living with dementia.
- Offer short-term, goal-based interventions to patients and their carers to reduce distress and maintain wellbeing.
- Provide clinical advice to Dementia Advisors and other services like Primary Care.
- Support service development through outcome measure collection and engage in promotion and education events.
- Utilise expert knowledge to assess need and guide patient care, ensuring accurate documentation.
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a Mental Health setting
- Assessment of people presenting with mental health problems
- Assessment and management of clinical risk
- Working within a multidisciplinary team
- Managing own case load
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
- Relevant professional qualification relating to Health or Social Care e.g., in social work, nursing, OT, with current professional registration
- RMN, BSc/DipSW, BSc OT
- Recent evidence of continuing professional development
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
- Knowledge of principles of assessment of people with mental health problems
- Knowledge of principles of risk assessment and management
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2006 and other relevant legislation
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Mental health assessment skills
- Care planning
- Delivery of evidence-based interventions in mental health
Desirable criteria
- Working in collaboration with VCSE service
- Experience of Care Coordination
- Training/developing staff and / or patients
- Experience of delivering evidence based psychosocial interventions
- Teaching/training qualification
- Psychological therapy qualification
- Skilled in the provision of clinical supervision to both peers and junior members of staff
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Community Dementia Practitioner
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a nurse or OT who is passionate about
supporting people living with dementia?
Are you able to provide interventions to both
patient and carers to maintain wellbeing and prevent crisis?
If so, come and join our innovative Community
Dementia Service.
Our Community Dementia Service is provided in
collaboration with the Alzheimers Society and will form a key part of support
throughout the dementia journey. Sitting within our Older Adult Community
Mental Health Team (OACMHT), you will be providing brief interventions for
people living with dementia with the aim of reducing distress, maintaining
wellbeing and avoiding crisis. You will have access to the wider MDT where
patients can be stepped-up to the OACMHT for more complex or on-going
support. You will also spend time each week undertaking routine dementia
assessments or other OACMHT activities.
Working hours are Monday to Friday 09.00-17.00.
Part time and flexible working will be considered.
Main duties of the job
A typical day will include a mix of direct
clinical assessment and interventions for people living with dementia as well
as providing clinical advice to the Dementia Advisors and other services e.g. Primary
Care. You will offer short term interventions
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