Memory Assessment Clinician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 02/10/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Memory Assessment Clinician within the Community Mental Health - Older Adult Service. The clinician will conduct memory assessments, support diagnostic processes, and assist with pharmacological treatment under consultant guidance. Key duties include post-diagnosis support, patient monitoring, and risk assessment at home. The position is open to CPNs and Occupational Therapists interested in memory assessment work.
Key responsibilities
- Memory Assessments within clinic or patients home environment, dependent on patient need.
- Timely diagnosis, following close joint working with Consultant psychiatrists.
- Pharmacological Treatment, as per guidance from Consultant psychiatrist. As appropriate depending on profession.
- Post diagnosis support and sign posting.
- Monitoring and reviewing of patients started on treatment.
- Contribution to duty system.
- Assessment of risks at home and support to address/ mitigate utilising MDT approach.
Essential criteria
- Relevant Professional Qualification ie. RMN, DipCOT
- Current unrestricted registration with HCPC/NMC
- Substantial experience in a Community Mental health care setting
- Developed specialist knowledge gained within a similar environment over a considerable period of time
- Significant experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management
- Proven experience of people management
- Must have full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business use
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Memory Assessment Clinician
The closing date is 02 October 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity to join the Community mental health - Older adult service, an expanding team working with patients with both dementia and functional disorders.
The role of the Memory assessment clinician is open to CPNs and Occupational Therapists interested in developing their skills in Memory assessment work. The role will involve working predominantly with patient presenting with memory difficulties, completing assessments of cognition and supporting the diagnostic process. However, as the team grows and develops may include some work with patients presenting with functional illness also.
Main duties of the job
The focus of this role will be on completing the following main duties;
- Memory Assessments within clinic or patients home environment, dependent on patient need.
- Timely diagnosis, following close joint working with Consultant psychiatrists.
- Pharmacological Treatment, as per guidance from Consultant psychiatrist. As appropriate depending on profession.
- Post diagnosis support and sign posting.
- Monitoring and reviewing of patients started on treatment.
- Contribution to duty system.
- Assessment of risks at home and support to address/ mitigate utilising MDT approach.
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