Job summary
- Main area
- Dementia
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Other
- Job ref
- 432-HR1050-25
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/01/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/01/2026
Employer heading
Dementia Nurse Specialist / Dementia Specialist Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
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Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We are offering an opportunity for a registered professional with experience and expertise in supporting people with a diagnosis of Dementia. This is a permanent part-time role (week one 22.25hrs (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday) and week two 15.25hrs Wednesday & Thursday).
You will have the skills & competence to support staff across Ipswich Hospital to provide care for people who experience challenges resulting from symptoms of Dementia.
This support will involve direct interventions with patients & their carers/families and indirect support through staff training, education and consultancy. There will be an expectation for you to undertake assessments where required to inform multi-agency care planning, provide advice & sign-posting to enable people to access appropriate support at times when it is required, co-ordinate patient centred care and safety planning & liaise and collaborate with partner agencies to support good outcomes for patients with this diagnosis.
The post involves delivery of training in both formal and informal forums to support acute hospital staff in developing confidence and skills to deliver care safely & effectively.
You will support the understanding & application of appropriate legal frameworks & ensure that patients’ rights are protected when such frameworks are necessitated.
You will also provide direct line management to our dementia specialist support worker who will work closely with you to ensure continuity in the provision of this service.
Main duties of the job
- Apply specialist knowledge and expertise to support positive clinical outcomes and compassionate care for patients with dementia
- Promote best practice and evidence based approaches to caring for people with dementia
- Co-ordinate care and safety planning for people who require additional support or restrictive interventions as a result of symptoms associated with dementia and support clinical teams to follow these and respond to escalation in concerns
- Deliver training and education to staff in order to enable higher levels of confidence and competence by staff across the hospital when they work with people with this diagnosis
- Encourage, lead and participate in multi-agency working to ensure that people’s needs are met holistically and discharge planning is effective.
- Provide line management supervision to the specialist dementia support worker
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and delirium in different settings
- Experience of recent involvement in practice/ service development.
- Experience of working with groups and individuals in a variety of roles and settings
- Demonstrated experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage services
- Experience of professional supervision of staff
- Experience of audit/ evaluating clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience of undertaking staff performance reviews and planned development of staff
- Experience of working with patients/ clients to develop practice
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or Health or Social Care professional
- Post registration qualification / training in dementia
- Formal knowledge of dementia/ older people acquired through clinical post-graduate education
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Incorporating and demonstrating competencies including person-centred care, therapeutic skills, sharing knowledge, best practice, and critical reflective practice at enhanced specialist level
- Ability to use a range of therapeutic skills
- Effective role-modelling
- Understanding practice and promoting person-centred and relationship-centred care
- Collaborative and multi-agency working
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kelly Lambert
- Job title
- Head of Safeguarding Families
- Email address
- [email protected]
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