The closing date is 07 September 2026
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year PA, pro rata
Job summary
As part of the wider Older Peoples Mental Health Services an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Practitioner to join the Young Onset and Rarer Dementia team.
This award winning team is based at The Meadows within the borough of Stockport and provides support for clients (under 65) and their carers.
The team are responsible for providing interventions to people with a diagnosis of a young onset dementia, or a rarer type of dementia, in a community setting involving particularly challenging and complex cases.
Main duties of the job
To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users’ current mental health needs, including risk assessment, psychological needs and cognitive functioning.
To demonstrate the ability to make decisions in relation to the clinical management of individual patients and make critical clinical judgements in relation to mental health and care provision within the community setting.
To be able to assess and manage clients presenting with co-morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication.
Provide advice on issues related to activities of daily living, working with service users / carers / relatives with regards to all aspects of the care package.
Communicate clearly with service users who may lack insight into their condition and the risk issues involved.
To demonstrate the ability to make decisions in relation to the clinical management of individual patients and make critical clinical judgements in relation to mental health and care provision within the community setting.
To be able to assess and manage clients presenting with co-morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- RMN or appropriate registered AHP
- Short courses and experience to post graduate diploma level
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Accredited skills training
- Trained to degree level
- Demonstrable experience in mental health
- An accredited mentor for nursing students
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within Old Age Psychiatry and with people with dementia.
- Experience of acting as care co-ordinator under the Care Programme Approach
- Monitoring effects and side effects of service user medication
- Assessing service users capacity to manage own medication
- Experience of MDT working
Desirable
- Experience of community based mental health services
- Experience in young onset or rarer dementias
- Experience of working with carers in a collaborative way
- Experience of working with voluntary sector
- Experience of providing supervision
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).