Community Mental Health Nurse – Memory Service(UK Visa Sponsorship)

Job Description

Make a meaningful difference in dementia care

An exciting opportunity is available for a Community Mental Health Nurse to join the Memory Team in Knaresborough, based at Alexander House. This role is ideal for a compassionate, motivated nurse who is committed to improving the lives of people living with memory difficulties, dementia, and cognitive impairment, alongside their families and carers.

You may be an experienced Registered Nurse or newly qualified — if you are due to register within the next three months, we strongly encourage you to apply. Comprehensive induction, training, and a Preceptorship Programme will be provided to support your development in this specialist area of practice.

About the Memory Service

This post sits within a period of positive transformation, aligned with the Trust’s Dementia Pathway refresh and ongoing quality improvement work. The service focuses on delivering timely, accessible, and place-based memory assessments, enabling early diagnosis and access to appropriate treatment, support, and planning.

By joining the team, you will play a key role in ensuring people receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place — helping to improve long-term outcomes and quality of life.

Your Role and Responsibilities

As a Community Mental Health Nurse within the Memory Team, you will:

• Act as an initial point of contact for individuals referred to the memory pathway and their families
• Undertake comprehensive, person-centred memory assessments using a holistic framework
• Gather and document detailed clinical histories, involving families and carers as partners in care
• Clearly explain the memory pathway, supporting understanding and reducing anxiety from first contact
• Maintain accurate, timely clinical records to inform MDT discussions and decision-making
• Work autonomously while contributing actively to multidisciplinary team meetings
• Collaborate closely with partner services, community teams, and external agencies
• Support safeguarding, risk assessment, and clinical governance processes
• Your work will be central to creating a positive first experience and ensuring safe, consistent, and high-quality care.

The Team and Working Environment

The Harrogate Memory Team is a small, friendly, and highly supportive group of professionals who value collaboration, innovation, and co-creation with service users and carers.

You will benefit from:

• A shared office base promoting strong peer support
• Close working relationships with the Harrogate Community Mental Health Team for Older People
• Regular clinical, management, and caseload supervision
• Leadership support from an experienced Team Manager and Clinical Specialist Nurse/Advanced Nurse Practitioner
• Staff wellbeing is taken seriously. The team has a dedicated Wellbeing Champion who promotes healthy work-life balance and reflective practice.

Professional Development & Support

You will be encouraged to develop your skills and progress your career through:

• Regular appraisals and supervision
• Access to ongoing training and CPD opportunities
• Support to become a Practice Assessor/Mentor and Clinical Supervisor
• Active involvement in service development and innovation

Essential Requirements

Qualifications

• Current registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) as RNMH or RNLD
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Willingness to work towards Practice Assessor/Mentor status
• Trained Clinical Supervisor (or ability to complete within probation period)

Experience

• Working with people with mental ill health and/or learning disabilities
• Delivering person-centred care
• Collaborative working with families and carers
• Experience within multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies

Knowledge & Skills

• Understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Knowledge of safeguarding, risk assessment, and clinical governance
• Confident medicines management, including injectable medications
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively

Travel Requirement

Due to the community-based nature of the role, you must be able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for work purposes. Reasonable adjustments will be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Pre-Employment Checks & Right to Work

This role is subject to:

• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks
• Overseas criminal record checks where applicable
• Applications are welcomed from candidates requiring Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, in line with UK Government requirements.

Helpful official guidance:

Criminal record checks for overseas applicants:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Right to work in the UK:
https://www.gov.uk/check-job-applicant-right-to-work

About the Employer

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) delivers mental health, learning disability, and neurodiversity services across the North East and North Yorkshire. The Trust is committed to inclusion, equality, and staff wellbeing, supported by active staff networks and continuous improvement initiatives.

Interested in Joining Us?

We actively encourage informal contact to learn more about the team and the service before applying.

This role offers a rewarding opportunity to develop specialist skills, work collaboratively, and make a genuine difference to people living with memory difficulties and dementia.