Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation TrustDementia Specialist PractitionerClosing date: 24 August 2026
Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join a newly developing Community Dementia Service as a Dementia Specialist Practitioner within the Complex Dementia Team. The Service is currently being established in the Lincoln & Gainsborough area, with plans to expand into a countywide service in the coming years.
The role will involve the assessment, treatment and monitoring of patients with complex dementia presentations to provide support, education and evidence-based interventions to manage complex presentations. As a Specialist Practitioner, the role will also include liaison with stakeholders: primary care colleagues, care home teams, and third-sector agencies.
Main duties of the job- To provide a high standard of clinical care, ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.
- Work with individuals with complex dementia and provide support to them and their carers to understand and manage complex presentations.
- To delegate aspects of the patient treatment plan to other members of the team whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients' care, where appropriate.
- To ensure the clinical caseload and clinical practice of clinical members of the team is of the highest standard of clinical care.
- To manage caseload and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.
- Develop and regularly review care plans and risk assessments.
- Work in line with evidence-based practice to provide safe and effective care and treatment.
- Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet people's identified needs and manage their inherent risk.
- To assess carers' and families' needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support for carers and families.
- Protect people from abuse, neglect
About usLincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Job responsibilitiesPlease view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
- Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
- Competitive annual leave allowance
- Car leasing scheme
- NHS pension scheme
- Free eye tests
- Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential- Relevant experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Or clear evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both community/in-patient.
- Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illnesses
- Experience working as part of a team
- Experience of being supervised
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Special requirementsEssential- Ability to travel around the county independently without the use of public transport
SkillsEssential- Sound knowledge of national agenda for mental health.
- Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles.
- Highly developed communication skills.
QualificationsEssential- Registered Nurse: 1 st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent.
- Currently Registered Nurse
- Mentorship Module (degree level)
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice.
Desirable- Management training
- ENB998 / FliPS or equivalent
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.DetailsDate posted: 03 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 274-12123-OA
Job locations: Witham Court, Fen Lane, North Hykeham, LN6 8UZ, United Kingdom
Employer detailsEmployer name: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Witham Court, Fen Lane, North Hykeham, LN6 8UZ, United Kingdom
Employer contact detailsTeam Coordinator: Lisa Cheesebrough
Email: Lisa.cheesebrough1@nhs.net
Telephone: 01522508332
