Community Dementia Practitioner – Managing Memory Together

Job summary

This role requires the clinician to work as an independent, autonomous practitioner as part of Managing Memory Togetherto support service users with a dementia diagnosis in primary care - ensuring appropriate levels of support, advice and therapeutic interventions are delivered in a coordinated way.

Main duties of the job

Support clinical decision making on diagnosis, treatment and follow up care for patients diagnosed with a dementia that are presented at the ICS co-diagnosis MDT meetings. For those not diagnosed dementia, sign post on to other services as applicable.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

05 May 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-26-328

Job locations

Gloucester Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust

Edward Jenner Court, 1010 Pioneer Avenue,

Gloucester,

GL3 4AW

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