Dementia Support Worker

Job summary

• Are you looking for a rewarding carer in dementia services?
• Do you want to make a difference to people with dementia and their family/carers?
• Do you have passion and energy?

We want to hear from you.

This is an exciting new opportunity to work with our Primary Care Dementia Practitioner Service. This is a countywide motivated innovative team who work closely with General Practitioners, community services and the third sector. We support people after their diagnosis and help people with dementia and their families live well. We offer support advise and help resolve any problems they may experience. We are always there when they need us.

Enthusiasm and kindness is required for this dynamic role for which we can offer and provide all appropriate training to be successful in this role.

The successful applicant willdeliver;

• APHC (using remote health checks)
• Monitoring role and referral/support with PCDP
• Improving recording of health checks and dementia diagnosis
• Case scenario outcomes to feed into service re-design

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of the PCDP team, contributing to supporting people with dementia in their own homes in the community. The team works within metal health services but has close links to General Practice and primary care colleagues.The post holder will provide a range of services including practical and emotional support to individual service users and their carers and complete the annual mental health check alongside the PCDP for GP.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.