Dementia & Delirium Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

The role provides specialist support to the Clinical Nurse Specialist team in the care of patients with dementia and delirium. Acting as an expert resource, the Dementia CNS delivers assessment, clinical advice, education, and training to embed best practice across the organisation. The post holder leads service development and quality improvement initiatives, supports compliance with national standards, and advocates for patients and carers to ensure dignified, person-centred care.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

***Interviews for this post are due to take place week commencing 26th January***

Main duties of the job

• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and other professionals to assess, treat, and improve the identification and management of co-morbidities and frailty in people with dementia

• Deliver holistic interventions to promote health and wellbeing for people with dementia and their carers/families

• Develop, implement, and support person-centred care plans, including positive risk management

• Support people with dementia, carers/families, and staff to understand and respond to changes in behaviour, cognition, and relationships

• Actively engage people with dementia and cognitive impairment, and their carers, in all stages of intervention, ensuring their views are heard and respected

• Promote and support advance care planning, including best-interest decision-making, in partnership with colleagues and families

• Liaise closely with social workers and community mental health services to support timely interventions and safe discharge planning

• Maintain accurate, up-to-date clinical records in line with local policy and national GDPR requirements

• Provide expert clinical care and strategic leadership for patients with dementia and delirium in line with the UHCW Dementia Strategy

• Monitor key performance indicators and ensure compliance with national dementia standards

• Lead and support staff education and engage with carers

• Use data and audit to drive quality improvement, enhancing patient safety and experience

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.