Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Dementia Care Coordinator

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Job summary

To provide a specialist service for people with dementia and delirium under the supervision of the Consultant Admiral Nurse (Nurse Specialist for Dementia)
To provide advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals under the supervision of the Consultant Admiral Nurse.
To ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based care, supporting the needs of patients, their families and other carers affected by dementia/ delirium by initiating appropriate steps for effective care.
To be actively involved in patient care, liaising with ward staff to ensure high quality care this includes supporting the Butterfly Scheme
To maintain mechanism for referrals to the Admiral Nurse and Dementia Practitioner, this will include carryout any initial assessment and refereeing complex cases to the Admiral Nurse
Provide support as needed to the Consultant Admiral Nurse, teams and ward teams across the trust

Main duties of the job

Passionate about dementia care? Do you want to work with patients, families and staff to ensure patients living with dementia who use our services get the best person centred care?

East Surrey Hospital has the Dementia Friendly Hospital Charter (Dementia Action Alliance) and over 3500 staff members as Dementia Friends.

To further develop service and initiatives working with the Consultant Admiral Nurse we are seeking a highly motivated individual, who is committed to improving the quality of life for people living with dementia and their family/carers who use services at East Surrey Hospital.

The post holder will ensure continuity of a high standard care, supporting the needs of patients, their families and other carers affected by dementia/ delirium by initiating appropriate steps for effective care as well as being available for initial assessment and refereeing complex cases to the Consultant Admiral Nurse.

Please contact Chris O'Connor (Consultant Admiral Nurse) 01737 68511 (ext 6288 or bleep 970) or 07812377294

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Date posted

20 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£22,725 to £27,664 a year pro rata incl. high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

326-5702996-AD

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, regarding the role please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, regarding the role please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Employer's website

https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Employer's website

https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)