Job summary
The Post Holder will be a senior Member of the team working with individuals across the locality who have dementia and live in a care home setting. The purpose of this role is to:
Act as a short-term care co-ordinator providing assessments and treatment plans to support individuals and care home staff to improve resident's quality of life.
Offer clinical leadership to other members of the Care Home Support Team Countywide.
Support areas of the County where caseloads are reaching capacity.
Review Referrals to the Memory Assessment Service for people in Care Homes to support GPs with Primary Care Diagnosis
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake caseload management and work collaboratively with the countywide Care Home Support Team.
Accept appropriate referrals from various sources and manage a caseload offering specialist assessments and treatment plans with a strong focus on person centred care.
Provide expert clinical advice, support and training to individuals, their families and care home personnel.
You will be expected to provide cross cover across the county to assist with your colleagues depending on size of case load and referral rate.
Review referrals for Memory Assessment for people in Care homes and Assist GPs with Primary Care Diagnosis where 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide evidence based programmes of care/training for care homes linked to clinical needs of the individual and to improve care home staff understanding of person centred care and the interplay between bio-psycho-social needs of the individual.
Provide cross cover across the county to assist with your colleagues depending on size of case load and referral rate.
Review referrals for Memory Assessment for people in Care homes and Assist GPs with Primary Care Diagnosis where applicable
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide evidence based programmes of care/training for care homes linked to clinical needs of the individual and to improve care home staff understanding of person centred care and the interplay between bio-psycho-social needs of the individual.
Provide cross cover across the county to assist with your colleagues depending on size of case load and referral rate.
Review referrals for Memory Assessment for people in Care homes and Assist GPs with Primary Care Diagnosis where applicable
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Essential
- Registered 1st level nurse
- Demonstrable post qualification experience in Working with individuals with Dementia
- Extensive experience of first line assessments including the assessment of risk.
- Awareness and understanding of contemporary development in mental health care particularly Dementia.
Desirable
- Experience of working within an In-Patient or residential setting
- Knowledge of evidence based intervention with service users in an all phases of Dementia and / or mental illness
- An understanding of national policy in relation to mental health
- Knowledge of the different approaches to mental health assessment
Essentail
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, observation and communication skills both written and verbal
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Essential
- Registered 1st level nurse
- Demonstrable post qualification experience in Working with individuals with Dementia
- Extensive experience of first line assessments including the assessment of risk.
- Awareness and understanding of contemporary development in mental health care particularly Dementia.
Desirable
- Experience of working within an In-Patient or residential setting
- Knowledge of evidence based intervention with service users in an all phases of Dementia and / or mental illness
- An understanding of national policy in relation to mental health
- Knowledge of the different approaches to mental health assessment
Essentail
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, observation and communication skills both written and verbal
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
