Job summary
This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 22.5 hours per week.
To Work as part of Managing MemoryTogether to support service users with dementia in primary care - ensuring appropriate levels of support, advice and therapeutic interventions are delivered in a coordinated manner for people with dementia in the allocated area
Main duties of the job
To work to a defined cluster of GP Practices whilst remaining flexible to work across other GP Practice clusters as required.
To act as the lead professional for people with dementia allocated to your own caseload and support other lead professionals within other services.
To work collaboratively with other services to advise and ensure proactive support to people with dementia in the required area.
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
Manage an allocated caseload of people with dementia living at home, whose level of support require care co-ordination and are not more appropriately served by another specialist service.
Develop, monitor and review support plans proactively to meet service user needs in partnership with the service user, carer, and primary care team. Develop, monitor and review contingency and advanced care plans
This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Job description
Job responsibilities
Manage an allocated caseload of people with dementia living at home, whose level of support require care co-ordination and are not more appropriately served by another specialist service.
Develop, monitor and review support plans proactively to meet service user needs in partnership with the service user, carer, and primary care team. Develop, monitor and review contingency and advanced care plans
This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Person Specification
Shortlisting criteria
Essential
- NMC, Register First Level Nurse, HCPC registration
- Experience of applying psychosocial interventions with people with dementia
- Experience of team working in a Community.
- Working knowledge of the complex needs of older people with dementia
Desirable
- Awareness and understanding of contemporary development in mental health care particularly dementia
- Sound evidence based knowledge of the management of people with dementia and mental health needs
- Be able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively
- Ability to work alone or as part of a team
Shortlisting criteria
Essential
- Evidence of NMC registration first level nurse
Desirable
- Evidence of post registration learning
Shortlisting criteria
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Evidence of formal post registration learning
Desirable
- Experience of management and leadership
- Experience of facilitating groups
Person Specification
Shortlisting criteria
Essential
- NMC, Register First Level Nurse, HCPC registration
- Experience of applying psychosocial interventions with people with dementia
- Experience of team working in a Community.
- Working knowledge of the complex needs of older people with dementia
Desirable
- Awareness and understanding of contemporary development in mental health care particularly dementia
- Sound evidence based knowledge of the management of people with dementia and mental health needs
- Be able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively
- Ability to work alone or as part of a team
Shortlisting criteria
Essential
- Evidence of NMC registration first level nurse
Desirable
- Evidence of post registration learning
Shortlisting criteria
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Evidence of formal post registration learning
Desirable
- Experience of management and leadership
- Experience of facilitating groups
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
