Job summary
The Wiltshire Dementia Service is a specialist and passionate team providing assessments for patients within a range of settings and with a range of needs.
The team consist of three pathways including:
-Specialist assessments for patients residing in community hospital and care home settings with symptoms of behavioural and psychological symptoms of Dementia.
-Specialist care co-ordination for patients requiring ongoing assessment, review, risk management etc.
-The provision of memory assessments, diagnosis and treatment.
The Dementia Service pride themselves on their motivation to optimise patients' wellbeing while working collaboratively with other agencies to provide holistic support.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist assessment for referred service users using specified assessment tools to an agreed standard.
To work in partnership with service users and carers providing them with relevant information, signposting them to relevant agencies and assisting service users to make choices and plans for their future care.
Provide a specialist service in a variety of settings having responsibility for managing your own caseload, providing interventions as appropriate and based on best available practice.
Review of patients taking both memory enhancing medication, and medications prescribed to treat behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
In conjunction with colleagues or other providers participate in the provision of post diagnostic groups for service users and/or carers helping to develop a network of community support for service users and their carers.
To attend clinical and team business meetings as necessary.
Participate in your own supervision and appraisal working with your line manager to set and review your objectives, and to identify and meet your training and professional development needs as outlined in the KSF profile for your post.
Maintain professional registration and abide by the NMC code of conduct.Have responsibility for the supervision of other staff as required.Participate in providing support, advice and training to staff of other services as appropriate.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust)a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide and contribute to the development of a specialist dementia service in a defined area. This will involve providing initial specialist assessment, a range of interventions and regular review either in memory clinics or in service users homes and care homes. This may also include undertaking the non-medical prescribing course.
To liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team and other agencies involved in the care of individual service users. Signposting service users and carers to other services as appropriate.
To provide support and advice to Carers through individual and/or group work.
To contribute to integrated governance processes, including the continuing development, improvement and monitoring of service provision and performance, and monitoring standards of care, through data collection and audit processes.
To work in partnership with other local statutory and voluntary organisations in the provision of a range of interventions and support for service users and carers.
To provide support, advice and training as appropriate to other services and agencies involved in the provision of services to people with memory problems.
To be responsible for the supervision of identified staff and provision of training for students of various disciplines as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide and contribute to the development of a specialist dementia service in a defined area. This will involve providing initial specialist assessment, a range of interventions and regular review either in memory clinics or in service users homes and care homes. This may also include undertaking the non-medical prescribing course.
To liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team and other agencies involved in the care of individual service users. Signposting service users and carers to other services as appropriate.
To provide support and advice to Carers through individual and/or group work.
To contribute to integrated governance processes, including the continuing development, improvement and monitoring of service provision and performance, and monitoring standards of care, through data collection and audit processes.
To work in partnership with other local statutory and voluntary organisations in the provision of a range of interventions and support for service users and carers.
To provide support, advice and training as appropriate to other services and agencies involved in the provision of services to people with memory problems.
To be responsible for the supervision of identified staff and provision of training for students of various disciplines as appropriate.
Person Specification
Essential/Desirable
Essential
- Professional Registration
Desirable
Person Specification
Essential/Desirable
Essential
- Professional Registration
Desirable
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).
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