Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Specialist Dementia Intervention Team in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. The team have recently commenced an exciting program of development and are looking for two Specialist Practitioners in Dementia Care Mapping. DCM qualification is not essential and training will be provided.
The DCM Practitioner will support the development of care plans and subsequent training needs through analysis of culture and culture change in our settings. They will support care staff to understand the behaviour being displayed as an unmet need and how staff can help to meet this need with them. They will provide clinical consultation and support for staff to develop their knowledge and skills in the care and treatment of patients with Dementia in the hospital setting.
The role requires a forward thinking dynamic professional (Nurse, OT, Social Worker, Physio), committed to the delivery of evidence based practice using Dementia Care Mapping and to develop services, highly specialist assessment and interventions to Older Adults with a diagnosis of Dementia.
You will need excellent communication skills, and be able to demonstrate a genuine interest in achieving wellbeing and positive health outcomes for older adults with mental health needs.
Main duties of the job
The DCM Practitioner will use Dementia Care Mapping as an observational framework that can be used for different purposes including :
- Quality Monitoring and improvement.
- Individual assessment and care planning.
- Review of key times of the day.
- Staff development and training needs analysis.
The post holders will use the Dementia Care Mapping Model to provide support to the Older adult inpatient areas across CTM whilst supporting the existing DCM mappers with data collection, DCM cycles, supervision etc.
The post holders will be responsible for monitoring how action plans are implemented using robust quality assurance and outcome measures and the collection of appropriate data to evidence change.
The successful applicant will be have the opportunity to enhance service delivery and quality improvement and to develop advanced clinical skills.
They will be expected to provide clinical supervision to junior staff members and students and deliver formal teaching and training, as appropriate.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifiactions
Essential
- Registered Health or Social Care Practitioner with Degree level qualification. Evidence of clinical and professional post-qualification training and development. Evidence of post basic study in subjects relevant to specialty to postgraduate Diploma equivalency. Advanced Dementia Care Mapping training or willingness to undertake. High level of assessment/risk assessment/planning and evaluation skills necessary for working in mental health of older people. Knowledge of Person Centred Dementia Care (Kitwood et al). All Wales Dementia Care Pathway of Standards (PHW2021), Good Work Framework (2016).
Desirable
- Leadership qualification. IQT Silver/Bronze
Experience
Essential
- Experience of expertise in working with older people with mental health needs.Experience of expertise in working with older people with mental health needs. Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working. Experience of management including staff.
Desirable
- Experience of research and audit.Current Dementia Care Mapping practice. Experience of managing change in a clinical setting.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of leadership. Evidence of supervision skills. Good communication skills. Resilience in challenging situations. Good organisation skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Commitment to DCM model. Positive value base. Good team worker. Belief in inherent strengths of service user. Prepared to embrace change. Supportive of diversity of other's needs, opinions and values. Positive attitude to multi-disciplinary working and working with carers.
Desirable
- Ability to produce detailed reports. Audit and evaluation skills.
Values
Essential
- Promote and uphold the values and behaviours of CTMUHB.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across all localities in CTMUHB in a timely manner. Flexible and adaptable to change. Able to work in highly challenging environment. Ability to work flexibly within 7-day shift pattern.
Person Specification
Qualifiactions
Essential
- Registered Health or Social Care Practitioner with Degree level qualification. Evidence of clinical and professional post-qualification training and development. Evidence of post basic study in subjects relevant to specialty to postgraduate Diploma equivalency. Advanced Dementia Care Mapping training or willingness to undertake. High level of assessment/risk assessment/planning and evaluation skills necessary for working in mental health of older people. Knowledge of Person Centred Dementia Care (Kitwood et al). All Wales Dementia Care Pathway of Standards (PHW2021), Good Work Framework (2016).
Desirable
- Leadership qualification. IQT Silver/Bronze
Experience
Essential
- Experience of expertise in working with older people with mental health needs.Experience of expertise in working with older people with mental health needs. Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working. Experience of management including staff.
Desirable
- Experience of research and audit.Current Dementia Care Mapping practice. Experience of managing change in a clinical setting.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of leadership. Evidence of supervision skills. Good communication skills. Resilience in challenging situations. Good organisation skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Commitment to DCM model. Positive value base. Good team worker. Belief in inherent strengths of service user. Prepared to embrace change. Supportive of diversity of other's needs, opinions and values. Positive attitude to multi-disciplinary working and working with carers.
Desirable
- Ability to produce detailed reports. Audit and evaluation skills.
Values
Essential
- Promote and uphold the values and behaviours of CTMUHB.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across all localities in CTMUHB in a timely manner. Flexible and adaptable to change. Able to work in highly challenging environment. Ability to work flexibly within 7-day shift pattern.
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).
