Care Coordinator

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; London Borough of Croydon; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) is seeking a motivated individual to join a multi-disciplinary team caring for people aged 65 and above in residential or nursing homes in Lambeth and Southwark. You will provide person-centred dementia care and work with residents, families and care staff to assess and plan interventions.

You will receive regular supervision, access to ongoing training and opportunities for professional development, quality improvements, research and audit.

Job description

We are a multi-disciplinary team who work with people aged 65 and above living in residential or nursing care homes in Lambeth and Southwark. We specialise in understanding the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, which can be found to be challenging.

Our team visits care homes to undertake thorough assessments of the people referred to our team. We work with residents, their families and alongside care home staff to provide specialist intervention. This includes 'information sharing' sessions, and developing person-centred care plans to help meet the individual's psychological and social needs. We also offer learning opportunities for care staff to enhance their skills and confidence when providing care.

You will need to be motivated and enthusiastic about providing high quality person centred dementia care and be able to inspire others to do so too. As part of a multi-disciplinary team you will be expected to contribute to the core team tasks as well as working autonomously with clients managing your own caseload adopting a flexible and positive approach

You will receive regular managerial supervision with regular appraisals. There are excellent opportunities for training to help develop your skills. There will be opportunities and support for continuing professional development and to actively participate in quality innovations, research and audit, The post-holder will be expected to carry out an assessment and formulate a plan of care for service users who are experiencing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia or challenging behaviour in the context of mental illness. They will work in conjunction with the residential to support staff skill development. They will care co-ordinate a defined caseload comprising of people with a diagnosis of dementia that are experiencing Behavioural and Psychological symptoms associated with the illness. They will provide support and consultation their carers, relatives and friends as directed by line manager. This will include developing and evaluating care plans in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary teamThe post will have a key role in providing time limited support to people with dementia, their carers and relatives and will liaise with colleagues within primary care, community health and social care services, voluntary organisations and the wider mental health of older adult service as appropriate.

Communications and Working Relationships

• People with dementia and their carers
• Multi-disciplinary team colleagues
• Private residential and nursing homesand day centresCommunity, day & in-patient services within MHOA directorate Line & service management and professional leads GPs, primary & community health and social care teams Third Sector and community groups - in particular the Alzheimer's Society

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness.

SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.