Community Dementia Practitioner

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Bromsgrove; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days leave + bank holidays

NHS pension

Flexible working

Maternity/Paternity/Adoption support

Staff networks

Wellbeing opportunities

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a nurse or OT to support people living with dementia in the Community Dementia Service. You will deliver brief interventions, collaborate with Dementia Advisors and Primary Care, and work within the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team to reduce distress and prevent crises.

The role includes routine dementia assessments, documentation, and contributing to service development.

Qualifications

• Direct clinical assessment and short-term interventions for people living with dementia.
• Provide clinical advice to Dementia Advisors and Primary Care.
• Collaborate with the MDT to support dementia care.

Responsibilities

• Direct clinical assessment and interventions for dementia patients and carers.
• Collect outcome measures and other metrics to inform service development.
• Engage in promotion and education events and professional development.
• Ensure accurate documentation of care and transitions for patients.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Interventions

Documentation

MDT collaboration

Job description

Are you a nurse or OT who is passionate about supporting people living with dementia? Are you able to provide interventions to both patient and carers to maintain wellbeing and prevent crisis? If so, come and join our innovative Community Dementia Service. Our Community Dementia Service is provided in collaboration with the Alzheimers Society and will form a key part of support throughout the dementia journey. Sitting within our Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (OACMHT), you will be providing brief interventions for people living with dementia with the aim of reducing distress, maintaining wellbeing and avoiding crisis. You will have access to the wider MDT where patients can be stepped-up to the OACMHT for more complex or on-going support. You will also spend time each week undertaking routine dementia assessments or other OACMHT activities. Working hours are Monday to Friday 09.00-17.00. Part time and flexible working will be considered. A typical day will include a mix of direct clinical assessment and interventions for people living with dementia as well as providing clinical advice to the Dementia Advisors and other services e.g. Primary Care. You will offer short term interventions to patients and their carers to reduce distress, maintain wellbeing and avoid crisis. Your interventions will be goal based and look to empower those accessing the service. You will support the development of the service through the collection of outcome measures and other metrics and engage in promotion and education events, as well as your own professional development. You will provide a seamless transition for patients supported by the Dementia Advisors into your service and utilise your expert knowledge to assess need and guide patient care. You will take a collaborative approach to all of your work, and ensure accurate documentation is maintained.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care.

We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service.

We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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