Day Service Practitioner

Alzheimer Scotland; Bonnyrigg; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Alzheimer Scotland seeks an engaged partner to support people living with dementia and their families through high-quality, person-centred therapeutic activities. You will help ensure services meet national standards and quality guarantees, while contributing to audits and inspections.

A full driving licence is required to support outreach work. The role emphasises evidence-based activity delivery, continuous improvement, and collaboration within the Registered and Commissioned

Qualifications

• Understanding of Health and Social Care Standards and safeguarding.
• Experience in dementia care or supporting people with dementia and their families.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred therapeutic activities and support.
• Contribute to quality assurance and continuous improvement across services.
• Support Care Inspectorate inspections and internal audits.

Education

SCQF Level 6 / SVQ 2

Job description

Who we are

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

You will be responsible for supporting people living with dementia to achieve good outcomes using a range of therapeutic interventions, resources and activities as appropriate. Working as part of the Registered and Commissioned Services/Community Connections team you will have responsibility for ensuring that services are of the highest quality and meet Alzheimer Scotland’s vision for unique therapeutic, highly person-centred support. You will work with the wider team and Day Services Manager to ensure safe practice and delivery of high-quality, person-centred, therapeutic Registered and Commissioned Services/Community Connections, ensuring practice complies with Alzheimer Scotland’s policies. You will contribute to evidencing, reviewing and continually improving the quality of the services and will participate in internal audit and Care Inspectorate inspections. You may operate within a building-based Day Care or as part of a Community Connection team delivering Community Groups and Outreach services across an allocated area. At times, this will involve working without supervision in the absence of the Day Services Manager. You will work with the wider team to evidence that services meet Alzheimer Scotland’s Quality Guarantees, Scotland’s Health and Social Care standards and other quality frameworks including those of the Care Inspectorate where relevant. This includes ensuring that the activities and support offered meet the identified personal outcomes of those attending the services.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have a good understanding and/or experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families. This will include an understanding of the benefit of high quality, evidence based therapeutic activity, ongoing evaluation, quality assurance and continuous improvement. Knowledge and understanding of the Health and Social Care Standards and SSSC codes of practice and the Care Inspectorate and their role in registered services. Understanding and knowledge of dementia, mild cognitive impairment and Brain Health and experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families. The successful candidate will have a recognised professional qualification in health, social work or related field, to SCQF Level 6 (SVQ 2). This post requires a full driving licence and access to a car.