Dementia Adviser

Alzheimer's Society; North East; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity supporting dementia care is seeking a Dementia Adviser in North East England. The role involves providing personalized support and guidance to individuals affected by dementia. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, experience in networking with professionals, and a strong understanding of the challenges faced by those living with dementia. This position requires travel within the community and offers a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Learning and development programs

Employee recognition programs

Qualifications

• Ability to support individuals to maintain independence.
• Understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with it.
• Experience in communication with diverse individuals.
• Ability to travel independently within the designated area.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred advice and support to people affected by dementia.
• Work with health and social care professionals.
• Complete community home visits and attend events.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Networking

Good IT skills

Tools

Virtual meeting software (Teams / Zoom)

Job description

About The Role

We are offering a great opportunity to join our team as a Dementia Adviser, providing personalised support to people diagnosed with dementia and their carers!

As a Dementia Adviser, you will have the rewarding opportunity to provide support, information, and guidance to people with dementia and their carers; helping to maintain their independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting them in more control of their lives.

The service is unique to each service user as it is based upon their personal circumstances and support needs. You will offer support to your clients in a variety of ways, whether in the client's own home, or at other locations in the community, face to face, by phone, letter, or email. You will also assist service users to access other services, providing signposting and referrals.

You will be supporting people living in the western border of Newcastle upon Tyne along the Tyne Valley to the Cumbrian border in the west, south to the border with Co. Durham and north to the Scottish border. Some parts of the area are remote, rural communities and you will need to be able to travel throughout the area.

Interviews will take place on the 9th September

Your role as a Dementia Adviser will include

• Providing a person-centred and outcomes focused information, advice and support service to people affected by dementia and their carers.
• Identifying people’s needs and the services they may wish to access, give advice about how to live well with dementia and support the improvement of their sense of wellbeing.
• Working from home, but you will be spending time in the community completing home visits, promoting our service at events and occasionally giving dementia awareness talks to groups
• It would be preferable for the post holder to work in the area and travel expenses are only paid for travel within the area specified.
• Working with a variety of other professionals, such as GPs, memory clinic staff and other health and social care services.

About you

• Ability and interest in supporting people to maintain their independence, improve their sense of well-being, and help them take more control of their lives.
• Understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers would be an advantage but if you have had experience supporting with other diagnosis or support requirements this would be taken into consideration.
• Experience with communicating with a wide range of people, adapting your approach to ensure understanding at all levels.
• Able to network effectively and collaborating with other professionals to achieve a positive outcome for people.
• Good IT skills, experience working with databases and virtual meeting software (Teams / Zoom).
• The ability to travel across the local area independently when and often as required.

About Alzheimer's Society

Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.

At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.

Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.

Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.

Our hiring process

During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply.Please also contact Alzheimer’s Society Talent Acquisition Team via [e-mail] for application support or any adjustments you might need.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.

We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.

We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a DBS check at the relevant level.

Giving back to you

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.