Dementia Ambassador

Maria Mallaband Care Group; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Simply Health – company funded, 24/7GP

Early Pay – access to earned pay

Benefits platform – discounts across多

Tastecard discount

Free criminal record checks

Nest Pension

Flexible working patterns

Cycle to work

Service recognition

Training support and development

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing support

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Maria Mallaband Care Group is seeking a Dementia Development Lead on a 9-month maternity cover to support home teams in delivering person-centred care for residents with dementia in our UK care homes.

You will train and coach staff, model best practice, and work with Home Manager and Dementia Development Lead to implement care planning changes. Level 3 Health and Social Care preferred; strong communication and interpersonal skills required.

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting people living with dementia.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to train and coach teams and implement changes to care planning.

Responsibilities

• Support residents directly to meet their physical and emotional needs.
• Build relationships with residents and teams to enhance care experience.
• Deliver training workshops and model best practice for dementia care.
• Guide care planning changes in collaboration with Home Manager and Dementia Ambassadors.

Skills

Coaching skills

Interpersonal communication

Training delivery

Education

Level 3 Health and Social Care

Job description

About the Role

About the role

Maternity Cover - 9 months

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support the further development of our Dementia Care services as we look to support those people living in our homes and with a dementia. At MMCG we are committed to continuously look to enhance the lifestyle of our residents, whilst ensuring that our teams are supported to enable them to deliver truly person-centred care.

Therefore, we have introduced this role to support and upskill home teams to deliver exceptional care to those living with us. This is a varied role, which will involve working directly with residents to meet both their physical and emotional needs; building relationships and finding those commonalities which can enhance the residents’ experience; working alongside your colleagues to role model best practice, providing information, advice, and guidance where required.

You will report directly into your Home Manager, supported by our MMCG Dementia Development Lead, plus a wider network of Dementia Ambassadors across the organisation.

About you

Your experience of working to support people living with dementia is essential. You will need an understanding of the changes that dementia can have both on a person’s abilities and needs; how to find strategies to best support them; and to then support the team with making the relevant changes to care planning.

You will need strong communication, coaching and interpersonal skills and feel confident with supporting the team, delivering training workshops and demonstrating how to put newfound knowledge and skills into practice.

A level 3 vocational qualification in Health and Social Care is preferred.

In return for this you will receive a competitive salary package plus:

• Simply Health – company funded, providing cashback for prescriptions, optical and dental costs 24/7 virtual GP access plus more for you and up to 4 children*
• Early Pay – Access to earned pay prior to payday
• Benefits platform – discounts across multiple retailers, leisure providers, hospitality etc.
• An exclusive discount on Tastecard - dine out with up to 50% off total food bill
• Free criminal record checks
• Pension Scheme with Nest
• Flexible working patterns
• Cycle to work scheme**
• Service recognition
• Training support and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing support
• Discounted gym membership

*Benefits require completion of a 12-week probationary period before they can be accessed.

**Benefit subject to deduction not taking colleague below National Living Wage