Dementia Care Navigator - Post-Diagnosis Community Support

North London Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a post-diagnostic support role within Memory Services in the community. You will work with service users and families to help them live well with dementia, providing information, signposting, and referrals as needed.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will use a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach, communicate with GPs and social care, and escalate concerns to senior staff when appropriate, ensuring patient dignity and equality.

Qualifications

• Extensive and current paid experience with dementia or older adults with complex mental health needs.
• Minimum of one year experience in a mental health setting.
• Educated to GCSE level with Maths and English included.

Responsibilities

• Provide post-diagnostic support to an allocated caseload and their families.
• Signpost to organisations and facilitate referrals as required.
• Communicate effectively with service users, families, GPs and social care teams.
• Engage in multidisciplinary team working and use a trauma-informed approach.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Boundary management

Relationship building

Team collaboration

Education

GCSE Maths & English

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

North London NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a post-diagnostic support role within Memory Services in the community. You will work with service users and families to help them live well with dementia, providing information, signposting, and referrals as needed.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will use a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach, communicate with GPs and social care, and escalate concerns to senior staff when appropriate, ensuring patient dignity and equality.