Dementia Education Facilitator

NHS; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A local health foundation in Cheltenham is seeking a Dementia Education Facilitator to deliver high-quality dementia training. The part-time role requires skills in training, understanding dementia care principles, and the ability to engage diverse audiences. Candidates should have experience supporting people with dementia and developing training programs. The position offers a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 per annum, pro-rata. Join a dedicated team committed to improving dementia education across the region.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people living with dementia in a range of settings.
• Demonstrated experience in training others in dementia care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality dementia training across Gloucestershire.
• Contribute to the overall training programme in conjunction with leads.
• Develop and deliver training in various formats for different audiences.

Skills

Training others in dementia care

Support for people living with dementia

Understand principles in evidence-based dementia care

Job description

Go back Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Dementia Education Facilitator

The closing date is 01 February 2026

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 15 hours per week.

While this post is currently for two days a week, there is potential for additional contracted hours in the future.

The Dementia Education Team (DET) is offering an opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join us in delivering high-quality dementia training across Gloucestershire.

We are seeking a dynamic team player with the confidence, passion, and skills to deliver engaging and inspirational training to a wide range of audiences, including both statutory and non-statutory organisations.

Main duties of the job

Contribute to deliver the Gloucestershire Dementia Training and Education Strategy training programme.

Develop and deliver training to wide range of disciplines and agencies this is delivered face to face and on line training.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Job responsibilities

• As a member of the Dementia Education team, contribute to the overall training GDTES programme in conjunction with the Dementia Education Leads, other trainers and Professional Leads.
• Analyse the education, training and development needs of staff in line with Health Education England, Dementia Training Standards Framework (2018)
• Work effectively with service users, formal and informal carers involving them in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of training and education activities.
• Develop and deliver training to a wide range of disciplines and agencies taking into account and supporting relevant legislation, national policies and standards, regional and local strategies and how these impact on practice.
• Identify and liaise effectively with a variety of voluntary, private and other statutory organisations.
• Undertake curriculum development, design, delivery, commissioning and evaluation of a diverse range of training and education programmes from induction through to degree level. Mapping training/education to DoH Health Education England, Dementia Training Standards Framework (2018)
• Assist with the effective establishment and leadership of working groups specifically tasked with commissioning an aspect of the training plan relating to mental health linked to organisational strategic plans e.g. development of a service.
• In conjunction with managers and professional leads identify and effectively contribute to the continuing professional development of staff employed in health, social care, community, charitable, voluntary and private organisations.
• In partnership with the GDTES, professional leads and other colleagues within specialism and contribute to the annual review of GDTES priorities.
• Work with the GDTES administrator to ensure that effective systems of evaluation are in place and quality assurance maintained and continually developed.
• Support service development by providing training and educational expertise across the mental health community and liaise effectively to ensure provision is relevant and responsive to current developments & staff needs.
• Undertake continuing professional development in order to reflect current practice and service provision in the field of dementia and education.
• Actively take part in appraisal and supervision and workload management.
• Undertake such other duties consistent with the nature of the job and its level of responsibility to ensure continuous service delivery.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Person Specification

Experience

• Demonstrate experience supporting people living with dementia in a rnage of settings
• Experience in training others in dementia care

Experience

• Understanding the main principles in evidenced based dementia care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum, pro rata