Dementia Post Diagnostic Support Link Worker

NHS National Services Scotland; Cupar; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is seeking a Dementia Link Worker to join the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team at Kinnaird, Stratheden Hospital, Cupar. You will manage a caseload and provide post-diagnostic support to people with dementia and their carers, delivering guidance and information in a multidisciplinary setting.

The role requires strong communication, independence, and ability to travel across a wide geographic area.

Qualifications

• Experience with older adults and dementia care.
• Excellent communication skills and adaptability.
• Willingness to travel across a large geographical area.
• Support for PVG scheme and relevant pre-employment checks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a minimum of one year’s Post Diagnostic Support to people newly diagnosed with dementia.
• Provide advice, information and support to people with dementia and their carers.
• Hold own caseload within the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent worker

Team player

Travel across large area

Education

SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care

Experience with older adults

Tools

MS Office

Morse

Job description

NHS Fife Older Adult Community Mental Health Services

A vacancy has arisen within the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team, and we would like to welcome applications from highly motivated individuals, with a background in working with older adults with Dementia, to join us as a Dementia Link worker. You will be based at Kinnaird, Stratheden hospital, Cupar.

We are seeking a confident individual who has the ability to work independently but also as a key member of our multidisciplinary service, within our wider older adult community mental health team. You will hold your own caseload and be expected to deliver a minimum of one year’s Post Diagnostic Support to people newly diagnosed with dementia. The Link worker will provide advice, information and support to people with dementia and their carers who are in the process of, or have been diagnosed with dementia. The link worker will be using the 5 Pillar Model of Post Diagnostic Support.

The postholder will demonstrate good awareness of local services and resources for optimising care provision and patient experience.

You must possess excellent communication skills and be adaptable to change, and have experience of working with older adults.

There is a need to use IT systems such as Microsoft Office and Morse

Successful applicants will receive a full induction, and supervision, and there will be an expectation that staff will either have, or work towards, SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care.

IT IS VITAL THAT THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE CAN TRAVEL ACROSS A LARGE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA IN A TIMELY MANNER WITHOUT RELYING ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT.

Working pattern – The service operates within office hours Monday to Friday 0900-1700.

For informal enquiries or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Nurse Team leaders, East Monica Grossett Team Leader, telephone no: 01334 651347, or West Tracy McEwan Team Leader telephone no: 01383 623623 ext 27085

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A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.