Primary Care Dementia Practitioner Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Phoenix MCT; Falmouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established NHS community and mental health provider is seeking a dedicated Primary Care Dementia Practitioner to join their passionate team in Cornwall. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of individuals with dementia, their families, and carers. You will engage in skilled assessments, provide vital information and emotional support, and work collaboratively with various health services to ensure seamless care. If you're motivated and have a background in mental health or related fields, this position allows you to develop your expertise while contributing to the wellbeing of the community. Join this forward-thinking organization and help make a positive difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.

Qualifications

• Experience in Mental Health, Dementia, or Physical Health required.
• Transferable skills from various professional backgrounds are valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and support for people with dementia and their families.
• Work collaboratively with healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated care.
• Promote positive living approaches for individuals with dementia.

Skills

Mental Health

Dementia Care

Assessment Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

General Nursing

Mental Health Nursing

Occupational Therapy

Social Work

Job description

As a Primary Care Dementia Practitioner you will be a part of a specialist team who are based across Cornwall and are passionate about providing support for people with dementia, their families, and carers.

We work closely with the Memory Assessment Service and Dementia Older People's Mental Health to provide seamless support throughout a person’s journey with dementia, helping people to live as well as possible, for as long as possible, in their own community.

Primary Care Dementia Practitioners listen, assess, problem solve and put solutions in place, thereby, avoiding crisis, preventing admissions to care home or hospital.

As a successful candidate you will work closely with a designated group of GP surgeries and hold a case list of people who have been diagnosed with dementia and are registered to those GP surgeries.

This is a particularly exciting time for Primary Care Dementia Practitioners as we are embarking on a joint venture between Alzheimer's Society, Disability Cornwall and Memory Matters, strengthening our collaborative working to make a positive difference for people with dementia, their families and carers.

This is an opportunity for applicants who are highly motivated, with transferable skills from previous experience working in Mental Health, Dementia or Physical Health and from a perspective which may be General Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or a variety of other professional backgrounds.

As a Primary Care Dementia Practitioner you will:

1. Offer a skilled assessment to identify the needs of people with dementia and their family carers.
2. Provide specialist information and advice for carers on the different aspects of caring for a relative or friend with dementia.
3. Work with people and their families from their diagnosis throughout their dementia journey, providing emotional, psychological support and guidance on how to access services.
4. Help family carers to develop and improve their skills so they can assist with caregiving.
5. Promote positive approaches to living well with dementia.
6. Ensure the person with dementia is at the centre of everything we do.
7. Work closely with the Memory Assessment Service and Dementia Older People’s Mental Health Service, providing a comprehensive and seamless service across the pathway.
8. Work alongside other professional and organisations to ensure care is coordinated.
9. Improving GP awareness, assessment, and diagnosis of people with dementia and identifying people with dementia on the GP dementia registers.
10. Work with family carers to enable them to express their wishes and views about the services they receive.
11. Have access to supervision and appraisal to develop your own area of expertise to support the service to develop and meet the needs of the local community more effectively.

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

This advert closes on Sunday 12 Jan 2025.