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East London NHS Foundation Trust; Dover; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a bilingual Dementia Care Navigator/Advisor (Bengali/Sylheti) to join the post-diagnostic services in Tower Hamlets. The role sits in the Integrated Care Mental Health team comprising a Band 6 nurse and two dementia care advisors/navigators, delivering information, signposting and onward referrals to support people living with dementia and their families.

You will work with patients and carers on personalised care plans, arrange referrals to carers

Qualifications

• Bengali/Sylheti speaker preferred to support dementia care.
• Registered Mental Health Nurse (Band 6) or equivalent.
• Experience in dementia care and post-diagnostic support.
• Ability to visit patients at home in Tower Hamlets.

Responsibilities

• Provide information and signposting to patients and carers.
• Develop personalised care plans and review before discharge to GP.
• Coordinate referrals to carers centre, Adult Social Care, telecare.
• Attend Dementia Support Service MDT meetings.
• Keep notes in Rio and ensure supervision and mandatory training up to date.

Skills

Bengali/Sylheti language skills

Dementia care knowledge

Home visits

Education

Nurse registration (Mental Health)

Tools

Rio system

Job description

Bilingual Dementia Care Navigator/Advisor | East London NHS Foundation Trust

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Company: East London NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bengali/Sylheti speaker to work as a dementia care advisor/navigator within Tower Hamlets post dementia diagnostics service. Consisting of a band 6 post diagnostic Mental Health Nurse and 2 other dementia care advisors/navigators.

The aim of the service is to provide post diagnostic information and support to enable people with dementia and their families prepare for what to expect as the illness progresses and get the support they need.

The team sits within the broader Integrated Care Mental Health team where patients can be escalated too if they require more intensive support.

Work with individuals and their families, to provide information and signposting and onward referrals to support the person to live as best they can with the illness. This may include referrals to the carers centre, Adult Social Care, telecare, among others. We work closely with the Alzheimer Society who run social inclusion groups in the borough. Working with the patient and their carers on a personalised care plan and reviewing before discharging back to the GP.

To offer and facilitate GRACE interventions.

Work with the wider MDT.

Attend Dementia Support Service team meetings.

Keep up to date notes on Rio.

Ensure supervision, appraisal and Stat Mandatory training are up to date.

You will be required to visit people in their own homes in Tower Hamlets.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.

This job description is an outline only of the duties to be performed and will be reviewed and altered in light of the changing needs of the service.

This advert closes on Friday 30 Oct 2026