As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth, and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming, and productive place to work. We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD, our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group. As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
A rare opportunity has become available to join the Dementia and Delirium team as a Dementia and Delirium specialist nurse. The UHD Dementia and Delirium team is seeking a Band 6 Dementia and Delirium specialist nurse to provide expert dementia and delirium care at University Hospitals Dorset. You will be expected to facilitate dementia Tier 2 training across UHD, while also working clinically to support patients living with dementia and/or experiencing delirium. The successful candidate must have significant experience in dementia and delirium care; previous teaching experience is desirable. Training will be provided to enable the successful candidate to deliver the Tier 2 training.
Currently, the role is Monday-Friday and does not include working bank holidays or weekends; however, this may change in the future. You will require the ability to prioritise your own workload, have a flexible, proactive, and resilient attitude in an ever-changing environment, alongside organisational skills and IT skills (including PowerPoint and EPR). Excellent communication skills and teamwork are essential.
Job satisfaction is abundant in this role as you are able to role model and shape the workforce to provide excellent quality dementia and delirium care. As part of the interview process, you will be required to prepare a short presentation.
This role requires NMC Registration (Mental Health/Adult)
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
1. To provide specialist expertise, facilitating evidence-based, patient-centred care for a defined caseload of patients with dementia, delirium, or cognitive impairment.
2. To work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to plan and implement individual care plans for people presenting with dementia, delirium, or cognitive impairment.
3. To participate in the development, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of Dementia and Delirium service policies and protocols, as directed by the designated Dementia and Delirium Team Lead.
4. To act as a resource and to provide education and training for patients and health care personnel, as directed by the Dementia and Delirium Team Lead and Trust Dementia Lead.
5. To support the dementia and delirium team to provide person-centred care, including supporting therapeutic activities for our patients.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registered Nurse (Mental health/adult)
* Further education in Dementia
Experience
* Demonstrable experience of working with patients with dementia and cognitive impairment within an acute environment
* Experience of management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)
* Experience of care planning
* Previous experience of leading others
Other
* Driving license
Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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