Ealing Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Services, within the Older People's Mental Health Service, based at Acton and Greenford in EALING.
Offers a hugely exciting opportunity to be part of a supportive, forward thinking, adaptive team. We welcome applications from nurses on all parts of the NMC register with the required experience and skill set.
We are looking for dedicated, enthusiastic nurses who are highly motivated and caring professionals who can provide the best possible care with compassion to our patients.
You will have post registration experience, preferably in the specified care group, and will be someone who can make a significant contribution in supporting the delivery of high quality assessment, investigation and treatment, supporting the team in the day-to-day running of the service whilst being expected to take a lead on a core aspect of service delivery.
The post holder will work with individuals who present with a range of memory related health needs, by providing assessment, information, treatment, review and support through individual and group work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
You will work as a Care Coordinator for a group of patients, and be responsible for liaising with other professionals and organisations to ensure that patients' physical, social and psychological needs are met in an integrated and holistic way.
The successful candidate will have post registration experience within Dementia or community Care, knowledge and experience of older adults with mental health needs or be able to demonstrate your transferable skills, resilience and commitment through your application and at interview.
The post holder will provide specialist assessments, reviews and nursing interventions to service users accessing the Cognitive Impairment & Dementia Service (CIDS). The post holder will ensure the successful implementation and roll out of care for dementia patients.
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* Professionally qualified and registered Nurse with current NMC registration in Mental Health / LD/ Adult Nursing.
* Evidence of continuous professional development.
* Dementia and community experience.
Experience
* Experience of working with patients and their carers with complex health and social care difficulties in the designated care group.
* Experience of supervising staff.
* Experience of managing clinical caseload will include carrying out initial assessments, treatment efficacy reviews and risk mitigation assessments leading to crisis prevention.
* Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health difficulties.
* Experience of working consultatively with professionals.
* Experience of conducting a range of clinical assessments including risk assessments.
* Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agencies.
* Previous experience of working with carers and independent / voluntary sectors.
* Experience in working with people with dementia on the ward and in the community.
Knowledge
* A high level of working knowledge of cognitive impairment and dementia.
* Ability to work within a Multi-Disciplinary Community Team.
* Deputise for the duty manager as appropriate.
* Have an excellent understanding of assessment and management of risk.
* Effective planning & organisational skills with an ability to prioritise own workload.
* Effective communications skills to meet the needs of the post in full.
* Effective management and leadership skills.
* Ability to identify solutions to problems and implement them effectively.
* Ability to work to tight timescales whilst meeting targets.
* Demonstrate a commitment to the provision of high quality and safe services with an ability to drive a culture of continuous improvement.
* Ability to engage patients and their carers in meaningful dialogue.
Personal Qualities
* Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Care Group and those of the Trust.
* Can use constructive feedback and openly seeks to review and reflect on self, style and presentation.
* To demonstrate empathy and compassion towards the needs of individuals and their carers.
* To treat people with dignity and respect.
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.
£42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS.
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