Provide clinical leadership on the care of people with dementia and their carers/families with complex care needs from peri diagnosis to post bereavement support Provide specialist nursing assessment, using the Admiral Nurse Assessment Framework for carers/families affected by dementia Provide a range of bio-psychosocial interventions to promote health and wellbeing for people with dementia and their carers/families Work collaboratively with other professionals to improve the identification and management of co morbidities and frailty for people with dementia and their carers/families Develop and support care plans for people with dementia and families including positive risk management Support people with dementia, carers/families and staff to understand and respond to changes in behaviour and relationships as a result of dementia Provide care coordination for a clinical caseload of families with complex needs as identified within triage assessment in clinics or via home visit if required Ensure the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and that all legal requirements relating to Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007), and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (2009)[1] are considered and adhered to in relation to patient care Act as an advocate for people with dementia and their carers/families to promote their rights and best interests Participate and lead on case conferences, continuing health care processes and best interest meetings where required Work collaboratively with health, social and voluntary sector services to achieve coordinated and integrated care Work in partnership with colleagues to promote the use of advance care planning for people with dementia and to support and inform families, around advance care planning, best interest decisions and end of life care Manage and advise on complex care transitions for people with dementia and their carers/families to reduce the frequency of crisis situations Ensure that care is delivered in accordance with relevant local and national guidelines and all relevant Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust policies Recognise the limits of own competency and professional boundaries and make appropriate and timely referrals to other services where required Please see attached job description for detailed list of main responsibilities.