Job summary We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic and caring Healthcare Assistant, who is reliable and flexible to join our Dementia and Delirium Team. As part of our vision to provide excellence in Dementia and Delirium care for all our patients across the organisation, the Dementia and Delirium team have an exciting opportunity for a Dementia Support Worker to join their team within Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for dedicated individuals, who enjoy engaging with patients with a cognitive impairment and are committed to providing individualised care. The role will entail working across all inpatient wards within acute and community services to support patients and wards staff in caring for those who have dementia and are at risk of developing a delirium. It will involve helping to develop care plans and personalised meaningful activities, meaning that excellent communication skills are essential. You will need to be confident in liaising with families and carer's of patients. The role would include working with the wider MTD sharing assessments and knowledge to help facilitate appropriate discharges in a timely manner. If you have good interpersonal and organisational skills, enjoy a challenge and have a passion to deliver a high standard of patient care, then this is the opportunity for you Main duties of the job To be responsible for organising and planning your own caseload delegated by and in discussion with, senior team members to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise. To ensure that your own practice always meets Trust standards and is in line with Trust. To ensure your own ongoing personal/professional development by attending courses, clinical supervision and peer supervision on a regular basis. To comply with the Trust and departmental policies and procedures. To be able operate appropriate Information and Digital Technology systems to contribute to record keeping and data analysis, under guidance from Trust Policy. Work with patients with dementia to improve their mental health, physical health, and wellbeing through therapeutic activities. Be confident in working with patients who have behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and be able to support ward staff with management strategies. Assist to identify patients who are admitted with a dementia or delirium and proactively make contact with them and their family/carers. Ensure that appropriate documentation and flagging is in place and appropriate referrals are made. Liaise with wards to ensure 'What matters to me' documents are meaningfully completed. Establish relationships with patients and identify ways to support them whilst in hospital, regularly engaging with individuals and their families/carer. About us As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan there is truly something for everyone Date posted 01 November 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £24,071 to £25,674 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 184-OL-BL-1020 Job locations Yeovil District Hospital Higher Kingston Yeovil Somerset BA21 4AT Job description Job responsibilities For more details and further information about the role, please see the attached job description and person specification. Job description Job responsibilities For more details and further information about the role, please see the attached job description and person specification. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Adult/elderly rehabilitation, nursing, care worker experience. Post holder will be required to achieve NVQ 2/3 or equivalent in care/rehabilitation if not already held. Experience Essential Sound patient interviewing skills. Basic computer skills. Professional and patient focussed approach with inspirational skills, acting as a role model to colleagues and junior staff members. Ability to implement basic treatment plans with appropriate support from the therapist. Additional Criteria Essential Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills. Good time management. Flexibility and adaptability to meet the needs of the patients. Excellent interpersonal skills. Good verbal and written communication. Appropriate use of initiative and ability to work as integrated team member or under own initiative. Willingness to learn and develop new skills. To be able to demonstrate an awareness and responsibility whilst recognising the impact frequent exposure to distressing circumstances has on care and compassion. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Adult/elderly rehabilitation, nursing, care worker experience. Post holder will be required to achieve NVQ 2/3 or equivalent in care/rehabilitation if not already held. Experience Essential Sound patient interviewing skills. Basic computer skills. Professional and patient focussed approach with inspirational skills, acting as a role model to colleagues and junior staff members. Ability to implement basic treatment plans with appropriate support from the therapist. Additional Criteria Essential Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills. Good time management. Flexibility and adaptability to meet the needs of the patients. Excellent interpersonal skills. Good verbal and written communication. Appropriate use of initiative and ability to work as integrated team member or under own initiative. Willingness to learn and develop new skills. To be able to demonstrate an awareness and responsibility whilst recognising the impact frequent exposure to distressing circumstances has on care and compassion. 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. Employer details Employer name Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Address Yeovil District Hospital Higher Kingston Yeovil Somerset BA21 4AT Employer's website https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)