About The Role
Location: This role will be based in the South Eastern Trust
Contract: Permanent
As a Dementia Adviser, you will have the rewarding opportunity to provide support, information, and guidance to people with dementia and their carers; helping to maintain their independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting them in more control of their lives. This is a real opportunity to support all those affected by Dementia in the South Eastern Trust area.
CrISP aims to improve the knowledge, skills and understanding of those caring for a person with dementia by providing effective support and up to date, relevant and evidence based information. CrISP sessions are delivered face to face or virtually.
The service is unique to each service user as it is based upon their personal circumstances and support needs. You will offer support to your clients in a variety of ways, whether in the client's own home, or at other locations in the community, face to face, by phone, letter, or email. You will also assist service users to access other services, providing signposting and referrals.
Your role as a Dementia Adviser will include:
1. Supporting people affected by dementia, families and carers to access vital services. This can be done by providing individual support to running groups and providing to information.
2. Receiving referrals into the CrISP service, orga...