Job summary
This role will be for a Community Support Worker, working in our Dementia Intensive Support Team East. We are based at Walker Close Resource Centre in Ipswich and cover east Suffolk. Please note that this is a community based role, the successful candidate will need to have access to their own car.
We passionately believe that older people should feel valued and be treated with the dignity and respect they so rightly deserve.
You will be joining a team who have a passion for working with older people.
DIST is to prevent avoidable/inappropriate admissions to acute hospitals and to support with discharges. The team supports people with dementia or suspected dementia who are at risk of admissions caused by Biological and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia such depression, anxiety or challenging behaviour. The diverse range of specialities in the team allows us to work collaboratively with the aim of providing high quality and integrated care.
Our team works with our service users to help recovery and make a positive difference to their health and wellbeing. We believe that working closely with our service users and their family or carer allows us to provide bespoke care planning to meet their needs and wishes both in organic and functional health.
Main duties of the job
Older peoples nursing can be overlooked, however the complexity of the skills required for care for a patient with dementia embodies what mental health care is about and pulls on every facet of our training and knowledge base.
You will be become an essential part of our multi-disciplinary team of Clinical Team Manager, Non-Medical Prescribers, Nurses, Nursing Associate, Assistant Practitioner, Care Support Workers and Mental Health Social Worker all supported by our fantastic admin.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a friendly and ambitious team, welcoming of new clinicians from a variety of backgrounds who may or may not have specialist exercise in this field.
We are committed to ensuring the voice of service users is central to our work and you will be encouraged to take a full role in supporting this. We work closely alongside colleagues in wider specialist mental health services
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
We look forward to having you as part of our dynamic team.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
1. Ability to work without direct supervision, liaising appropriately with other practitioners in the team.
2. Respectful of service users individual needs and requirements within their own environment.
Knowledge
Essential
3. Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality.
4. Awareness of professional boundaries in relation to client care.
Qualifications
Essential
5. NVQ L2/3 H&SC or Diploma L2/3 in H&SC or apprenticeship L2/3 in H&SC or to commence the framework within the first 4 months of employment.
6. Care Certificate - must be achieved within first 12 weeks of employment
Desirable
7. NVQ L2/3 in H&SC or Diploma L2/3 in H&SC or apprenticeship L2/3 in H&SC