About The Role
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. The service is unique to each service user as it is based upon their personal circumstances and support needs.
In this community and home-based role, you will offer support to your clients by phone, letter, email and in person home visits. You will also assist service users to access other services, providing signposting and referrals.
You will work closely with the NHS Memory Assessment Service in clinics in Barrow in Furness to offer support to people following a dementia diagnosis.
You will organise, attend but not deliver Singing for the Brain sessions in Barrow in Furness and attend Support Hubs and other networking events.
About you
1. Ability to support people to maintain their independence, improve their sense of well-being, and help them take more control of their lives.
2. Understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers would be an advantage but if you have had experience supporting with other diagnosis or support requirements this would be taken into consideration.
3. Experience with communicating with a wide range of people, adapting your approach to ensure understanding at all levels.
4. Able to network effectively and collaborating with other professionals to achieve a positive outcome for people.
5. Good IT skills, experience working with databases and virtual meeting software (Teams / Zoom).
6. Ability to work autonomously and as part of a wider team.
7. Confident in public speaking and talking about dementia with the potential to eventually run Carers Information Programmes.
What you’ll focus on:
8. Supporting people affected by dementia, families and carers to access vital services.
9. Attending diagnostic clinics run by the Memory Assessment Service
10. Organising, attending but not delivering Singing for the Brain sessions
11. Improving people’s sense of well-being, enabling them to have more control over their lives.
12. Assisting with the identification of needs, providing information and access to relevant services.
13. Promoting our amazing service and building relationships with a range of health and social care professionals.
Interviews will take place the week commencing 18th August.
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