Responsibilities
* Assisting qualified nursing staff in providing care and support of people with a diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of dementia and their carers within the acute trust, mental health trust, community settings, and/or patient's own home.
* Providing person‑centred care and working within the recovery model approach to enable patients to work towards their goals within their care plans.
* Supporting admission avoidance through direct collaboration with Primary Care services, Social Care services, Third Sector Organisations, Non‑Statutory Care Providers and local GPs.
* Working within the Acute Trust and Inpatient Mental Health Services to support timely discharge and post‑discharge support.
* Reporting regularly to the Team Lead or other qualified staff; working both under supervision and independently, and reporting any relevant changes in the patient’s condition and environment.
* Acting in a manner that protects and maintains the patient’s sense of dignity, personal relationships and social contact, while respecting the individual’s religious beliefs and cultural practices.
* Providing leadership and mentoring to student nurses.
* Undertaking clinical supervision to enhance practice and accept constructive criticism to benefit safe practice.
Qualifications and Requirements
* An understanding of the Mental Capacity Act.
* Ability to access and maintain all mandatory training via OLM.
* Aware of own self‑development needs and attend appropriate courses as agreed at appraisal (life‑long learning) with annual appraisal.
* Will be required to attend a 5‑day face‑to‑face Induction Programme and subsequent EPUT corporate/mandatory training.
* Will be required to incur the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
* Required to have both COVID‑vaccinations as per the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021.
Equal Opportunities & Access Statement
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two‑tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities; we encourage people with a disability to apply.
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