Dementia & Mental Wellbeing Enabler

2 weeks ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom The ExtraCare Charitable Trust Full time

The ExtraCare Charitable Trust are recruiting for a
Full Time
Dementia and Mental Wellbeing Enabler to join our friendly and supportive team at
Hagley Road Retirement Village, based in
Birmingham.


We are excited to be recruiting for a
Full-Time Dementia and Mental Wellbeing Enabler to support the village's commitment in delivering ExtraCare's mission of "
better lives for older people".


Benefits include

  • Contributory Pension
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Life Assurance
  • Cycle to work village
  • 33 days annual leave including bank holidays pro rata for part time
  • Option to purchase or sell additional annual leave
  • Free Gym Membershi

Role Details
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Role: Dementia and Mental Wellbeing Enabler:


  • Hours: 33 hours per week:
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Contract: Permanent
Full Time:
Rate: £13.89 per hour, (£23,899 pa, pro rata of FTE):

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Location: Hagley Road, Retirement Village, B17 8BH

_ExtraCare strives to create a workplace that fully reflects society. We want our staff to feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and be part of a safe and supportive community._

Essential requirements

  • Provide one to one support to people living with dementia and common mental health conditions
  • Caseload management experience
  • Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of using cognitive assessments

Skills and Competencies

  • Ability to develop empathic relationships with residents
  • Ability to use supervision effectively and selfreflect
  • Capacity to remain motivated even when working under pressure
  • Respect for other people's rights of autonomy
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Understand the limits of your role and when to escalate cases for clinical input
  • Good IT skills, proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel)
  • Formal qualification in relevant field (Health & Social Care, Psychology, Counselling)
  • Good understanding of the psychosocial approach
  • Good understanding of the needs of individuals living with dementia
  • Be able to describe pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for dementia symptoms
  • Good understanding of the needs of individuals living with common mental health conditions

Values and behaviour

  • Aptitude for team working and fostering good working relationships
  • A positive attitude to tackling challenges
  • An honest and open approach to internal communication
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Closing Date: 22nd September 2023:


  • **Interviews: 26 & 27th September 2023


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