Dementia Adviser

We have an exciting opportunity to join our talented team as a Dementia Adviser in Northamptonshire

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

About the role

Area role covers:


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• Kettering and Corby area 35 hours

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• Northampton area 35 hours

You will have the rewarding experience of providing information, guidance and support to people affected by dementia in identifying their needs, to help maintain independence, improving sense of well-being, and putting them in more control of their lives.

This role will provide dementia knowledge and expertise within one of four locality Welfare Support Teams as part of the Integrated Care Across Northamptonshire.

(ICAN) Ageing Well.

You will:

• Be the 'go to' person for all that is dementia related.
• Work closely with health, adult social care and third sector colleagues assessing, signposting, and providing information and guidance to support people affected by dementia.
• Build robust working relationships and develop networking opportunities with a range of local partners and community organisations.
• Create pathways with partner organisations who work in the field of dementia, ensuring seamless, holistic support and empowering individuals to make informed choices.
• Provide dementia support facetoface, by telephone and online.
• Work closely with the Age Well teams and Memory Assessment Service.
• Facilitate our range of face to face and virtual peer support groups, deliver a Carers information support programme and attend information events as needed.

About you

We are looking for an exceptional individual, with an understanding of memory loss, dementia and the needs of those affected with these conditions.

You will:

• Be able to assess client needs
• Understand the need for client confidentiality
• Have excellent nonjudgmental communication
• Have good organisational and time management
• Evidence good IT skills and experience working with databases
• Have demonstrable experience.
• Have an empathetic approach and a commitment to equal opportunity
• Be able to travel independently across Northamptonshire.

As a community-based worker, you will be required to attend a range of meetings, appointments and venues as well as working from home.

A DBS disclosure will be required.

Closing date: 26th August 2024

Interview date:

TBC
About Alzheimer's Society

At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins.

We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.

Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions.

From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.

Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don't shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Equal Opportunities

We're a national charity providing dementia support to a community that's ethnically diverse, but we don't reflect this in our senior leadership.

This needs to change.

We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the community we exist to serve.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from ethnically diverse communities who are traditionally underrepresented in the charity sector leadership roles.

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.

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