Dementia Advisor

**Reference**:
014/08/23

**Location**:
Westminster

**Salary**:
£28,000 - 30,765 per Annum + Pension

**Job type**:
Permanent

**City & County Healthcare Group**:
**Westminster**:
**Dementia Advisor**

Westminster W2 5PH

Salary up to £30,765 per annum

Driving licence required

Working hours 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday

**What we offer**

We’re creating brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. Plenty of ups, downs and curveballs. With a career as a Dementia Advisor at London Care every day will be different to the next. Each will offer you the opportunity to do meaningful and rewarding work that makes a real difference to our clients lives and your career.

**What you’ll do**

The role of Dementia Advisor will provide support to local communities to help them become more dementia-friendly and to increase their capacity to support those living with dementia. You will take referrals and screen them as appropriate and act as a resource for people with dementia, their carers and family members as needed throughout their illness, helping them navigate the system of health and social care and facilitating their access to services and support.

This will include running Memory Café sessions on a monthly basis for people with dementia and their carers/ supporters and other activities where you will evaluate and monitor the service.

**What you’ll get**

We offer thorough training and the opportunity to develop through self-directed learning, coaching conversations, e-learning modules and access to further qualifications and courses. You’ll have the support to develop your career, either within your branch or the wider City & County Healthcare Group. We’ll also empower you to feel proud of the impactful and meaningful work that you do.

We’ll reward you with a benefits package that includes wellbeing resources, financial advice and up to 14% discount at over 40 retailers including Tesco, John Lewis and many more.

We will also offer you:

- 22 Days Holiday (increasing to 25 days after 3 year’s service) plus bank holidays
- Occupational Maternity Pay & Adoption Pay
- Occupational Paternity Pay*
- Death in Service Payment*
- Occupational Sick Pay

**What you need**

You will need experience of successful working in a community care setting or policy role with an understanding of identifying, understanding and representing the views of people from vulnerable and excluded groups and able to identify, understand and represent the views of people affected by dementia. You will also be successful in arranging group work with vulnerable adults and their carers.

**Why choose us?**

We see extraordinary achievements happen every day thanks to the talent and commitment of our people. We want to transform the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have the size and success to offer you a world of career opportunity, choice and security. Join us on our journey

London Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer and part of the City and County Healthcare Group.

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