Dementia Home Treatment Team Practitioner

3 months ago

Brecon, United Kingdom Powys Teaching Health Board Full time

The post holder will be a part of a multi-disciplinary team working with individuals who are living in their own homes. They will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for clients in the community.

Using a team approach and working with a small case load, the post holder will work flexibly, intensively, creatively and responsively to clients' needs. The post holder will also ensure good links with others within the designated Dementia Community Mental Health Team area and other relevant agencies and professionals.

Those individuals using the service may have complex mental health needs. The aim of interventions is to help them to help themselves by developing ways of coping both practically and psychologically, by maintaining a high standard of delivery of health and social care packages that meets each individuals’ own needs. Care plans will be evaluated for effectiveness under the overall care programme approach which aims to promote good mental health, and the post holder will work extended and unsociable hours in order to meet the needs of service users.

The post holder will participate as an active member of the community team assuming the role of the key worker for patients in agreement with the Team Leader and will also take charge of the team caseload in the absence of the Team Leader.

Promote positive attitude to health and work towards the prevention of physical and psychological ill health.

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, directing, encouraging and leading therapies ensuring that they are delivered effectively. Ensure an effective therapeutic environment is maintained at all times.

Without direct supervision carry out specific duties as per Team agreed procedures that may include processing team referrals, providing advice and directing referrers to more appropriate services.

Prepare for and contribute to appropriate clinical team and other multi professional meetings, leading such clinical and non-clinical meetings when directed or in the absence of the Dementia Home Treatment Team Manager.

Discuss with Dementia Home Treatment Team Manager any aspects of work which cause concern or anxiety.

Attend and contribute to relevant meetings and reviews and case conferences, providing written and verbal reports.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.

As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate a high standard of client care using a recognised care model. Holds a small caseload but will work with all clients covered by the team, being flexible, creative and responsive to client needs in relation to crisis management. Continue to provide accurate assessments of these cases in order to determine the suitability for continued Dementia Home Treatment Team intervention.

Undertake triage role for gate-keeping screening of referrals and prioritising the responsibilities of the team. Lead team discussions around allocation of referrals in accordance with agreed procedures and practice.

Develop, implement and evaluate care plans appropriate to clients' changing and complex needs, ensuring such actions are communicated and discussed collaboratively with the rest of the team, Care Co-coordinator, client and others involved as necessary. Take initiative in the co-ordination and input of other health and social care team members to ensure effective care delivery.

Formulate concise but clear descriptive risk assessment and risk management plans, reviewing regularly and ensuring that information is disseminated to others as appropriate.

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