Dementia Adviser

2 months ago

London, United Kingdom Alzheimer's Society Full time

**About The Role**:
Are you looking for a **rewarding **and **challenging **career in supporting people affected by dementia?

Do you feel you could you help people maintain their **independence**, improve their sense of **well-being** and enable them to take more control of their lives?

Would you thrive in a **stimulating **role where every day is different?

If yes, we are offering a great opportunity to join our team providing personalised support to people diagnosed with dementia and their carers.

**Location**: Community based covering the Black Country, predominantly the Dudley area, with homeworking elements.

**About the role**

We are looking to welcome an approachable, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable Community-based Dementia Adviser who will focus on supporting people affected by Dementia across the Dudley and the wider Black Country area.

Our Dementia Support service provides an opportunity to reach more people affected by Dementia through Telephone, Face-to-Face and Online support. The Black Country team are well-established, local experts in face-to-face Dementia Support with a range of experience and knowledge to tailor our community-based service to the diverse local population.

**About you**

You will have:

- A passion for supporting people to maintain their independence, improve their sense of well-being, and help them take more control of their lives
- A solid and compassionate understanding of the needs of people affected by dementia
- The ability to work inclusively with people affected by dementia, along with an understanding of the need for client confidentially
- Great communication skills, adapting your approach to ensure understanding at all levels
- Good organisation skills as will be helping to create events across the Black Country.
- Ability to deliver a presentation to our Carers Information Programmes and other similar groups.
- Effective networking and influencing skills and the ability to manage several tasks at once and keep yourself motivated to perform under pressure
- Good IT and administrative skills and experience working with databases and virtual meeting software (e.g., MS Teams and Zoom)
The ability to travel across the Black Country area independently when required

Your role will include:

- Supporting people to access vital services
- Improving people’s sense of well-being, enabling them to have more control over their lives
- Assisting with the identification of needs and providing information and access to relevant services
- Promoting our amazing service and building relationships with a range of health and social care professionals
Maintaining our Computerised Record System.

**Trusted Experts -** you will be joining an experienced team of Dementia Advisers across the Black Country area, using a person-centred approach to provide expert local guidance, information and advice to people living with Dementia and their family/carers.

**Better Together -** we pride ourselves on supporting a diverse local population in the Black Country, so an inclusive attitude and mindset is important to ensure we support everyone in the best way possible.

There is an emphasis on partnership working and networking with Health and Social Care professionals, including GPs, Social Prescribers, Memory Assessment Services and Social Services. You will need experience in networking effectively and collaborating with other professionals to achieve a positive outcome for service users. In addition, you will also have a focus on supporting “seldom heard communities”.

**Determined to Make a Difference -** you will be passionate about ensuring that people with Dementia and their family/carers are able to live well, enjoy life and have their voices heard.

**Compassionate - **you will have a caring and empathic approach to supporting and empowering people affected by Dementia.

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

**Closing Date**: 28th April 2024

**Interview Date**:8th May 2024

**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

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