Dementia Support Worker

3 weeks ago


Taunton, United Kingdom Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Working with patients on the wards who have a dementia or delirium:

- participating in care planning
- developing activity programmes
- working with families and carers
- working across the wider disciplinary teams ,including the discharge team
- provide support to training programmes

The Dementia and Delirium team work with patients across Musgrove Park Hospital and community hospitals, providing expert advice and support to staff supporting patients with a dementia. They also develop training for the whole organisation.

The team work closely with intermediate care services and the discharge teams to support assessments and timely discharge from hospital care.
- working across all inpatient’s wards within acute and community services to support patients and wards staff in caring for those who have dementia and are at risk of developing a delirium.
- helping to develop care plans and personalised meaningful activities
- working with the wider MTD sharing assessments and knowledge to help facilitate appropriate discharges in a timely manner



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