Dementia Adviser

5 months ago

North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Alzheimer's Society Full time

**About The Role**:
**Location**: Community based in North Lincolnshire, with some homeworking elements.

**Contract**:This is a 12-month contract, with the potential for extension.

**About the role**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Dementia Adviser to fulfil a new role in North Lincolnshire, you will support people, who are concerned about their brain health, enabling them to engage with their GP to explore their concerns further and provide ongoing support during referral to the Memory Service. You will be part of a highly motivated and supportive team.

We are seeking a passionate confident individual to lead on promoting and creating awareness of brain health. In this role you will demystify the memory assessment process and promote the benefits of seeking a diagnosis.

Relationship building with local communities and religious groups will be a key element to this post. You will establish Brain Health pop up information stands within community spaces, like libraries, where you will be meeting the public, providing information and advice on:

- Understanding memory problems and strategies for coping with them.
- Discussing memory concerns with their GP and what this is likely to involve.
- Seeking assessment and diagnosis, including the different steps toward receiving a diagnosis and how to overcome any barriers that they have encountered.
- Understanding the roles of different health and social care professionals who may be involved in the diagnosis process.
- The roles of other services who can provide support for mental wellbeing throughout the assessment process and how to access them.
- What will happen after a dementia diagnosis, support available and how it is accessed.
The role will also involve creating strong working relationships with primary and secondary care and community services.

**About you**
- You are a natural influencer and have the ability to quickly build a rapport with people creating a safe space, that will enable them to discuss mental health concerns.
- An understanding of delivering a service using the person-centred approach.
- Understand client confidentiality and how this is applied when representing client needs.
- Have some previous experience of making local contacts and networking with various services and providers.
- Have demonstrable experience and understanding of dementia and the ability to communicate that in a clear and relatable manner.
- Demonstrate a non-judgmental approach, be empathetic and have a commitment to equal opportunities.
- A broad understanding of statutory and voluntary services.
- Comfortable connecting with others and talking to members of the public and a wide range of other health care professionals.
- Must be able to travel independently across North Lincolnshire and have access to own vehicle.

**Person Specification**
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Excellent organisational and timekeeping skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively and remain solutions focussed.
- Strong interpersonal and interpretation skills.
- Be a self-starter who is proactive, creative, a good listener and incredibly motivated.

**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 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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