Post Diagnosis Support Link Worker

7 months ago


Kirkintilloch, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern is Monday-Friday 09.00-17.00.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Post Diagnostic Support Team within our Older Peoples Community Mental Health Team (OPCMHT) in East Dunbartonshire HSCP and deliver a minimum of 1 years Post diagnostic Support to people newly diagnosed with dementia. This is in line with the Scottish Government commitment to provide anyone who receives a diagnosis of dementia access to post diagnostic support for at least one year. The post holder will provide advice, information, emotional and practical support to people with Dementia and their carers using the 5 pillar Model of Post Diagnostic Support. The post holder will work within the OPCMHT based within Woodlands Resource Centre.

Key duties include:

- Act as a named contact for the person and their carer/family
- To use the 5 Pillar model to work with people newly diagnosed with dementia
- Provide information, advice and emotional & practical support to people & their carer/family
- Enable the individual and their family to develop a robust personal plan that utilises their own supports and assist with Future care planning.
- To ensure that post diagnosis support is personalise and flexible which will lead to agreed and specific personal outcomes
- To review and monitor change and adapt to the persons needs
- To utilise a health promotion approach and ensure an awareness and understanding of the range of diseases known as dementia.
- To liaise and collaborate with other professionals involved in providing dementia support and care services
- if appropriate facilitate the establishment of short life support groups/Educational groups for carer & families.



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