Dementia Link Worker

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom West London NHS Trust Full time

The Dementia Link Service provides targeted care and support for people with dementia and their carers, and provides a link between primary and secondary care teams.

The Dementia Link Worker will provide support and information for people with dementia living in the community in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, and their carers - linking them with appropriate social and health services.

The role involves on-going review and assessment, informing patients about dementia and liaising with GPs, the West London Health Trust and other services as required.

The post holder should have an ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally. They should have previous experience of working with, and be empathetic to the needs of, people with dementia, older people or other vulnerable people in the community.

Ideally they should have competent assessment and care planning skills and knowledge of monitoring medication effects.

We have a strong commitment to the personal and professional development of our staff, through clinical supervision, individual appraisal, reflective practice, education and training. Senior Staff will also provide you with opportunities to explore your career pathways.

For more information on the role, please see the attached job description.

**Main duties include but are not limited to**:

- assessment of individuals with dementia and their families
- Assessment and management of ongoing risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with service users and carers.
- Work as a member of an MDT.
- Deliver care in partnership with individual service users and their families and carers to ensure the delivery of the care plan.
- Monitor dementia medication, checking concordance and reviewing ongoing efficacy
- Acting as a link between service users, carers, GP, CIDs and any other relevant services
- Discussing cases of concern to CIDs MDT

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.

Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.

We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.

We’re rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Together, we’re committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.

We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.

**Job Summary**:
1. The Dementia Link Service provides a comprehensive support and information service for people with dementia and their carers in the community in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham - linking them with appropriate social and health services.
2. Dementia Link Workers will be based at the offices of CIDS Hammersmith and Fulham but be aligned to the 4 GP networks in Hammersmith and Fulham and work closely with GP practices. They will work alongside primary care, GPs and CIDS to provide support and advice.
3. Dementia Link Workers will also have a key role as the named link worker for people with a diagnosis of dementia and their carers. This will involve linking people into appropriate service provision by working closely with primary and secondary care services, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and third sector organisations.
4. The Dementia Link Service will be commissioned and managed by West London NHS Trust. The service will work towards achieving the agreed Key Performance Indicators. West London NHS Trust will actively seek feedback from people with dementia and their carers to ensure that the service meets their needs and to enable development and improvements to future services

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