Dementia Adviser

**About The Role**:
**Location: Warwickshire**
***Contract: Fixed term contract for 10 - 12 Months**

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.

Please include a Personal Statement to tell us how you see your skills and life experience fitting with the requirements of the role.

**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

Our Dementia Connect service provides an opportunity to reach more people affected by Dementia through Telephone, Face-to-Face and Online support. The Warwickshire 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.

**You will have**:

- Be living in the Warwickshire area and be able to travel throughout independently.
- 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
- Effective networking and influencing skills and the ability to manage several tasks at once and keep yourself motivated to perform under pressure Good IT skills and experience working with databases and virtual meeting software (e.g., MS Teams and Zoom)

**About you**

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 Warwickshire area.

Trusted Experts - you will be joining an experienced team of Dementia Advisers across the Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire, 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.

**Advert Closing date**:16th January 2025 at noon**

**Interview Date: 22nd**January**2025**

**About Alzheimer's Society**:
**Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.**

There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.

At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.

As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.

**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