Dementia Practitioner

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Dementia Practitioner to join NBT’s dementia team. As a specialist practitioner you should be able to demonstrate your experience, knowledge and skills in relation to dementia care. You will assist in identifying people and their carers living with dementia and provide support where there are behavioural changes. You will need to use observational and comprehensive assessment skills to, advise, record a plan of care and assist the transition towards a safe discharge. You will require presentation, teaching and auditing skills as the role is diverse. NBT provides an environment that supports self-development through learning and innovation that enhances safe and high quality care for this group of patients.
From referrals to undertake holistic, patient centred quality assessments and offer dementia care planning to patients and support for their families.
Manage and maintain a defined clinical caseload with supervision from senior members of the Dementia Care Team liaising with the wider multi-disciplinary teams
To provide advice and support to patients, their relatives, and carers and to professional colleagues in the acute hospital and liaison with community partners
Work within the quality governance framework to provide safe exceptional care
Facilitate rapid or complex discharges enabling where possible preferred place of care.
Contribute to dementia care training within the Trust supporting best practice, role modelling, reducing stigma developing the dementia champions.
Be innovative, participative, and motivated to share learning from research and audit disseminating their findings.
Develop the ability to initiate advanced care planning and end of life discussions and support others in this role
Implement the Trust dementia strategy and work plan.
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST
Clinical
Contribute to the effective day to day running of the specialist dementia care service in conjunction with other members of the team.
With supervision manage a caseload of patients, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individual care needs in a manner that maintains and promotes high quality dementia care.
With supervision identify and resolve complex physical and psycho-social needs using expert/ evidence-based assessment and facilitatory skills.
Regularly review the effectiveness of treatment plans and suggest changes as a result of new information or changes in a patient’s condition
Offer support and information to patients, their families, and carers on all aspects of dementia care.
Respect patient’s dignity, wishes and beliefs involving them in shared decision-making in issues relating to dementia care.
Act as a patients advocate where necessary
With supervision provide specialist advice to professional colleagues on all aspects of evidence-based dementia care.
Liaise and establish good working relationships with other health care professionals and involved in the patient’s care
Recognise and advise on changes in a patient’s condition that may affect care planning, discharge, and treatment
With supervision respond to, record and report any adverse events or incidents relating to the intervention/ treatments
Achieve effective changes in practice to ensure a holistic care approach using diplomatic interaction and negotiation skills with all grades of staff.
With supervision facilitate and support rapid or complex discharges enabling where possible preferred place of care and ensure continuity of care between hospital and community.
Ensure resources are used effectively and liaise with relevant health and social care agencies when deficiencies in patient care arise
Actively contribute to multidisciplinary meetings
Refer patients to other specialist agencies as necessary
Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records and data, protecting confidential information in compliance with the Data Protection Act and Trust Policy
Contribute effectively to Dementia Team Multidisciplinary Meetings and NBT Dementia Strategy Group
Act as an ambassador for carers ensuring timely carers conversations and referral for carer support
Support Dementia Champions in the clinical environment
Responsibilities for policy, service development and