The post holder is accountable to the Operational Services Manager, and will be clinically supervised by area Team Manager, but is required to undertake the duties of the post without direct supervision. The post holder will offer assessment and support through the diagnostic journey of the individual and their carers/family, across the care environment. The post holder will offer advice, support and signposting to individuals and their carers and work very closely with the other teams in the Older Adult Community Mental Health, Dementia & Frailty service, integrated community services, primary care, third sector organisations and others involved in the individual’s care and carer support. The post holder will ensure that an integrated service is provided to the patient, liaising with other services as required, throughout the diagnostic pathway. Patients, relatives, carers and all staff will find the post holder flexible, approachable, helpful and co-operative, upholding the ethos of EPUT of good customer care at all times with an awareness of own attitude at all times.
1. The post holder will be expected to act as an allocated senior nurse, undertaking Open Compassionate Empowering assessments and supporting individuals and their carers through the dementia diagnostic pathways.
2. The post holder will have close links in with the other teams in the Older Adult Community Mental Health, Dementia & Frailty Service.
3. The post holder will facilitate diagnosis by assessment and use off the appropriate individualised pathway.
4. The post holder will be required to fast track to dementia diagnosis, via suitable qualification and support, as identified
5. The post holder will, if appropriately qualified, offer expert and appropriate prescribing advice on the treatment of dementia and related psychological and behavioural aspects, and to act as an independent prescriber in the role, supported by the appropriate qualification.
6. Ensure effective lines of communication and good networking exists, both with EPUT and with other Community, Primary and Social Care Services.
7. Disseminate specialist knowledge across the range of work areas and practices underpinned by sound theoretical knowledge.
8. To participate when required with local MDT’s.
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
Season Ticket Loans
NHS discounts for staff
Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
1. Responsible for monitoring the quality of the service within their catchment area and participate in agreed clinical quality assurance activities, leading on clinical audits when required, practice development and innovation to improve services and apply evidence based practice.
2. In liaison with the Associate Director and Team Manager achieve the agreed performance and activity targets for the service and ensure all required DDS and other performance and activity data are submitted on time.
3. To review at regular intervals with the Manager, the overall nature of the workload to ensure and effective workload management system is in place and that there is an equitable distribution of work, effective work methods and techniques and evaluating clinical practice as a whole.
4. Act as role model at all times, able to demonstrate excellent leadership skills
5. Provide and ensure the availability of specialist advice, support and consultation, to staff within the Primary Healthcare Team, Care Home Teams, outside Teams and other agencies as required.
6. As required undertake appraisals and ensure the training needs of staff are met via the appraisal system and also adopt a cascaded system of appraisal, to ensure all staff needs are met.
7 Establish and maintain a professional and effective working relationships with colleagues.
