Dementia Diadem Practitioner - Whiston, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Whiston, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

A new and exciting role has become available within Knowsley Later Life and Memory service. This is part of a 12 month national pilot, working to improve diagnosis rates and dementia care within Knowsley.

Short listing 2nd March 2023

Interviews planned for 6th March 202- To work alongside the Dementia Diadem diagnosing nurse, supporting to collate historical information from relatives/carers of the person living with dementia

To work with care homes of Knowsley, identifying service users who appear to be living with dementia but with no formal diagnosis
Work with care homes to implement appropriate and personalised, holistic care plans
Support, educate and share information with families of the person living with dementia and care home staff

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.

Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

CLINICAL:

Participate in regular clinical supervision as per Trust policy.

Participate in practice/clinical supervision to monitor standards of service user care and documentation.

Assist with the appropriate screening of referrals and provide information for referrers, service uses and carers

Develop and maintain effective working partnerships with services in other statutory and non-statutory organisations

Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care.

Ensure the clinical environment is conducive to promote service users health, safety and well-being, thereby preserving and respecting each service user's personal dignity, privacy, religious and cultural
beliefs.

Ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.

Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the Multi-disciplinary team.

Participate and promote positive intra-agency working.

Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision and act as Named Nurse as required.

Participate and assist in setting standards of service user care based on sound research findings.

Ensure that Trust policies and procedures are adhered to.

Assist in the development of local protocols to ensure a high standard of service delivery is achieved and maintained.

Support the process of staff participation in the formulation of new ideas/suggestions to improve service user care and service delivery.

Provide statistical information as required.

Ensure effective processes of communication are established, maintained and regularly evaluated within designated team.

Ensure that the nursing practice within the clinical area adheres to the Trust's policies and procedures.

Participate in managerial supervision.

Person specification

Qualifications:

Essential criteria

Up to date Professional Registration (to be maintained), on the appropriate part of the NMC register or equivalent HPC register and hold a current NMC/HPC registration

Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria

Experience of Care Planning process
Working in a multiagency framework
Demonstrate experience of problem solving approaches
Mental Health Act (1983)
Effective Care Coordination
Relevant National policies and guidance
Evidence based and reflective practice
Mental Capacity Act
Vulnerable Adults Procedure and Child Protection.
Safety, Privacy and Dignity Guidelines

Values
Essential criteria

Continuous Improvement
Accountability
Respectfulness
Enthusiasm
Support
High professional standards
Responsive to service users
Strong customer service belief
Transparency and honesty
Discreet
Change oriented

Skills:

Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting
Ability to delegate and coordinate
Ability to work to deadlines
Ability to utilise Assessment skills and tools effectively
Ability to communicate in a variety of settings.
IT skills
Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
Ability to develop effective interpersonal re