Community Specialist for Dementia - Canterbury, United Kingdom - Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Canterbury, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have an exciting secondment/fixed term opportunity for a registered healthcare practitioner (NMC or HCPC) to join our Community Nursing Service as a Dementia Specialist.

As a service we provide interventions for housebound patients aged 18 and over delivering personalised nursing care to those with complex and long-term conditions.

The aim of our service is to enable patients to stay safe and well in their chosen environment and to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.

Our patients want to be at home and we want to keep them there.

In this role we are looking for someone to support the provision of highest quality dementia clinical care to patients and their carers through personal actions and continuous improvement.

You will work with the community team, identifying those patients under their care who might have dementia and enable them to develop the next steps in their assessment and or care.

You'll also provide leadership, advice and support in fostering a learning culture which values high quality patient care for those living with dementia.

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated 'outstanding' by the CQC.

We've got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities.

To do this we need outstanding people who share our values C ompassionate A spirational R esponsive E xcellent

We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we're reminded every day how important life is.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments.

We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role.

Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck We can't wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity

Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated.

In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.