Dementia Link Worker - London, United Kingdom - West London NHS Trust

West London NHS Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Job Summary:

The Dementia Link Service provides a comprehensive support and information service for people with dementia and their carers in the community in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham linking them with appropriate social and health services.

Dementia Link Workers will be based at the offices of CIDS Hammersmith and Fulham but be aligned to the 4 GP networks in Hammersmith and Fulham and work closely with GP practices.

They will work alongside primary care, GPs and CIDS to provide support and advice.

Dementia Link Workers will also have a key role as the named link worker for people with a diagnosis of dementia and their carers.

This will involve linking people into appropriate service provision by working closely with primary and secondary care services, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and third sector organisations.

The Dementia Link Service will be commissioned and managed by West London NHS Trust. The service will work towards achieving the agreed Key Performance Indicators. West London NHS Trust will actively seek feedback from people with dementia and their carers to ensure that the service meets their needs and to enable development and improvements to future services