Older Adult Mental Health - Pontypool, United Kingdom - Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

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Pontypool, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

As MAS team manager the post holder will operationally manage the Memory Assessment Services (MAS) within a defined geographical area.

The post holder will ensure the comprehensive provision of a person-centred, cost effective, accessible, and responsive service is delivered to people living with cognitive changes and dementia, alongside their family and carers.

The post holder will support the Senior Nurse, and Directorate management team, with the implementation and development of policies and protocols to support the principles and values of a person-centred service.

The post holder will also support the implementation of Dementia Action Plan for Wales, including the Dementia Standards, Royal College of Psychiatry standards relevant to MAS, and other national initiatives aimed at improving and maintaining quality service provision.

Your role would enable well organised, safe and effective care that is recovery focussed. The care should be person centred with clearly identified clinical outcomes/ targets.

You would need to have significant experience of working with mental health services and have developed management skills that would be transferable to this role.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued.

Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career.

The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes.

We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed.

This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020.

Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.