Registered Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist
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Job summary
Do you have an interest in working with people with dementia? Are you interested in working with other health care professionals from different organizations in a community setting? Would you want to be at the forefront of a new service aiming to provide "wrap around" care in a newly commissioned bed base? If so, then this may be the opportunity for you to make a positive difference.
This is a brand new exciting dynamic service that has been designed to meet the needs of older people with Dementia and we are looking to recruit individuals who have the passion, skills and experience to work with older people who have a Dementia.
Main duties of the job
We are keen to recruit into the following position
- Registered Mental Health Nurse at band 5 or
- Registered Occupational Therapist at band 5
The Willows is a 10 bedded unit for people who following discharge from hospital would present with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and require 24 hour care, you will work in partnership with staff from Local City Council and Leeds Community Healthcare.
The role of successful candidates will be to support staff who works permanently within the unit, providing advice and a range of person-centred interventions based to meet the individualised needs of the person with dementia.
The team have defined tasks, roles and responsibilities that includes ongoing assessment and the development of person centred care plans and providing inreach to our inpatient service to contribute to MDT discussions and support the referral of people with dementia to service
We strongly recommend contacting the service prior to making an application. For further details or an informal conversation, please contact Claire Shanahan, Clinical Team Manager on 07989 413957 or Paul Exley OPS Community Operational Manager on 07980 959440
About us
We are a high quality, high performing NHS foundation trust. We are the main provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York as well as some highly specialised services across the country.We employ around 3,000 staff and every year we have contact with over 25,000 service users. Our vision is to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. Our ambition is to support our service users and carers, our staff and the communities we serve to live healthy and fulfilling lives. We need people like you to help us achieve our goals; to live our lives free from stigma and discrimination; and to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and mental ill health. We perform well againstlocal and national targetsand inour most recent CQC inspection, 85% of our services were rated good or outstanding.As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.
Details
Date posted
07 February 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£25,655 to £31,534 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
173-13222-OPS
Job locations
MDT Wrap Around
Leeds
LS2 9LN
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
MDT Wrap Around
Leeds
LS2 9LN
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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