Job summary
A post has arisen for a Community Dementia Liaison Nurse to work for the Proactive Care South service based at Swandean, mostly working in the Lancing and Shoreham areas.
The post holder will part of the Proactive+(PAC) team working within a Primary Care Network (PCN), liaising closely with GP's, community nurses, physio's, OT's and other professionals. You will provide advice to, and, in consultation with other members of the PAC team, help to assess, review and provide care plans for patients with cognitive impairment or a diagnosis of Dementia in a community setting to help reduce the need for referral to secondary care mental health services.
This post offers a Golden Hello, or a Relocation package up to a maximum of £2000. (pro rata applies and subject to terms and conditions. Please see attached Protocol document).
To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID.
Main duties of the job
SPFT Role within Proactive Care +
SPFT provides mental health nurses who work with people who have a diagnosis, or suspected diagnosis, of dementia within the integrated Proactive Care + Service. All referrals come through the Proactive Care + co-ordinators.
The role of SPFT nurses in Proactive Care + includes:
- Provide advice, consultation, support and shared care for frail adults who have dementia.
- Provide assessment/review which may reduce the need for a secondary care referral.
- Support the diagnosis of moderate to severe dementia for those people who live in care homes, using a range of assessment tools including the DiADem tool.
- Signpost carers to an assessment of their own needs.
About us
Community Dementia Liaison are based within Coastal Primary Care Networks (PCN) across the coastal CCG. We work in a multidisciplinary way alongside GP's, Community nurses, OT's, Physiotherapist and Community pharmacists, Our client group will have a working diagnosis of dementia and will be on the frailty register.
This post offers a Golden Hello, or a Relocation package up to a maximum of £2000. (pro rata applies and subject to terms and conditions. Please see attached Protocol document).
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria:
- Registered Mental health nurse or equivalent.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria:
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of working within the CPA process
For further details / informal visits contact:
Matthew Crosby
Team Manager
matthew.crosby@spft.nhs.uk
Telephone number
07984974217
Job description
Job responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria:
- Registered Mental health nurse or equivalent.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria:
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of working within the CPA process
For further details / informal visits contact:
Matthew Crosby
Team Manager
matthew.crosby@spft.nhs.uk
Telephone number
07984974217
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/], appropriate to the job role
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of working within the CPA process
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Previous experience of working in the community
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/], appropriate to the job role
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of working within the CPA process
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Previous experience of working in the community
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
