Registered Mental Health Nurse - Young Onset dementia Service
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
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Job summary
We are excited to offer you the opportunity to join our Young Onset Dementia (YOD) service on the 14 bed St Barruc inpatient ward in Barry Hospital as a Qualified Staff nurse
Dementia presents differently in younger age people. Our YOD service provides support to patients and their families from the early diagnosis stages of dementia. Patients are often still of working age with school-age children, so therapeutic and emotional support to families is essential alongside good clinical care.
There are very few dedicated Younger Onset Dementia multi-disciplinary teams within the NHS in the UK. Within Cardiff and Vale UHB our Young Onset Dementia team includes nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, dementia care advisor and medical staff.
The aim of the Young Dementia Service is to work collaboratively with people diagnosed with young onset dementia and their families, delivering high quality person focused support and ensuring continuity of care and responsiveness to often rapidly changing physical, psychological and social needs.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development,implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without direction and supervision.
Demonstrate and supervise practice and procedures to registered and unregistered nursing staff to secure effective nursing practice.To take a key role in the induction and mentorship of new and unregistered staff, and provide supervision.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Date posted
25 July 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
001-NMR437-0722
Job locations
Barry Hospital
Colcot Road
Barry
CF62 8YH
Employer details
Employer name
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address
Barry Hospital
Colcot Road
Barry
CF62 8YH
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