An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, caring and enthusiastic practitioner with a minimum of 3 years' experience at band 6 as an adult nurse, occupational therapist or a mental health nurse to join our dedicated Dementia and Delirium (DAD) Team. The post holder will have previous hands on experience of caring for patients with dementia and/ or delirium and supporting their carers. You will also feel confident delivering DAD related training. The post holder will also have a sound working knowledge of and experience of using objective cognitive assessements either in an inpatient or outpatient setting (such as Memory Clinic).

Main duties of the job

Job Summary:

• To work in Practitioner-led Memory Clinic (outpatient setting)
• To work as part of the DAD specialist practitioner team across the inpatient setting to effectively co-ordinate and deliver an expert DAD service
• To work with the DAD nurses to deliver education across the trust and across the multi-professional team
• To ensure that patients and their families are fully informed and supported by providing excellent clinical and social support
• To work within established clear lines of communication with primary healthcare teams in order to increase knowledge and facilitate the care of this group of people in the community.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of �1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Practice- Inpatients

1. To provide an expert specialist service for patients with complex needs and their carers

2. To provide expert advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals within the inpatient setting

3. To ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care. This can include:

Managing a patient caseload

Making and receiving referrals

4. To accept responsibility for own patient caseload and help staff to ensure patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made ensuring clear documentation in the patients records and hand held records

5. To be actively involved in inpatient care, liaising with ward staff to ensure high quality care

6. To follow-up inpatients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make informed choices about their treatment with the involvement of carers as desired

7. To work as part of a team to provide a seamless service through the development of enhanced Multidisciplinary team (MDT) processes and communication

8. To ensure all care is given in accordance with agreed protocols

9. To liaise with the ward staff to ensure appropriate and timely discharge/follow-up arrangement in place for patients with appropriate liaison with their carers

10. To liaise with local community, social services and voluntary organisations in order to access existing services for patients, carers and health-care professionals

Clinical Practice- Outpatients Memory Clinic

1. To work autonomously as a band 7 specialist in practitioner-led Memory Clinic

2. The DAD Specialist Practitioner will have continuing responsibility for assessment, monitoring and management of patients attending Memory Clinic and ensuring care is current, evidence based and in line with best practice standards

3. The DAD Specialist Practitioner will undertake objective cognitive assessments as appropriate

4. The DAD Specialist Practitioner will support family and carers and ensure they are sign-posted to appropriate community support services

5. The DAD Specialist Practitioner will refer on to community services to ensure patients and carers receive the optimal level of care and support

Education and Research

To provide information for clients, carers and heath professional about all aspects of specialist care

To ensure appropriate information and educational literature is available to help patients make informed choices as to their treatment plan and continuing management developing and regularly updating literature

To participate in the delivery and development of programmes of education to enhance the awareness, understanding and management of patients with dementia and delirium for all staff groups across the Trust.

To work with and support ward managers and other clinical staff to identify areas where changes to practice are required. Also where opportunities exist to improve treatment and support for patients

To actively participate in educational events provided by the Trust and primary care sector

To attend meetings and conferences as appropriate ensuring that you are fully conversant with current issues both within the Trust and within the specialist services locally and nationally

To coordinate clinical audit, in particular ensuring patient experience and carer surveys are completed and action plans developed

To take part in nursing research initiatives and support research activity within individual Divisions and also through collaboration with other agencies

To participate and assist with any Trust approved research projects conducted within the department

To publish and present relevant clinical practice and service developments.

3. Management

To play an integral role in the operational and strategic development of the DAD service

To work with the team to develop policies and protocols to improve patient care

To liaise effectively with all other disciplines within in the Trust and at local level

To participate in the management of change to improve standards and communication links from Kings College Hospital through to Primary Care

To actively contribute to any relevant initiatives within the Division and provide support to senior colleagues and Heads of Nursing

To act as an effective role model across the Trust

To work with and support managers and clinical staff to identify areas where changes in practice are required

To introduce measures to actively manage and reduce risk to patients. Ensure the formal reporting and recoding of adverse incidents in line with Trust policy.

To utilise and maintain information systems to aid audit and to provide regular actively analysis reports

To maintain records and send reports set by various bodies pertaining to the specific speciality

To maintain contemporaneous and accurate treatment records, submitting relevant statistics, reports and activity data as requested

To evaluate the service in terms of clinical effectiveness, clinical excellence and value for money.

Personal Professional Development

To achieve a range of clinical competencies as required within the Trust and Division

To keep up-to-date with current literature and research in the field of dementia and delirium

To maintain your own personal and professional development

To undergo and actively participate in your own performance appraisals

To keep up to date with NMC/HCPC, relevant specialist Faculty & Trust guidelines and protocols

To adhere to the NMC/HCPC Code of Professional conduct working within and accepting responsibility for maintaining agreed levels of competence.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Skills

Essential

• Registered General or Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist
• Graduate level qualification
• Proven relevant post-registration clinical practice experience (Band 6)
• Understanding of models of management of dementia and delirium in practice
• Leadership experience or relevant qualification
• Able to demonstrate continuing professional development
• Can analyse and interpret information in an effective manner and exercise sound judgement as a consequence
• Significant and proven relevant clinical skills
• Able to utilise evidence-based practice
• Evidence of effective multi-disciplinary working
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Basic IT and computer skills
• Experience of clinical audit
• Ability to impart complex information to patients, relatives and carers with different levels of understanding
• Advanced clinical assessment skills or willingness to develop these
• Has the ability to adapt to changing situations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

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