To work as part of a team of integrated professionals focussing on the needs of adults living with dementia and attending day services or supporting inclusion community opportunities.

To work with care providers and family members, supporting adults living with dementia, in the development of care plans that support appropriate care.

To enhance carer resilience and education. To ensure adults living with dementia live their lives in the way they wish too ensuring voice and choice for individual. To aim to avoid unnecessary hospital or care home admission.

Main duties of the job

To upskill the existing day service provision for people with dementia, so that they become specialised to deliver services for those people with complex needs as a result of living with dementia or cognitive impairment who would not be able to access universal resources within their communities.

oTo provide support for people and their carers by developing pre-emptive health and social care assessment and interventions to maximise people's health and well-being in a supportive setting, as well as anticipatory/contingency planning approaches with carers to support them in their caring roles

oThose living with advanced dementia and their carers and families are able to receive person-centred coordinated care and support which is flexible and responsive to individual need

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

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

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Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse.

Desirable

• Experience of multi-agency working.

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Essential

• Possess a range of clinical experience and specialist knowledge within the relevant area of practice e.g. adult mental health, older persons care, and rehabilitation/recovery. Experience of multiagency and multi-disciplinary working

Desirable

• Knowledge and of Health and Social Care legislation in Wales.

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Glanrhyd Hospital

Tondu Road

Bridgend

CF31 4LN

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

110-NMR309-0724