About the role
Salary: £32073.00 to £39043.00
We are a specialised countywide Dementia Home Treatment Service that provides support to the person living with a dementia and their families, carers and loved ones. We build relationships, problem solve, listen, assess multiple care needs, direct plans of care, provide signposting, advice and education.
Take responsibility with supervision and support from a Band 6 Nurse, for the management of an identified caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans
Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance including; pharmacological and psychologically informed interventions.
Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.
Maintainaneffectivereportingsystembyobservingandreportingverballyandin writingon patientconditions.
Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions, as part of the care planning and evaluation process.
Support in the provision of formal and informal training of pre/post registration students, staff members, carers and service users.
Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at team level.
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.