Dementia Nurse

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Full time
Location: Hounslow
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Job offered by: West London NHS Trust
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Use the job search to find and apply for roles using keywords or look at the roles listed below. West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow. Job overview

As a Registered Nurse you will be responsible for supporting your manager in ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care. As a centre of excellence, you will offer a person-centred approach to their independence and well-being. Work as part of the EDCS and wider health and social care services, providing advanced clinical practice and upskilling of the frontline EDCS staff so that they can recognise when EDCS participants are becoming unwell and respond to their changing needs. Provide an initial triage of the identified cohort to identify the appropriate pathways based on the individuals level of needs. Provide education and support to individuals, their families and EDCS to promote self-care strategies and independence, and to develop multi-disciplinary informed personalised treatment and management plans for their health condition. Step patients down to routine health, social care and other community services once care plans have been embedded, self-care optimised, and admission risks reduced. Main duties of the job

You will work with patients on the caseload to remain independent within their own home environment, providing proactive support, clinical interventions/support and care planning. Complete comprehensive holistic assessment using clinical skills and knowledge, to interpret a range of complex clinical findings to develop appropriate treatment/care plans and evaluate the patients in the service. Use clinical knowledge to identify changing or deteriorating health conditions and educate patients and families to recognise these signs and refer to appropriate health services. Liaise with relevant professionals i.e. GP, pharmacist, specialist professionals, when medication review. Develop a personalised care plan with each patient, including their carers, relatives and health and social care professionals as appropriate. Involve people with dementia, their relatives and carers, EDCS and other appropriate stakeholders in the planning and delivery of services. Person specification

Qualifications

To be an NMC registered General Nurse To have a teaching or mentorship qualification Knowledge, Experience & Skills

Specialist knowledge, skills or interest in Dementia with evidence of application in the community Transferable experience of working with adults with cognitive impairments, Dementia or Frailty Understanding of community assessment and interventions including crisis management and case management Ability and experience of working autonomously including caseload management, prioritisation and delegation Ability to adapt professional communication and model professional behaviours at all times Understand professional responsibilities including clinical record keeping and governance Personal attributes

Professional approach to role; willingness to learn and develop, critically reflect with a positive attitude towards change Skills and ability to use IT systems within the workplace including clinical records systems Ability to travel across the borough of Hounslow for work; visiting patients within their own homes As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution. West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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