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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
001-ACS139-0724
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Llandough Hospital
Town
Llandough
Salary
£35,922 - £43,257 per annum/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/07/2024 23:59

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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board logo

Dementia Care Advisor - REACT & MHSOP CMHT

Band 6

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of 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 also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.


Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic 
objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these  challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in 
the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the 
next decade and beyond. 

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

  • We are kind and caring
  • We are respectful
  • We have trust and integrity
  • We take personal responsibility 

As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.

We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today’s illnesses

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed


 

Job overview

An opportunity for a Band 6 Dementia Care Advisor has become available. This role will cover both the REACT and CMHT teams within Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP). Both teams are multi-professional with representation from psychiatry, nursing, psychology and therapy staff.

REACT is an enhanced home treatment team that supports adults over 65 and their carers/families on an intensive basis to treat them in the community. REACT aim to provide evidenced based interventions to avoid admission to hospital or to facilitate early discharge from hospital.

CMHT is an integrated (NHS and Local Authority) community mental health team for adults over 65 with severe and enduring mental health issues that present with a high level of complexity, need and risk. CMHT provide care co-ordination and specialist interventions for people who fall into this category.

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

Main duties of the job

The expectations of the role of Dementia Care Advisor include:

Specialist assessment and evidence based advice and interventions.

Collaborative working with the Multi Disciplinary Team.

Knowledge and expertise on resources available to promote independence of the individual with dementia and their carers.   

Advocating for person centred care for people with dementia and their carers.

 Psycho educational support and role modelling approaches to care givers.

To be able to use their expert level knowledge of dementia to provide education and guidance to other team members on approaches to best support the individual and carers.

Knowledge and understanding of legal frameworks and how these apply to individuals i.e. Mental Capacity Act 2005/Mental Health Act 2007.

Both the REACT/CMHT teams are based at Llanfair Unit, Llandough Hospital. The successful applicant will be required to travel across the Cardiff and Vale area on a regular basis to see individuals and carers in their home environment.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • First-level mental health nursing or registered health professional
  • Relevant post-graduate degree to at least diploma level
  • Evidence of professional and management development through Continuous Professional Development
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant post-graduate qualifications – psychological interventions
  • Masters degree in relevant area

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Sufficient experience working at Band 5, (or equivalent level in other disciplines), including experience in a clinical area related to care of the older person in a mental health context.
  • Experience of inter-professional and multi-agency team working.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in Older People’s CMHT service or Crisis and Home Treatment Team.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Well-developed skills in terms of managing clinical scenarios that are complex, challenging and have high levels of emotional content
  • Ability to communicate effectively and manage complex and sometimes emotionally challenging situations.
Desirable criteria
  • Welsh Speaker

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good understanding of services that cater to this patient group, and how they relate to each other.
Desirable criteria
  • Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Flexibility to meet the needs of the service
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Able to work on own initiative
Desirable criteria
  • Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Caig Walters
Job title
Senior Nurse - Community
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02921 825776
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