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Job summary

Main area
Dementia
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
001-ACS272-1124
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital of Llandough
Town
University Hospital of Llandough
Salary
£26,928 - £29,551 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Memory Link Worker

Band 4

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 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

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable. 


 

Job overview

Additional funds have been released by Welsh Government to support with the delivery of the ‘All Wales Dementia Pathway of Standards’. With this the Cardiff and Vale Memory Assessment Service are looking to appoint 2 further Memory Link Workers into their established multidisciplinary team. The Link Worker role provides post diagnostic support to people and their carers living with dementia, acting as the named contact from point of diagnosis to end of life. The aim of the role is to support people and their carers living with dementia to live as well as possible through being the point of contact for signposting and navigation of services.

Main duties of the job

The link worker roles are aligned to the General Practitioner Clusters, and it is anticipated that these new posts will be allocated to regions where there are disproportionately low dementia diagnosis rates given the population risk factors. For Cardiff, these areas have diverse demographics and are densely populated with Ethnic Minority groups.

 

The role requires individuals to be actively involved in the mapping and making connections with statutory and third sector community services within their Cluster, and promotion of their service within the Cardiff and Vale Partnership Board.

The successful applicants will ensure that the support provided is Person-Centred and guided by having ‘What Matter’s’ conversations with people.  It is a highly challenging role, but one that has huge rewards that can have a significant impact on the quality of life for the people they support.

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

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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
  • Diploma Level/NVQ Level 4 or experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of client-focused service delivery in a community or clinical setting
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of managing data, and monitoring and recording procedures in client notes
  • Experience of the voluntary sector and /or NHS
  • Experience of working with people with long-term health conditions

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to develop and deliver quality services
  • Organisational skills, including ability to prioritise and plan own workload, manage multiple tasks and work to tight deadlines
  • Understanding of safeguarding issues and early intervention principles
  • Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
  • Computer literacy including applied knowledge of Microsoft Office

Other

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to speak Welsh

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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
Emma Drew
Job title
Team Leader Memory Team
Email address
[email protected]
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