Dementia Coordinator
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £12.62 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 April 2024 |
| Location: | Faversham, Kent |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Age UK Kent Rivers |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
We are looking for a Dementia Coordinator to provide effective support to people throughout their dementia journey from pre diagnosis to end of life.
You must have a genuine passion for working with people living with dementia and their carers and families.
Job Type: Fixed-term contract ending on 31st March 2025. 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday 09:00AM - 16:30PM with a unpaid 30 minute lunch break.
Hourly rate: £12.62 per hour
Location: Office base - The Old Fire Station, Faversham. This role will involve travel around the community of Faversham.
Key Responsibilities:
Contacting the patient and/or appropriate carer/supporter within two working days, (48 hours), where possible, from when the referral is received.
Provide face to face visits within 7 working days of a request, where possible, in agreement with the person living with dementia and/or carer.
Work in partnership with health professionals and organisations such as Adult Social Care, to meet the needs of both the patient and the carer.
Liaise with the person diagnosed with dementia’s GP as and when required throughout the dementia journey.
Provide an Annual Practice update for each GP practice outlining support provided to patients (in contact with the service) and their carers (as appropriate) on their QOF register.
In order to start to develop relationships with the family it is expected that the Provider will develop and utilise an appropriate information resource, to support these conversations.
Provide flexible support so that where necessary team members can cross geographical areas to ensure timescales are met.
Develop and maintain a framework document/information resource for planning and decision making in order to identify what needs to be in place whilst a person still has the capacity to make decisions and a check list to facilitate the planning process. This should also act as a resource to support conversations around advance care planning.
Provide and continue to develop an individualised support plan that reflects the health and well-being needs of the person diagnosed. It will also include the necessary information to enable a financial health check to be carried out. As the dementia progresses the information provided by the service will be geared towards supporting the family carer more and provide advice on different stages of the dementia journey.
Provide support for the immediate carer/supporter as well as for other family members and encourage the carer to engage with a carers assessment.
Be with the person with dementia and the family along their pathway, proactively contacting them on a regular basis dependent on their need.
Assess the need for information and advice with appropriate timing, sensitively tailored to individual need.
Ensure an effective referral pathway to the service from point of diagnosis.
Liaise with pharmacies to support appropriate and safe use of medication.
Carer identification and recognition/support in primary care.
Help Carers to access respite and support.
Support medication management and compliance in a non-clinical context (referring to medical professionals where appropriate).
The ideal candidate will have:
Experience of working with people living with dementia, their carers and wider family network.
Experience of working within health and social care.
Experience of health and social care systems.
Ability to quickly form good relationships both internally and externally and represent the organisation in a positive manner.
Understanding of the challenges facing people living with dementia, their families, and carers.
Ability to listen and understand.
Approachable and friendly/socially confident.
Excellent communication skills.
The areas covered in the Job Description are intended to provide an overall context to the role, and is not designed to be an exhaustive list of tasks.
Benefits:
Access to the Blue Light Card
Petrol paid 50p per mile
DBS, training and uniforms/PPE all paid for by Age UK Kent Rivers
Pension scheme
Further qualifications
Wellbeing scheme – Simplyhealth
ALF Kudos Awards Scheme with a chance to attend a Gala Dinner and WIN a week's stay for you and your family at our coastal holiday home, and the additional annual leave to go with it.
Interest-free company loans.
Onsite parking in centre of Faversham
Closing date: Tuesday 30th April 2024
**Any offer of employment will be subject to our safer recruitment policy which will include an enhanced DBS check**
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable CV’s/applications.
You must have a genuine passion for working with people living with dementia and their carers and families.
Job Type: Fixed-term contract ending on 31st March 2025. 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday 09:00AM - 16:30PM with a unpaid 30 minute lunch break.
Hourly rate: £12.62 per hour
Location: Office base - The Old Fire Station, Faversham. This role will involve travel around the community of Faversham.
Key Responsibilities:
Contacting the patient and/or appropriate carer/supporter within two working days, (48 hours), where possible, from when the referral is received.
Provide face to face visits within 7 working days of a request, where possible, in agreement with the person living with dementia and/or carer.
Work in partnership with health professionals and organisations such as Adult Social Care, to meet the needs of both the patient and the carer.
Liaise with the person diagnosed with dementia’s GP as and when required throughout the dementia journey.
Provide an Annual Practice update for each GP practice outlining support provided to patients (in contact with the service) and their carers (as appropriate) on their QOF register.
In order to start to develop relationships with the family it is expected that the Provider will develop and utilise an appropriate information resource, to support these conversations.
Provide flexible support so that where necessary team members can cross geographical areas to ensure timescales are met.
Develop and maintain a framework document/information resource for planning and decision making in order to identify what needs to be in place whilst a person still has the capacity to make decisions and a check list to facilitate the planning process. This should also act as a resource to support conversations around advance care planning.
Provide and continue to develop an individualised support plan that reflects the health and well-being needs of the person diagnosed. It will also include the necessary information to enable a financial health check to be carried out. As the dementia progresses the information provided by the service will be geared towards supporting the family carer more and provide advice on different stages of the dementia journey.
Provide support for the immediate carer/supporter as well as for other family members and encourage the carer to engage with a carers assessment.
Be with the person with dementia and the family along their pathway, proactively contacting them on a regular basis dependent on their need.
Assess the need for information and advice with appropriate timing, sensitively tailored to individual need.
Ensure an effective referral pathway to the service from point of diagnosis.
Liaise with pharmacies to support appropriate and safe use of medication.
Carer identification and recognition/support in primary care.
Help Carers to access respite and support.
Support medication management and compliance in a non-clinical context (referring to medical professionals where appropriate).
The ideal candidate will have:
Experience of working with people living with dementia, their carers and wider family network.
Experience of working within health and social care.
Experience of health and social care systems.
Ability to quickly form good relationships both internally and externally and represent the organisation in a positive manner.
Understanding of the challenges facing people living with dementia, their families, and carers.
Ability to listen and understand.
Approachable and friendly/socially confident.
Excellent communication skills.
The areas covered in the Job Description are intended to provide an overall context to the role, and is not designed to be an exhaustive list of tasks.
Benefits:
Access to the Blue Light Card
Petrol paid 50p per mile
DBS, training and uniforms/PPE all paid for by Age UK Kent Rivers
Pension scheme
Further qualifications
Wellbeing scheme – Simplyhealth
ALF Kudos Awards Scheme with a chance to attend a Gala Dinner and WIN a week's stay for you and your family at our coastal holiday home, and the additional annual leave to go with it.
Interest-free company loans.
Onsite parking in centre of Faversham
Closing date: Tuesday 30th April 2024
**Any offer of employment will be subject to our safer recruitment policy which will include an enhanced DBS check**
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable CV’s/applications.