Job Overview
Applications are invited from highly motivated and experienced nurses with a demonstrable track record of practical application and theoretical knowledge of the care and treatment of people with complex mixtures of psychological, cognitive, functional, behavioural, physical and social risk usually related to mental disorder and frailty experienced in later life.
The post holder will be expected to represent and lead on the OACMHT developmentof alternative pathways (holistic multi-agency and multidisciplinary) for people living with diagnosed/undiagnosed dementia in care homes within the locality, experiencing acute-frailty distress.
The post holder will be responsible for the coordination and delivery of rapid response for urgent face to face assessment of those patients registered to the OA-CMHT.
The post holder will lead on the provision of Dementia diagnostic and treatment clinics for complex older people living in care settings, to seek out and assess their mental health conditions, in order to inform the diagnostic process and to support subsequent interventions and treatment regimens and evaluation of that planned care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work to agreed job plan, which will include holding a small caseload of clients subject to CTP, undertake caseload management and running clinics primarily within the county care home sector or across the service area as the need arises.
The post holder will undertake a full holistic assessment including the review of medicines, specifically Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors and Anti-Psychotics for those diagnosed with Dementia within the locality care home sector; promote patient choice and effective outcomes.
The post holder will be able to provide senior knowledge and experience within the team and take a senior position in the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to formulate & implement care plans and consider prescribing options.
To accept clinical responsibility for a designated workload of specialised patients, and to organise this effectively. They will offer expert assessment of psychological, social problems and as an independent prescriber have an in-depth expert knowledge of the physical problems related to the medicines used in treatment.
To undertake non-medical prescribing in line with legislation. To titrate medication dosage, order and interpret physical investigations such as blood tests and ECG, administer injections and to perform Phlebotomy tests on a daily basis.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
- Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
- Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
- Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
- 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
- Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
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