Primary Care Dementia Practitioner
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Salary
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Going rate
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2234 (75% match) is an eligible occupation, and CORNWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
Worth checking: this could also be SOC 3221 (Youth and community workers, Community support and casework focus could fit community work), which is not on the eligible-occupation list. Ask CORNWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION what the duties actually are.
About the role
As a Primary Care Dementia Practitioner you will be a part of a specialist team who are based across Cornwall and are passionate about providing support for people with dementia, their families, and carers.
We work closely with the Memory Assessment Service and Dementia Older People's Mental Health toprovide seamless support throughout a person's journey with dementia, helping people to live as well as possible, for as long as possible, in their own community.
Primary Care Dementia Practitioners listen, assess, problem solve and put solutions in place, thereby, avoiding crisis, preventing admissions to care home or hospital.
As a successful candidate you willwork closely with a designated group of GP surgeries and hold a case list of people who have been diagnosed with dementia and are registered to those GP surgeries.
This is a particularly exciting time from Primary Care Dementia Practitioners as we are embarking on a joint venture between Alzheimer's Society, Disability Cornwall and Memory Matters, strengthening our collaborative working to make a positive difference for people with dementia, their families and carers.
This is an opportunity for applicants who are highly motivated, with transferable skills from previous experience working in Mental Health, Dementia or Physical Health and from a perspective which may be General Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or a variety of other professional backgrounds.
Person specification
Knowledge and abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of approaches that promote the well-being of people living with dementia
- Experience of engaging with people living with a long term condition/mental health problem or dementia and their families
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration - NMC, HCPC
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Develop and maintain good professional relationships with health, social work and independent sector staff.
About the employer
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with CORNWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
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