Dementia & Delirium Nurse / Therapist (RGN, RMN or OT)
Barts Health Nhs Trust, City of Westminster
Dementia & Delirium Nurse / Therapist (RGN, RMN or OT)
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Barts Health Nhs Trust, City of Westminster
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 day ago, 21 Dec | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 2f328a4198d94044bf9cb0a8b5a0933b
Full Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right person to join the Dementia and Delirium team for a 12 month secondment post at Barts Health NHS based at Whipps Cross Hospital.
We are seeking to recruit a Dementia Specialist Nurse/Therapist who will work alongside the Dementia Clinical Nurse Specialists, Dementia Support Worker and the wider Dementia and Delirium Team to support the delivery of the Trust Dementia Strategy and improve patient experience.
This is an exciting opportunity to improve the lives, care and experience of those living with dementia or delirium and their carers, while they are inpatients in our services.
We are looking for a nurse with experience of working with older people, who is enthusiastic, innovative, forward thinking and willing to go the extra mile to improve the care of people with dementia. You must portray excellent leadership skills and supervise junior staff members in the team. You will be required to deputise in the absence of the band 7., The post holder will work with the dementia teams across the Trust to support the implementation and evaluation of a seamless Dementia care pathway, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of clinical care, treatment and support throughout the hospital journey and beyond. They will specialise in the care of people with dementia and delirium and will demonstrate a willingness to develop expertise in the provision of specialist advice and support to ward teams, people with dementia and their carers. They will play a key role in the delivery of the trust Dementia education programme, providing training and evaluating training programmes. The post holder will participate in clinical audits and research within the specialist area.
Together with the dementia teams, the post holder will contribute to the embedding of KPI targets and NICE Quality standards across the Trust, and the implementation of objectives within local and National Dementia Strategies.
The post holder will influence the ongoing development of clinical practice within Dementia and delirium care practice, participate in research and contribute to the development of standards of care within the service, including the development of policies, protocols, guidelines and service developments in collaboration with multi- disciplinary colleagues.
Flexible working will be considered.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage., Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment., We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.
After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.
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