Job description
If you have skills to care for people who are living with dementia, then this is the right post for you.
We are looking for dedicated, compassionate, caring, genuine individuals to come and join our Multi-disciplinary team here on the Dementia Assessment Unit.
You will be given the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge which may lead you to further career prospects.
- To provide specialist care and planned interventions to the patients/clients within the Dementia Assessment unit and Specialist Inpatient Service.
- Under the supervision of registered health care professionals and senior healthcare staff, assist in the delivery of clinical and personal care for a defined group of patients.
- Takes leadership from Assistant Practitioner and/or Senior Healthcare support worker within a delegation framework for agreed tasks.
- Ensure patient safety is maintained and patient experience is positive by treating all patients, relatives and colleagues with respect, dignity and courtesy in accordance with Trust values.
Shortlisting Date: W/C 2nd October 2023
Interview Date: TBC
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care- We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen- We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver- We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.