Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals living with Dementia and their families.
Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, including GPs, paramedics, and pharmacists, fostering a supportive work environment.
Engagement in innovative care models that are focused on patient-centered approaches, enhancing personal and professional growth.
Access to ongoing training and professional development to improve skills in care coordination and support for dementia patients.
Role involves proactive identification of patients' needs, allowing for a more responsive and adaptive healthcare approach.
Work within a community-focused organization that prioritizes delivering healthcare services closer to patients' homes, promoting equity in access to care.
Competitive salary and job stability with a permanent contract within the NHS framework, offering job security.
Join Our Caring Team as a Dementia Care Co-ordinator in Epsom!
Are you a compassionate individual with a passion for making a difference in the lives of those living with Dementia? At Surrey Downs Health & Care, we are seeking an empathetic Dementia Care Co-ordinator to join our supportive community team. You'll collaborate with local GPs, paramedics, and nurses to provide tailored care that meets the unique needs of each patient and their families. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on building relationships and wants to help others navigate their care journey with confidence and grace.
In this permanent, part-time position, you will take charge of managing appointments, supporting seamless transitions between various healthcare services, and ensuring every individual receives the right care at the right time. With a commitment to person-centred approaches, we believe in breaking down barriers to deliver exceptional care that truly resonates with our community. If you're ready to be an integral part of a dynamic team that prioritises compassion and collaboration, we would love to hear from you. Join us and help empower those living with Dementia in their local area!
Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals living with Dementia and their families.
Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, including GPs, paramedics, and pharmacists, fostering a supportive work environment.
Engagement in innovative care models that are focused on patient-centered approaches, enhancing personal and professional growth.
Access to ongoing training and professional development to improve skills in care coordination and support for dementia patients.
Role involves proactive identification of patients' needs, allowing for a more responsive and adaptive healthcare approach.
Work within a community-focused organization that prioritizes delivering healthcare services closer to patients' homes, promoting equity in access to care.
Competitive salary and job stability with a permanent contract within the NHS framework, offering job security.
Job Summary
Surrey Downs Health & Care
This is an exciting and innovative role which will involve working alongside community GPs, paramedics, pharmacists, district nurses and a growing team of care co-ordinators to wrap care around our population as a 'one team' approach providing co-ordination and navigation of care and support to our patient living with Dementia.
Main duties of the job
Take referrals for individuals or proactively identify people who could benefit from support through care co-ordination.Have a positive, empathetic and responsive conversation with the person and their family and carer(s) about their needs;
Work towards increasing patients' understanding of how to manage and develop health and wellbeing through offering advice and guidance.
Develop an in-depth knowledge of the local health and care infrastructure and know how and when to enable people to access support and services that are right for them;
Work with the wider PCN, MDTs, and the social prescribing service to look at how carers can support people - this could include the initial identification of carers onto the carer register.
With training support people to develop and implement personalised care and support.
About Us
Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.
Surrey Downs Health And Care Has a Track Record Of Providing Person Centered Care That Goes Beyond Organisational Boundaries To Do What Is Best For The Individual. This Partnership Includes
It's on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed - we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.
In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.
Date posted
14 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,857 to £30,570 a year Per Annum Pro Rata inc Fringe HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
343-SDH&C-7045347
Job locations
Tattenham Community Team, next to Tattenham Health Centre,
Tattenham Crescent
Epsom Downs
KT18 5NU
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
Person Specification
Essential Essential
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Tattenham Community Team, next to Tattenham Health Centre,
Tattenham Cresc
Surrey Downs Health & Care
This is an exciting and innovative role which will involve working alongside community GPs, paramedics, pharmacists, district nurses and a growing team of care co-ordinators to wrap care around our population as a 'one team' approach providing co-ordination and navigation of care and support to our patient living with Dementia.
Main duties of the job
Take referrals for individuals or proactively identify people who could benefit from support through care co-ordination.Have a positive, empathetic and responsive conversation with the person and their family and carer(s) about their needs;
Work towards increasing patients' understanding of how to manage and develop health and wellbeing through offering advice and guidance.
Develop an in-depth knowledge of the local health and care infrastructure and know how and when to enable people to access support and services that are right for them;
Work with the wider PCN, MDTs, and the social prescribing service to look at how carers can support people - this could include the initial identification of carers onto the carer register.
With training support people to develop and implement personalised care and support.
About Us
Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.
Surrey Downs Health And Care Has a Track Record Of Providing Person Centered Care That Goes Beyond Organisational Boundaries To Do What Is Best For The Individual. This Partnership Includes
- The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
- CSH Surrey
- Epsom and St Helier's University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Surrey Council County
It's on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed - we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.
In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.
Date posted
14 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,857 to £30,570 a year Per Annum Pro Rata inc Fringe HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
343-SDH&C-7045347
Job locations
Tattenham Community Team, next to Tattenham Health Centre,
Tattenham Crescent
Epsom Downs
KT18 5NU
Job Description
Job responsibilities
- Making and managing appointments for patients, related to primary, secondary, community, local authority, statutory, and voluntary organisations.
- Help people transition seamlessly between secondary and community care services, conducting follow-up appointments, and supporting people to navigate through wider the health and care system.
- Identify when action or additional support is needed, alerting a named clinical contact in addition to relevant professionals, and highlighting any safety concerns.
- Keep accurate and up-to-date records of contacts, appropriately using GP and other records systems relevant to the role, adhering to information governance and data protection legislation.
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
- Making and managing appointments for patients, related to primary, secondary, community, local authority, statutory, and voluntary organisations.
- Help people transition seamlessly between secondary and community care services, conducting follow-up appointments, and supporting people to navigate through wider the health and care system.
- Identify when action or additional support is needed, alerting a named clinical contact in addition to relevant professionals, and highlighting any safety concerns.
- Keep accurate and up-to-date records of contacts, appropriately using GP and other records systems relevant to the role, adhering to information governance and data protection legislation.
Person Specification
Essential Essential
- Car driver
- Healthcare Experience Administration and patients
- Achieved Grade / 2 Years Experience
- Previous experience working with Dementia Patients
- Good Administrative /IT skills
- Previous experience in Healthcare environment
- Excellent Admin / IT Skills
- Achieved Grade and 2 years Experience
- Car driver
- Healthcare Experience Administration and patients
- Achieved Grade / 2 Years Experience
- Previous experience working with Dementia Patients
- Good Administrative /IT skills
- Previous experience in Healthcare environment
- Excellent Admin / IT Skills
- Achieved Grade and 2 years Experience
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Tattenham Community Team, next to Tattenham Health Centre,
Tattenham Cresc
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