Dementia Support Worker - Trauma and OrthopaedicsinLiverpoolinLiverpoolPUBLISHED FRI 15 NOV 2024
Band 3: £24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum
PERMANENT
DEMENTIA EMPATHY FAMILY HOLISTIC NHS ROLE MODEL SOCIAL WORK
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of dementia patients, providing them with tailored support and care during a critical time in their hospital stay.
Working within a specialized team of healthcare professionals, including the Dementia and Delirium Team, allowing for collaborative practice and shared learning experiences.
Engaging in diverse responsibilities, from monitoring care plans to facilitating patient activities, which encourages professional growth and skill development.
Participating in a newly created role that allows for creativity and innovative approaches to enhance the quality of care for dementia patients in an acute setting.
Gaining experience in a challenging but rewarding environment, offering various opportunities for training and professional development in dementia care.
Ensuring effective communication and collaboration with families, carers, and community resources, which enhances care continuity and support for patients.
Working in a full-time position with a structured 7-day service, providing a sense of stability and the chance to build long-term relationships with patients and colleagues.
The Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Dementia Support Worker for a permanent full-time position (37.5 hours per week) in their Trauma and Orthopaedics division at the Aintree site. This newly created role focuses on enhancing care for dementia patients on acute orthopaedic wards and involves supporting the delivery of individual patient care under the guidance of the Ward Manager and Dementia and Delirium Team. Key responsibilities include gathering patient history, implementing and monitoring care plans, facilitating meaningful activities, coordinating effective communication with caregivers, and contributing to discharge planning. The position requires a commitment to maintaining professional behavior, effective communication, and support for nursing staff.
The role entails covering a seven-day service alongside other Dementia Support Workers across three ward areas and involves direct patient care tasks such as personal hygiene assistance and mobility support. Candidates will need to demonstrate clinical judgment, initiative, and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. This role is distinct from a healthcare assistant position, emphasizing a specialized focus on dementia care within the hospital setting.
The role entails covering a seven-day service alongside other Dementia Support Workers across three ward areas and involves direct patient care tasks such as personal hygiene assistance and mobility support. Candidates will need to demonstrate clinical judgment, initiative, and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. This role is distinct from a healthcare assistant position, emphasizing a specialized focus on dementia care within the hospital setting.
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of dementia patients, providing them with tailored support and care during a critical time in their hospital stay.
Working within a specialized team of healthcare professionals, including the Dementia and Delirium Team, allowing for collaborative practice and shared learning experiences.
Engaging in diverse responsibilities, from monitoring care plans to facilitating patient activities, which encourages professional growth and skill development.
Participating in a newly created role that allows for creativity and innovative approaches to enhance the quality of care for dementia patients in an acute setting.
Gaining experience in a challenging but rewarding environment, offering various opportunities for training and professional development in dementia care.
Ensuring effective communication and collaboration with families, carers, and community resources, which enhances care continuity and support for patients.
Working in a full-time position with a structured 7-day service, providing a sense of stability and the chance to build long-term relationships with patients and colleagues.
Dementia Support workerBand 3PermanentFull Time - 37.5 hours per week Please note this is not a healthcare assistant role. Please read the job description carefully
This is a newly created post that will be a part of the Trauma and Orthopaedic Care Group within the Division of Surgery at the Aintree site.
The post-holder will support our acute orthopaedic wards to facilitate a high standard of enhanced care for our dementia patients to ensure a robust and holistic hospital admission.
The post-holder will contribute to the delivery of patient's individual care under the direction and supervision of the Ward Manager with additional support from the Dementia and Delirium Team. Whilst completing this, the post-holder will assist with all aspects of the patient's care including moving and handling, personal hygiene and dietary needs.
The successful candidate will be covering a 7 day service and will work with other Dementia Support Workers to ensure the service is covered across the 3 ward areas Monday - Sunday.
**Previous applicants need not apply**
Please note this vacancy may close early once sufficient applications have been received.
The post holder will contribute to the delivery of patients' individual care under the direction and supervision of the Ward Manager and in conjunction with the Dementia and Delirium Team.
- They will gather quality collateral history/ personal information from patients, families, carers and other relevant services (eg social worker, care agency).
- Deliver, monitor and embed DCS care plans for patients with dementia using clinical leadership skills to role model best practice to ward staff.
- Work closely with dementia service colleagues and contribute to service goals, taking responsibility for collecting and inputting data metrics.
- Use clinical judgement to feedback to MDT patient progress and assist in setting patient goals that reflect their changing needs.
- Ensure effective ongoing carer communication/ liaison, including referrals to community resources where indicated (eg carer support organisations).
- Facilitate the provision of meaningful activities for patients, working closely with band 2s and volunteers.
- Facilitate supported/ risk-positive discharges.
- Follow-up telephone calls and where required, admission avoidance activity (community liaison/ follow-up visits).
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Clinical Responsibilities
- Maintain a professional behaviour at all times and represent the values of the organisation.
- To assist the staff in the delivery of direct patient care.
- To undertake skilled nursing support activities for which training and competency assessment hasbeen undertaken.
- To assist the nursing staff in maintaining patients well-being and dignity in a safe environment andin maintaining patient confidentiality and privacy.
- To understand and adhere to all relevant trust policies and procedures.
- To prioritise care as appropriate.
- To demonstrate good communication skills when dealing with patients, relatives and members ofthe multidisciplinary team utilising sensitivity, empathy and ability to manage conflict.
- Contribute to effective and timely discharge planning.
- To perform, understand and report patient risk assessments e.g. Nutritional assessment scores,Falls Assessment, Moving and Handling, Pressure Area assessment and Bed Rail riskAssessment.
- To demonstrate initiative and the ability to recognise/identify changes in a patientscondition/treatment and report promptly to the registered nurse and medical staff as appropriate.
- To act as a role model for student nurses and colleagues.
- Report any concerns regarding patients well-being or safety to the nurse in charge.
- It is the responsibility of any member of staff who becomes aware of either a clinical or non-clinicalincident to escalate immediately to the registered nurse.
- To understand the principles of the Friends and Family Test/patient experience feedback and howit is used to improve and maintain an excellent patient experience.
- Assist nursing staff with ward preparation for admission and to ensure the bay areas areappropriately cleaned on patient discharge or transfer.
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