Deputy Dementia Services Lead

Are you ready to contemplate your next career move in health and social care? Are you someone who would relish the opportunity to help lead an innovative and new dedicated 20 bedded dementia care service for people living with distress and complex needs in Scotland? Would you relish the chance to work alongside a senior team of clinicians including Professor Graham Stokes, a leading thinker and academic authority in Dementia Care in the UK? If so, please get in touch with us as we continue to reshape nursing dementia care in a social care setting.

HC-One is developing a Specialist Dementia Care Community (SDCC) at Darnley Court care home. Darnley Court has provided care for people living with dementia for many years but following considerable investment in environmental layout and design, workforce and L&D in Carmichael community, we have exciting new opportunities available for those passionate about supporting people who are emotionally distressed by their dementia and require a specialist service to ensure their needs can be met appropriately.

As an SDCC, Carmichael will become a therapeutic care setting that demonstrates that quality of care and quality of life are of equal significance. It will provide a bespoke living environment embracing space and calming de-escalation rooms, along with enhanced staffing and specialist training for Colleagues in positive approaches to behaviour, psychosocial therapies, de-escalation interventions and safe restrictive practices. The therapeutic ambition will be that people will be understood as having needs to be met, rather than being defined by their condition.

In your role as Deputy Dementia Services Lead, you will provide specialist dementia nursing expertise support to people with dementia, with a specific focus on distress and complex behaviours. This will include deputising for the Specialist Dementia Services Lead when/if they are absent from the Service.

The position is deputy to the Specialist Dementia Services Lead, who will lead the SDCC, and hence this is a development role opportunity. HC-One Scotland will be supportive of post graduate education in dementia care, aspiring leader training programme etc.

The Deputy Dementia Services Lead will support, deliver, and coordinate person-centred dementia care and therapeutic interventions in a residential setting to improve clinical outcomes for those living with dementia whose needs cause them to be distressed and their behaviours to negatively impact the lives of others.

In line with NMC code of conduct and HC-One policies and procedures the post holder will provide:

Specialist behavioural assessment, functional analysis support and therapeutic interventions for people living with dementia and associated complex needs.

Ensure safe and effective nursing practice.

Facilitation of education, mentoring and supervision for staff in the delivery of evidence-based dementia care and positive behavioural support interventions.

In conjunction with other relevant clinical staff the post holder will assist with clinical development in maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance, evidence-based practice and quality assurance and monitoring within the service.

MDT working with other health and social care professionals.

Additionally:

Deliver relationship and family-centred approaches to care, which meet the needs of people with dementia and family members

As dementia progresses, support people with dementia, their families and care staff to understand and respond to changes in behaviour, ability, and relationships

Ensure the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and that all legal requirements relating to The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 are considered and adhered to in relation to all resident care.

For you this will mean taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of person-centred dementia care and positive behaviour support practices.

You will be a Registered Nurse with an Active Pin on the NMC Register (RMN/RNMH/RGN/RNLD).

Role requirements

Continue to develop skills and knowledge through further training

Provide advice, consultation and mentoring to staff in the delivery of evidence-based dementia care

Act as a clinical role model to others, mentoring other staff as required

Work in partnership with colleagues to provide support and information to families, including advanced care planning and best interest decisions

Work with identified key stakeholders to develop more integrated care pathways and holistic models of care, through dissemination of specialist skills and knowledge

Maintain clinical records and provide verbal and written feedback appropriately as required

Ensure recorded information and data recorded is relevant, accurate and complete and captured in a timely manner

Ensure all nursing practice is carried out in accordance with agreed policies and procedures of HC-One Scotland and the NMC Code

Contribute to the delivery of the SDCC clinical OOH On-Call rota

To actively participate in practice development, clinical supervision and continuing professional development, maintaining professional registration and revalidation

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of evidence-based recommendations on supporting people living with dementia, age-related illnesses, and distress,

Be aware of current research related to dementia treatments/interventions and get involved in research where appropriate

HC-One Scotland would like to attract, recruit, and retain its people, on the basis that their individual values and behaviours align with the values of HC-One Scotland

Kindness – We are kind to everyone we care for, work with or meet at HC-One

Integrity – We do what we say, keep our promises, and acknowledge any errors

Essential – We prioritise what is important and then focus on those tasks

Simplest – We are clear and straightforward in our communication.

Best Value – We focus on tasks that offer real value and look for the best value in everything we do. It is these values-based behaviours and competencies that will be measured during recruitment and selection and performance development reviews (Ascent)

Everyone who works here understands that our Residents are people just like them with their own stories to tell. By joining HC-One Scotland you’ll have a wonderful opportunity to give something back to those people.

We are passionate about ensuring that our current and future Colleagues can be their true selves, and that our workforce represents the communities we serve. We prioritise inclusive working practices and invite applicants from all backgrounds into our HC-One Scotland family and we are committed to providing the quickest possible turnaround from the point of making you a job offer to you starting with us on day one.
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