Practice Development Dementia Nurse

Overview

Fixed term staff to join the Continuing Health Care team in West area, Gwynedd / Mon. The post holder will manage on behalf of the West division the implementation, monitoring and reviewing of NHS Funded Registered Nursing Care (FNC) and Continuing NHS Health Care (CHC) in Care Homes (Nursing) and in the domiciliary setting to ensure patients receive care of a quality which meets best practice and national standards as prescribed and funded by the NHS, to advise each care home on improvements within the physical environment and how it can be made more dementia friendly, focusing on inexpensive techniques.

To promote high quality, cost effective, evidence based care with regards to Dementia care across North Wales. This involves the post holder having highly developed clinical skills, and a high level of knowledge, understanding and experience of a broad range of clinical and professional issues in order to meet key responsibilities. To develop positive relationships between Primary Care, and the Independent Sector.

To provide an educational role to enhance the skills of staff within the independent sector which will then impact on the primary care setting as a whole.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a change then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and  Proud to Lead  competence framework.

• Manage the implementation, monitoring and reviewing of NHS Funded Registered Nursing Care (FNC) and Continuing NHS Health Care (CHC) in Care Homes (Nursing) and in the domiciliary setting.
• Advise care homes on improvements within the physical environment and how it can be made more dementia friendly, focusing on inexpensive techniques.
• Promote high quality, cost effective, evidence based care with regards to dementia care across North Wales.
• Develop positive relationships between Primary Care and the Independent Sector.
• Provide an educational role to enhance the skills of staff within the independent sector, impacting the primary care setting as a whole.

• Highly developed clinical skills with a high level of knowledge, understanding and experience of a broad range of clinical and professional issues.
• Experience in dementia care and related care quality improvement.
• Ability to engage and educate staff across settings.
• Desirable: ability to speak Welsh;
  Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Please note:

The text above includes equality and diversity commitments and references the Disability Confident Employer scheme. Applications may be submitted in Welsh; applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Successful applicants will receive recruitment correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.