Community Dementia Practitioner

Job summary

Are you a nurse or OT who is passionate about
supporting people living with dementia?

Are you able to provide interventions to both
patient and carers to maintain wellbeing and prevent crisis?

If so, come and join our innovative Community
Dementia Service.

Our Community Dementia Service is provided in
collaboration with the Alzheimers Society and will form a key part of support
throughout the dementia journey. Sitting within our Older Adult Community
Mental Health Team (OACMHT), you will be providing brief interventions for
people living with dementia with the aim of reducing distress, maintaining
wellbeing and avoiding crisis. You will have access to the wider MDT where
patients can be stepped-up to the OACMHT for more complex or on-going
support. You will also spend time each week undertaking routine dementia
assessments or other OACMHT activities.

Working hours are Monday to Friday .
Part time and flexible working will be considered.

Main duties of the jobA typical day will include a mix of direct
clinical assessment and interventions for people living with dementia as well
as providing clinical advice to the Dementia Advisors and other services e.g. Primary
Care. You will offer short term interventions to patients and their carers to
reduce distress, maintain wellbeing and avoid crisis. Your interventions will
be goal based and look to empower those accessing the service. You will support
the development of the service through the collection of outcome measures and
other metrics and engage in promotion and education events, as well as your own
professional development. You will provide a seamless transition for patients
supported by the Dementia Advisors into your service and utilise your expert
knowledge to assess need and guide patient care. You will take a collaborative
approach to all of your work, and ensure accurate documentation is maintained.

About us At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.

What we offer;
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
Flexible and agile working opportunities
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
Wide range of supportive staff networks
Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.

We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.

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Details Date posted
12 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

BandBand 6

Salary
25,760 to 27,476 a year

pro rata for part time

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time,

Part-time,

Flexible working

Reference numberC-Worcs Job locations2 Kings Court Charles Hastings Way Worcester Worcestershire WR5 1JR
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

We believe that our Older Adult Mental Health
Services are a great place to work. You will be surrounded by passionate,
empathic and hard-working colleagues and a management team who are invested in
supporting your development. This is a great opportunity to be involved in the
development of a new service to better meet the needs of people living with
dementia and those supporting them.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role
please refer to the job description and person…