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The YOD service was first established in 2011, and across the past ten years has evolved into a multidisciplinary service providing clinical, nursing, psychosocial, and therapies support to people with a diagnosis of young onset dementia living within Cardiff and the Vale. Supporting carers and families is essential work. A core principle is that the YOD service provides continuity of care. The service engages with people from the point of diagnosis and remains involved across the entire course of an individual’s dementia progression.

The service is founded upon developing collaborative relationships of trust, understanding individual’s personal stories, bringing people together to enjoy mutually supportive social engagement activities, and being available to respond to often rapidly changing mental health, psychological, physical and social care needs.

The service is based at the Cariad Centre, Barry Hospital, which is alongside the services inpatient facility at St Barrucs ward. This is a fantastic development opportunity to work in the community broadening skills in holistic assessments of the needs of clients, carers and families.

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

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

To provide specialist nursing assessment, evidence based intervention, advice and support for service users and carers and families as appropriate to specialist area of work

Provision of advice and support to professional colleagues on care management of people with dementia and advice and support to care staff on person-centred interventions

Assist with the implementation and audit of the Dementia Care Advisor role, to support further role development at UHB and All Wales evaluation

Assist with delivery against the Dementia Intelligent Targets, supporting development of appropriate clinical care pathways, development and delivery of specialist training, undertaking audit activity and outcomes reporting against key performance indicators

Participate in, make effective use of and provide clinical supervision to enhance own performance and that of colleagues. 

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services.   Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal.   As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing.    We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research.   Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.    

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions.    Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline.  Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.