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Job summary

Main area
Menral Health
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
001-NMR464-1124
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Universirt Hospital Llandough
Town
Llandough
Salary
£37,898 - £45,637 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Deputy Lead: Dementia Care Mapping

Band 6

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of 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 also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.


Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic 
objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these  challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in 
the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the 
next decade and beyond. 

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

  • We are kind and caring
  • We are respectful
  • We have trust and integrity
  • We take personal responsibility 

As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.

We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today’s illnesses

 


 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Deputy Lead in Dementia Care Mapping based within Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP), covering Cardiff and Vale. This initiative is partially funded by the Regional Partnership Board. The Deputy lead will be an advocator and skilled practitioner in Dementia Care Mapping and support the Clinical lead with the continued service development and mapping coordination across Cardiff and Vale. You will be willing to undertake the DCM – Leading Practice Change qualification.

The DCM service supports and coordinates mapping activity across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan through individual referrals, rolling programmes of cultural mapping cycles, evaluations and also with the possibility of being involved in future research projects.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will continue to support and develop Dementia Care Mapping as an approach to improve person centred care within health, social and third sectors across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.  The Dementia Care Mapping team works alongside and extensively collaborates with, the Dementia Learning and Development Team to promote and embed improved practice for the support of individuals living with dementia.

As deputy clinical lead you will undertake DCM as a key focus in your role, as well as supporting and co-ordinating  mapping that is undertaken across the services, providing supervision, delivering the strategy for DCM practice, whilst ensuring governance. You will support the monitoring activity data and undertaking service audits and evaluations.

You will contribute to the ongoing professional developmental needs of DCM trained staff in line with the professional standards set out by Bradford University DCM guidelines, the Good Work Framework and for developing a service that meets Standard 16 of the All Wales Dementia Care Pathway of Standards.

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

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services.   Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered health or social care professional qualification at degree level or with equivalent experience
  • Advanced Dementia Care Mapping training or must be willing to undertake
  • Evidence of post basic education in subjects relevant to specialty
  • Specialist Training in Dementia Care Mapping with evidence of current experience in this field
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant post grad study with relevant experience in mental health of older people.
  • Leadership qualification
  • IQT Bronze/Silver Training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Substantial post registration experience
  • Evidence of management, including of staff, experience
  • Experience of expertise in mental health of older people specialty.
  • Experience of working in both health and social care settings.
  • Dementia Care Mapping- current practice.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of Research involvement.
  • Working alongside social services, private/ third sector.
  • Training facilitation experience.
  • Experience of evaluation and clinical audit.
  • Experience of managing change in a clinical setting.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of needs of older people in different settings
  • Demonstrates understanding of leadership.
  • Can evidence teaching/training skills
  • Clinical Supervision Skills.
Desirable criteria
  • Able to produce detailed reports.
  • Audit and evaluation skills

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Person Centered Dementia Care (Kitwood and others).
  • Dementia Action Plan for Wales 2018-22.
  • Mental Capacity Act (2005).
  • Mental Health Measure (2010).
  • Social Service and Wellbeing Act (2014).
  • Good Work Framework (2016)

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Resilience in challenging situations.
  • Organisational Skills
  • Able to prioritise

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emma Roberts
Job title
Clinical Lead DCM
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
029 2182 5776
Additional information

Lisa Lane

Senior Nurse

[email protected]

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