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Are you looking for a new challenge?

Are you passionate about working with people living with dementia or experiencing a delirium?

We are recruiting a Meaningful Activities Team Leader to lead the Meaningful Activities Service across the three main hospitals within the University Hospitals of Leicester. 

The Team Leader will provide guidance, training and managerial support to the Meaningful Activities Facilitators to ensure the delivery of high standards of care through the use of meaningful activity. 

In particular the Team Leader will provide clinical support around complex cases, both within the service, to the ward teams, and to the Admiral Nursing Service at UHL.  The role involves delivery of training to a variety of staff across the hospitals to improve their knowledge and skills around providing holistic care to this group of patients.

This is a rare opportunity to lead a service that is well regarded for its focus on delivering high quality patient-centred care and improvements for patients living with dementia and/or a delirium during their hospital stay.  

Applications may be considered from other Allied Health Professionals or Nurses who are able to demonstrate a working knowledge and skills around patient-centred care and meaningful activity.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

•Work with the Multi-Disciplinary Team supporting people living with dementia who may have complex needs including physical, psychological and communication difficulties.

•Provide daily leadership and support to Meaningful Activities Facilitators. 

•Educate staff to provide meaningful activity safely and effectively.

•Collate and monitor data on the outputs of the service and contribute to writing Trust level reports.

•Manage resources effectively, including fundraising to ensure supplies of activities are available.

•Work cross site to ensure the provision of a seamless equitable service.

•Promote dementia friendly environments.

•Support the older people and dementia champion network and link roles in clinical areas.

•Work closely with the Restrictive Practice Matron and the Admiral Nurses to implement dementia initiatives across UHL.

•Work with Volunteer Services to recruit, train and coordinate ‘Forget me Not Volunteers’ on wards across UHL and facilitate ‘Memory Lane’ or dayroom events for people with dementia and their carers.

•Ensure adherence to the guidelines and standard operating procedures relating to operation and delivery of the Meaningful Activities Service.

•Maintain high professional standards of verbal and written communication for self and oversee these standards within the service.

•To work with patients, carers and their families in a sensitive and professional manner.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals: 

• high-quality care for all, 
• being a great place to work, 
• partnerships for impact, and 
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud, 
• we are inclusive, and 
• we are one team 

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/