Position Overview & Specifications
- Are you a health registered professional interested in improving outcomes for people affected by dementia?
- Are you excited by innovation and want to be a part of an award winning service working to address what really matters to these individuals?
- If so this post may be a just what you're looking for.
- Applicants will be shortlisted on receipt, please do not wait for the closing date.
The Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service is a partnership between Devon Partnership NHS Trust and Alzheimers Society delivering a service across Bristol for people living with dementia and their families. We provide seamless support from diagnosis to end of life, helping people to live as well as possible, for as long as possible, in their own community. There is also a focus on increasing public awareness of dementia and improving access for hard-to-reach communities.
The role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the service for a qualified clinician to develop into the role of a Senior Dementia Practitioner. In this role you will be part of a team providing support for older people with dementia, their carers and relatives across a defined area of Bristol.
The post holder work alongside the GP and/or Care Homes to offer specialist support and guidance and individual therapeutic interventions.
We are looking for a passionate person who has an interest in developing in this exciting role, making a genuine difference to peoples experience of using dementia services.