Deputy Dementia Services Lead

Overview

About The Role Are you ready to contemplate your next career move in health and social care? Do you hold a valid NMC pin? Are you someone who would relish the opportunity to help lead an innovative and new dedicated 20 bedded dementia care service for people living with distress and complex needs in Scotland? You will have the chance to work alongside a senior team of clinicians including Professor Graham Stokes, a leading thinker and academic authority in dementia care in the UK.

HC-One is developing a Specialist Dementia Care Community (SDCC) at Darnley Court care home, where exciting opportunities exist for those passionate about supporting people who are emotionally distressed by their dementia and require a specialist service.

As an SDCC, Carmichael will become a therapeutic care setting that emphasizes quality of care and quality of life, with enhanced staffing and specialist training for colleagues in positive approaches to behaviour, psychosocial therapies, de-escalation interventions and safe restrictive practices.

HC-One is developing a Specialist Dementia Care Community (SDCC) at Darnley Court care home. Darnley Court has provided care for people living with dementia for many years and, following substantial investment in environmental layout and design, workforce and learning & development, there are new opportunities to support people who are distressed by dementia and require a specialist service to meet their needs.

• Deputise for the Specialist Dementia Services Lead when/if they are absent from the Service, providing specialist dementia nursing expertise and support with a specific focus on distress and complex behaviours.
• Support, deliver, and coordinate person-centred dementia care and therapeutic interventions in a residential setting to improve clinical outcomes for people living with dementia whose needs cause distress and whose behaviours affect others.
• Ensure safe and effective nursing practice and facilitate education, mentoring and supervision for staff in delivering evidence-based dementia care and positive behavioural support interventions.
• Assist with clinical development in maintaining and improving clinical governance, evidence-based practice and quality assurance and monitoring within the service, in conjunction with other relevant clinical staff.
• Engage in MDT collaboration with other health and social care professionals.

• Deliver relationship- and family-centred approaches to care for people with dementia and their families.
• Support people with dementia, their families and care staff to understand and respond to changes in behaviour, ability, and relationships as dementia progresses.
• Ensure safeguarding of vulnerable adults and adherence to legal requirements under The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 in relation to all resident care.

Regular professional supervision and appraisal will be part of the role, with ongoing engagement in current developments in person-centred dementia care and positive behaviour support practices.

You will be a Registered Nurse with an active pin on the NMC Register (RMN/RNMH/RGN/RNLD).

• Continue to develop skills and knowledge through further training
• Provide advice, consultation and mentoring to staff in the delivery of evidence-based dementia care
• Act as a clinical role model to others, mentoring other staff as required
• Work in partnership with colleagues to provide support and information to families, including advanced care planning and best interest decisions
• Work with identified key stakeholders to develop more integrated care pathways and holistic models of care through dissemination of specialist skills and knowledge
• Maintain clinical records and provide verbal and written feedback appropriately as required
• Ensure recorded information and data are relevant, accurate and complete in a timely manner
• Ensure nursing practice adheres to HC-One Scotland policies and the NMC Code
• Contribute to the SDCC clinical out-of-hours on-call rota
• Participate in practice development, clinical supervision and continuing professional development, maintaining professional…