Job summary
We are excited to offer a new position within the older adult and frailty division. This will be a rotational post working across the dementia care pathway, it provides an opportunity to work across both the dementia home treatment team and the inpatient ward at Witham Court, Lincoln.
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment and risk assessment, planning and implementation of evidence-based care to service users with a known or suspected diagnosis of dementia. This will include co-ordination of care needs, and the assessment, planning and implementation of evidence-based care to a defined group of service users within the service catchment area under the guidance of senior staff. The post holder will provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
The primary purpose of the DHTT is to provide a timely intensive home treatment service to Older Adults with dementia who are presenting with behavioural and emotional disturbance to a degree where the risk they pose indicates that an inpatient admission may otherwise be required. This is a step up/step down service.
Patterns of working across DHTT are 08:00-20:00, 7 days a week on a shift pattern. Shifts are usually 11:15 hours with a 45-minute break working for 3 days one week and 4 days the following with every other weekend off.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment and risk assessment, planning and implementation of evidence based care to service users with diagnosed or suspected dementia. This will include co-ordination of care needs, and the assessment, planning and implementation of evidence based care to a defined group of service users within the service catchment area under the guidance of senior staff. The post holder will provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
The primary purpose of the service is to provide a timely intensive home treatment service to Older Adults with dementia who are presenting with behavioural and emotional disturbance to a degree where the risk they pose indicates that an inpatient admission may otherwise be required.
The post holder will assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care for those who are experiencing acute episodes within agreed limitations.
Patterns of working across 0800-2200, Monday to Friday and 0900-1700 at weekends and bank holidays bank holidays
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Date posted
23 November 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£27,055 to £32,934 a year Per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
274-8583-OA
Job locations
Witham Court
Fen Lane, Witham Court, North Hykeham
Lincoln
LN6 8UZ
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and discharge planning in consultation with senior members of the team and using appropriate assessment tools.
To work flexibly across a 7-day-a-week service.
Work with individuals and their carers to identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them to understand, manage and when appropriate, stabilise in their own homes.
Ensure care plans are up to date and that risk assessments and reviews are in place.
Following assessment to work outwards from the immediate crisis and help the service user stabilise and help the carers and extended system feel more confident about how they manage the immediate situation and any continuing difficulties.
Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.
Enable individuals to develop/maintain independence where ever possible.
To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, both within the Older Adult Division and with external agencies.
To assist in the setting of quality standards and service protocols, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
Ensuring that Mental Capacity is considered with regard to every intervention.
Ensuring where there is a lack of Mental Capacity the Best Interests of the service user are assessed and met.
To be responsible for establishing own therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct.
To manage own case-load and service delivery under the guidance of senior staff in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.
Supervise the work of unqualified staff, providing assurance of the quality of interventions, record keeping, care planning and risk assessment.
Day to day supervision of staff to ensure that all are working within the service model and to achieve the targets and performance of the service within the wider Trust priorities and strategic direction.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and discharge planning in consultation with senior members of the team and using appropriate assessment tools.
To work flexibly across a 7-day-a-week service.
Work with individuals and their carers to identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them to understand, manage and when appropriate, stabilise in their own homes.
Ensure care plans are up to date and that risk assessments and reviews are in place.
Following assessment to work outwards from the immediate crisis and help the service user stabilise and help the carers and extended system feel more confident about how they manage the immediate situation and any continuing difficulties.
Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.
Enable individuals to develop/maintain independence where ever possible.
To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, both within the Older Adult Division and with external agencies.
To assist in the setting of quality standards and service protocols, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
Ensuring that Mental Capacity is considered with regard to every intervention.
Ensuring where there is a lack of Mental Capacity the Best Interests of the service user are assessed and met.
To be responsible for establishing own therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct.
To manage own case-load and service delivery under the guidance of senior staff in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.
Supervise the work of unqualified staff, providing assurance of the quality of interventions, record keeping, care planning and risk assessment.
Day to day supervision of staff to ensure that all are working within the service model and to achieve the targets and performance of the service within the wider Trust priorities and strategic direction.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
oRMN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalant
oEvidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice
Desirable
oEvidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice. Leadership Training
Experience
Essential
oRelevant experience of working with older adults with functional mental health diagnosis.
oEvidence of continuing professional development demonstrating a higher level of clinical practice within this specialist field
Desirable
oEvidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both community/in-patient.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
oRMN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalant
oEvidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice
Desirable
oEvidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice. Leadership Training
Experience
Essential
oRelevant experience of working with older adults with functional mental health diagnosis.
oEvidence of continuing professional development demonstrating a higher level of clinical practice within this specialist field
Desirable
oEvidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both community/in-patient.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
