Dementia Team Lead

An exciting role has opened within the Argyll & Bute Enhanced Community Dementia Service. We are looking to recruit a motivated Band 7, Team Leader to join our service. Shift pattern Mon – Fri, 9am to 5pm.The service comprises of three teams (Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Islay,Cowal & Bute, Oban,Lorn & Islands) staffed with mental health nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, senior health care support workers and Alzheimer Scotland post diagnostic link workers. All of the teams are an integral part of the Argyll and Bute Enhanced Community Dementia service and work jointly with Community Health Services, Mental Health, Primary Care and other agencies including social care.

The service currently provides locality based specialist dementia care for pre, peri and post diagnostic dementia care and support.

As a Team Leader, you will be integral to leading the multi-disciplinary teams with responsibility for clinical leadership, managing and supporting the ongoing team development to fulfil the key functions of the Enhanced Community Dementia Service. In particular the post-holder will be responsible for the safe and effective deployment and management of the clinical resource to ensure robust risk assessment, risk management and the implementation of dementia services ensuring that the services work cohesively and that protocols and guidelines are in place to enable the team members to practice within the objectives of Argyll and Bute HSCP, NHS Highland and work in liaison with locality and mental health leads, wider adult services and relevant supporting agencies e.g. Alzheimer Scotland. Thereafter monitoring standards of care and service provision to ensure that the care provided is safe, effective and person-centred.

Supporting the Clinical Services Manager, providing visible and accessible leadership, contributing to the health and social care agenda, leading on professional, practice and service improvements.

Work collaboratively and establish effective communication and good working relationships with general practice, adult and community and mental health services and associated practitioners/care providers to ensure a seamless care pathway for service users. Support and develop the delivery of education in respect of dementia and wellbeing to colleagues, patients, carers and the general public whereby reducing stigma/discrimination towards dementia.

This is an interesting and exciting opportunity that will provide you with a challenging and rewarding role within the multi professional dementia service team.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate:

• Completion of a relevant health and social care qualification (for example: Nurse/AHP) resulting in a core profession with current valid registration with a regulatory body (for example, NMC/HCPC etc).
• Educated to degree level.
• Evidence of relevant post-graduate qualification.
• Current driving licence essential
• Relevant placement/work experience in the specialist area of mental health or with older adults
• Competent assessment, treatment and discharge planning skills
• Considerable skills in communication, effective organisational and time management skills
• Ability to help provide delivery of a high standard of service

For further information please contact Carol Jones, Clinical Services Manager – Old Age Mental Health and Dementia Care. Email: carol.jones4@nhs.scot. Telephone: 07977688545

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.

Care and compassion	Dignity and respect	Openness, honesty and responsibility	Quality and teamwork

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.