Dementia Adviser

Closing date: 7th April 2024. 

Hours: 21 Per Week. 

Location:Community based role with elements of home working within Worcestershire area. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

About the role

You will work in the community as part of a multidisciplinary team offering proactive, holistic care and support working within Worcestershire.

Our local Dementia adviser provides a highly responsive and individualised information, signposting, and referral service to people affected by dementia.

You will:

• Provide personalised support to people with dementia, their families and carers to take control of their health and wellbeing, to live independently, to improve their health outcomes and maintain a healthy lifestyle. 
• Connect people with dementia into their community networks to enable them to live the lives they choose, enhancing and preserving their wellbeing.
• Co-produce a simple personalised support plan to address the person with dementia’s health and wellbeing needs by introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services.
• Enable people living with dementia to decide what they want to do, where they want to meet and how they want to run their groups and keep in touch.
• Create opportunities for people with dementia to meet other people with dementia.
• Assist people with dementia and their carers in identifying their needs, providing information and guidance to help maintain their independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting them in more control of their lives.
• Support the introduction of groups and activities for people living with dementia.
• Run dementia friends sessions - which support carers with dementia knowledge, sharing strategies, hints and tips, linking together for future peer support.
• Manage and prioritise own caseload, in accordance with the health and wellbeing needs of their population and where required and as appropriate, refer people with dementia back to other health professionals.
• Support our groups across Worcestershire, which include, carers’ Information and Support Programme and Singing for the Brain.

About you

This is an amazing opportunity to have a rewarding career providing support and guidance to people with dementia and their carers.  We strive to help people to maintain independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting people in more control of their own lives. We promote a person-centred service so that our support is unique to each individual, based upon their own aspirations and needs. We provide information, guidance and support in people’s homes and within their communities.

We are looking for:
• A highly motivated individual, with an understanding of dementia and the needs of people affected by dementia.
• Be empathetic and non-judgmental in your approach with a commitment to equal opportunity.
• Have good communication skills to meet the diverse needs of our community and represent their needs to statutory and other voluntary agencies.
• Have a sound knowledge of IT systems to record data, write reports, and communicate by email.
• Understand client confidentiality and how this is applied when representing client needs.
• Preferably had some experience of working with a wide variety of relevant agencies.
• You will possess demonstrable experience in the healthcare industry.
• Have the ability and means to be able travel independently

If you have the qualities, we’re looking for and are passionate about improving the quality of life for people with dementia, then we want to hear from you!

About Alzheimer's Society

At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.

Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Equal Opportunities

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.

Alzheimer's Society

£22,125 - £23,472 per annum

Worcester