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Job overview

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 18 MONTHS DUE TO FUNDING.  

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.    

An exciting opportunity is available for a Nurse or Allied Health Professional to work as a Dementia Practice Educator (DPE) alongside a small Dementia Improvement Team across the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. This role will focus on preventing deconditioning and contractures and optimising positioning amongst residents living with dementia in a group of selected care homes. There will be initially be four care homes supported within a specific locality for a period of 18 months. The locality will be agreed dependent on the successful applicant. 

The base can be discussed at interview and can be flexible across BCUHB to suit the successful candidate.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will identify and support care home residents before admission or early after admission so that an individualised deconditioning support plan can be tailored and put in place quickly which may prevent admission or help prevent deconditioning after admission.  The DPE will support each resident as they prepare to leave hospital and transition back into care home life, to maintain and extend the deconditioning/contracture prevention practices.  The successful applicant will plan and deliver a range of effective learning opportunities for staff across care home and secondary care and community hospital settings, plus families and residents where appropriate, to significantly share their knowledge of prevention of deconditioning/contractures/effective positioning.

The post holder will have excellent organisational and time management skills and be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of this new post. The post offers the opportunity to develop both clinical and leadership skills. Significant and current experience of working within dementia care is essential as is a passion for improving dementia care services and pathways.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.