Student Nurse Associate INTERNAL

Are you passionate about giving exceptional care End of Life and Palliative care for patients living with Dementia and their carers? Do you want to build on your skills and knowledge around this area of care?

We are looking for a dedicated person who would like to join our Dementia team to support the service whilst also encompassing the training to become Nursing Associate.

- Please note that this is an internal position only, and is only available to current Dorothy House staff members and volunteers -

STUDENT NURSE ASSOCIATE - DEMENTIA | Band 4 £25,147 - £27,596 per annum (pro-rata)

This is a training role that will lead you to becoming a Nursing Associate specialising in Dementia care.

Your duties will include

• Community working across our area of care, this will include supporting members of the wider team, including care homes, residential homes and also our own community Teams and in-patient unit.
• Being in the privilege situation of visiting people and their carers within their own environment.
• Providing a responsive, personalised information, signposting and support service to people living with a diagnosis of dementia, their carers and family in order to help them to navigate and access appropriate services in the right place at the right time.
• Supporting the interface between mainstream general hospital services, community health and social care services and other services across the dementia pathway.
• Working collaboratively with healthcare and multi-agency colleagues, supporting the work of the three Admiral Nurses and Admiral Nurse Clinical Lead across the county.
• To join up, and bridge the gap between, acute and community care areas to enable better communications and access to health and social care for families affected by dementia with complex needs.
  
  

See our full detailed Job Description bellow for more information.

HOURS OF WORK

This is a part time. You will be working 22.5 hours per week across.

ABOUT YOU

Please Note that only existing Dorothy House employees / volunteers are eligible to apply for this role.

We are looking for someone who shares our passion, values and is looking for a long term developmental roils.

Essential requirements:

• A good standard of Math and English literacy.
• Level 5 equivalent qualification in a Health and Social care related subject.
• Knowledge and understanding of Dementia care and supporting carers.
• Recent End of Life and/or Palliative care experience.
• Willingness to study at the local university to achieve the Nursing Associate qualification.
• UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle*

*Essential to support the ability to deliver patient services across a geographical patch.

Desirable requirements:

• Experience working within the Community If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application.

- Please note that this is an internal position only, and is only available to current Dorothy House staff members and volunteers -

Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.

INTERVIEWS:
Interviews are aiming to be held in the middle of August.