Bristol Senior Dementia Practitioner

Haringey GP Federation; Bristol; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bristol is looking for a Band 6 Senior Dementia Practitioner to join their innovative team on a part-time basis. The role involves supporting community needs related to dementia through collaboration with GPs and care homes. Candidates should possess a professional mental health qualification and meaningful experience in dementia care. The organization offers training, supervision, and a commitment to positive social impact within the community.

Benefits

Opportunity for excellent training and development

Supportive team environment

Access to supervision and appraisal

Qualifications

• Professional registration in mental health or social work.
• Training in Safeguarding Adults and children essential.
• Understanding of the Mental Health Act and CPA Process required.

Responsibilities

• Support community needs of individuals with dementia.
• Provide specialist dementia knowledge to GPs and care staff.
• Coordinate personalized care plans and lead clinical supervision.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience in mental health

Clinical assessment skills

Ability to engage with diverse needs

Education

Professional mental health qualification

Non-Medical Prescriber qualification

Postgraduate qualification relevant to specialism

Tools

IT Systems for Electronic Record Keeping

Job description

The Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service is a joint venturebetween Alzheimers Society and Devon Partnership Trust. It provides Dementiaservices to people who are registered to a Bristol GP from assessment throughout the persons journey.

With co-production at the heart of what we do, we work holistically with the person and their carer and support network to support the people of Bristol with Dementia to live well.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the service for Band 6 Senior Dementia Practitioner to join our innovative and award winning service on a part time basis (30 hours per week), although we welcome anyone seeking full fime hours to discuss with us before applying. Working as part of an MDT and in collaboration, the successful applicant will work closely with a designated group of Care Homes or GP surgeries using a liaison model of delivery.

This is an opportunity for someone with a professional registration with transferable skills and experience working in Dementia, MentalHealth, or Physical Health. This may be from a perspective of GeneralNursing, Mental Health or Learning Disability Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, or SocialWork.

This service provides all staff with opportunities forexcellent training and development, supervision and appraisal and not least tomake a significant positive difference to the lives of people living withdementia.

• Interviews are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 28th Jan 2026.

Main duties of the job

Working inthe community using a range of core competencies (dementiafocused) to work with the Care Home and/or GP to support the needs of peoplewho present with a range of memory loss, behaviour changes and changes incognitive functioning symptoms.

Aspart of the service, you will provide access to credible specialist dementia expertisefor GPs, Primary Care and Care Home staff and others who are requiring supportand expert advice on meeting the needs of those persons with a diagnosis ofdementia.

It willinclude case management (design and co-ordination of care/support that ispersonalised and evaluated). The liaison with a wide range of statutory andnon-statutory agencies is central to this role.

You will contribute to the clinical leadership of the team, providingsupport and informal supervision for other members and participating in teamand service development and evaluation.

You will have access to supervision and appraisal to develop your own area ofexpertise to support the service to develop and meet the needs of the localcommunity more effectively.

This rolewill be allocated to a designated hub but will be flexible to work across thecity of Bristol as required.

The role will necessitate working some extended hours on our Access Point (Monday to Friday from 08.00-18.00). All clinical staff are provided with laptops to enable ease of flexible community working.

All clinical staff areprovided with laptops to enable ease of flexible community working.

About us

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description (exert below)

Communication andWorking Relationship Skills

Contribute to theteams engagement and liaise with a wide range of stakeholders including: General Practitioners, Other Primary care staff, Services Users and Carers, Health and social care teams, Third sector/voluntary agencies, Community groups and local authority provision, Other statutory agencies

Provide specialist knowledge to support others to agreater understanding of dementia across the wider community

Provide education and training programmes re:dementia

Impart complex and sensitive information, which maybe condition related understanding the perspective of others

Respond to requests to complete assessment, reviewand work with dementia crisis positively and expertly

Communicate information in a way that makes itrelevant, sensitive and understandable

Provide and receive information some of which may becontentious, sensitive and in a highly emotive atmosphere to and fromindividuals and their families/carers

Provide high standard of written and verbalcommunication that is clear and in line with professional documentationstandards

Participate in and chair clinical meetings

Facilitate access to social care and other healthservices

Promote social inclusion regardless of age,ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or disability

Use IT effectively and appropriately

At all times ensure the person with dementia, theircarers where appropriate, are included in any communications about them.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A professional mental health qualification and registration eg RMN, Social Work Degree or equivalent, BSc/Diploma in OT or Community Nursing Degree.
• Non Medical Prescriber and/or another recognised therapy qualification
• Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
• Training to level 3 in Safeguarding Adults and children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff

Experience

• An understanding of the Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
• Understanding of community structures and Health and Social Care Agenda for Older Adults
• Understanding of the Ageing Well principles in Dementia care
• Understanding of the organic presentations in Older People
• An understanding of the CPA Process

Skills & Abilities

• Substantial experience of managing clinical complexity
• Working within a community setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
• Experience of lone working and able to make clinical decisions independently
• Providing clinical supervision.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
• Participation in user involvement in services.
• Experience of delivering model based psychological therapy

Communication and Working Relationship Skills

• Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with people experiencing a wide range of needs in relation to dementia.
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals, community services etc. from various settings.
• Able to produce well written reports.
• Able to participate and present information in a group setting

Analytical & Judgement Skills

• Able to recognise potential difficulties and participate in finding solutions
• Ability to assess and develop plans to manage risk.

Planning & Organisational Skills

• Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans, including complex multi-agency care plans
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to manage own time and that of the teams.
• Ability to work flexibly.

Physical Skills/Other

• Ability to be mobile across a geographical area in a timely manner and in accordance with service need.
• Excellent clinical assessment skills.
• Ability to manage change in a positive manner.
• Ability to use IT Systems ,e.g. Electronic Record Keeping

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearpro rata (30 hours per week)