- Job Summary:
- Main area: Dementia Support Worker
- Grade: NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract: Permanent
- Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref: 383-OPC-4745-24-B
- Employer: Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type: NHS
- Site: Buxton Health Centre
- Town: Buxton
- Salary: £24,625 – £25,674 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period: Yearly
- Closing: 09/06/2025 23:59
Job overview
Do you have experience of working with Older Adults with Mental Health issues related to cognitive impairment and Dementia ?
Our High Peak and North Dales CMHT team has an opportunity for a Dementia Support Worker.
The Dementia Support Worker will work in partnership with the High Peak Primary Care Network to provide practice-based support for Older Adults with Mental Health issues related to cognitive impairment and Dementia.
We’ll be holding a recruitment day for this post! If you feel this is the perfect opportunity for you, then come along on Thursday, 12th June, for an assessment day.
We are not accepting applications via TRAC, to apply for this role, just turn up on the day and meet the team!
Date: Thursday, 12th June
Time: 10am – 12 noon (Please arrive 9.30 to start promptly)
Venue: Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, DE45 1GT
Please ensure you bring your original, relevant qualification certificates to be offered an assessment on the day!
Main duties of the job
What are the hours?
The team works Mon-Fri, 9-5. This post offers a 37.5 hr/wk
Where would I be working?
Base: The successful candidate will be required to work within the following GP surgeries: Sett Valley Medical Centre, Stewart Medical Centre, Thornbrook Surgery, Buxton Medical Practice, Elmwood Medical Practice, Goyt Valley Medical Practice, Hartington Surgery, Arden House Medical Practice.
Main Base will be with Older Adult Community Mental Health Team based at Bath Road Buxton.
Area Covered: Buxton and Surrounding areas of Derbyshire.
This job involves traveling to different sites/places in the community. Public transport might not be fast enough or suitable for these visits.
The post will suit someone with a proven record of working with people with dementia and the successful candidate will be expected to offer education around dementia, complete pre-assessment support and sign-post to relevant support services.
“As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration. Please note without previous NHS Service you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)”
Working for our organisation
Join ‘Team Derbyshire Healthcare’ and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people’s lives’.
CQC rated us as ‘GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
We are not accepting applications via TRAC, to apply for this role, just turn up on the day and meet the team!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are not accepting applications via TRAC, to apply for this role, just turn up on the day and meet the team!
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification for more details about the post.
Minimum qualification requirements:
- NVQ 3 Level NVQ in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification
Please ensure you bring your original, relevant qualification certificates to be offered an assessment on the day!
The role of the DSW includes providing the following service:
- Cover all GP practices within the PCN (Primary Care Network).
- Spend an allocated amount of time each week with the CMHT, attending team meetings, clinical MDM’s, accessing supervision and training.
- Work and liaise between both the GP practices and the CMHT.
- Support individuals presenting with cognitive issues and with a diagnosed dementia.
- Service Manager and clinical supervision will be sought from within the CMHT to ensure mental health specialist knowledge is shared. Clinical supervision can also be sought through the PCN.
- Practice-based work will be allocated and overseen by a highlighted GP within each practice.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 Level NVQ in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Evidence that they can work as part of a team
- Be able to work on own initiative, being aware of own limitations
- Basic IT skills
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate knowledge of the issues faced by people of all ages with organic mental health diagnosis
- Have experience of working (either paid or voluntary) on a one-to-one basis with health & social care service users
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working with people with dementia
