In this role I have to provide specialist nursing assessment, evidenced based intervention, advice and support for carers • To liaise with various multidisciplinary team to support best practice in elderly nursing care with emphasis on dementia care • Responsible for clinical assessment of residents, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented, and evaluated, involving residents and users • To promote the rights, interests, needs and choices of people with dementia in the planning… Show more In this role I have to provide specialist nursing assessment, evidenced based intervention, advice and support for carers • To liaise with various multidisciplinary team to support best practice in elderly nursing care with emphasis on dementia care • Responsible for clinical assessment of residents, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented, and evaluated, involving residents and users • To promote the rights, interests, needs and choices of people with dementia in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care and services • To advise on, recommend and provide a range of effective evidence-based interventions at the early stages of diagnosis and/or pre-diagnosis and throughout the family’s journey, paying particular attention to loss, transitions and changing relationships • To liaise with GPs, case managers, primary health care practitioners, statutory and voluntary agencies regarding the best possible care for the family affected by dementia • Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to residents/carers and the multi-professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur • To maintain clinical records and provide verbal and written feedback appropriately and as require to the patient and families of client with dementia and referring agencies and professional colleagues if needed • Utilise and ensure others utilise information and IT systems to secure accurate and timely resident, workforce and resource data • To integrate into practice current knowledge of dementia and caring, informed by research and other forms of evidence • To participate in and/or lead where appropriate formal training events such as courses, conferences, seminars and workshops at all levels, maintaining and contributing to higher level educational programmes in dementia care, disseminating nursing work, promoting best practice in dementia . Show less