To work in Community and Memory Clinic environments, providing assessment, intervention, follow-up and support to patients on ant.....
To work in Community and Memory Clinic environments, providing assessment, intervention, follow-up and support to patients on anti-dementia medication or diagnosed with dementia through assessment at the memory clinic. To liaise with the client, key worker and members of the multi disciplinary team and other agencies to promote and maintain a consistently high standard of individualised client care, recognising factors and events that are likely to affect the mental, emotional and physical well being of clients/carers and provide advice and support when required. When appropriate, to act as care co-ordinator and be responsible for ensuring that clients needs are met through a co-ordinated approach, ensuring that all clients have their care planned, implemented and regularly reviewed/updated using CPA guidelines and documentation. Maintain and improve a high standard of practice, through the use of a range of psychological approaches, within a health and psychosocial framework. Work collaboratively with the multi disciplinary team and other relevant agencies to ensure that an integrated program of care is provided throughout. Carry out the single drug administration in accordance with Trust Policy and the NMC Standards for Administration of Drugs. Provide advice, education and support to clients/carers. Participate in the admission, discharge and transfer of clients in accordance with Trust Policies, when necessary. Where necessary, to collect and deliver prescriptions and drugs to patients being responsible for their safe and secure transportation. To act as a resource, providing information, training, advice and health promotion for clients, carers, health care professionals and other agencies. Liaise with the Consultant Psychiatrists locally to assess and follow-up patients with Alzheimers disease who will need anti-dementia medication. Liaise with primary care team to identify elderly clients who suffer from Alzheimers disease and to provide advice, support and training to GPs and other professionals regarding their management. Liaise with GPs who have agreed to prescribe anti-dementia medication to provide advice and support to GP and the PHCT regarding their management. To write formally to the clients GP following each review ofanti-dementia medication. Enhance the use of current documentation on care pathways in dementia care. To ensure that assessment procedures and protocols on the use of anti-dementia medication approved by the Trust is adhered to and implemented. Collect and input data regarding the client population, assessment and the response to anti-dementia drugs.
