Dementia Advisor

About the Company

About the Role

Responsibilities

• ● Implement HammondCare's Philosophy of care and Case management framework.
• ● Provide dementia specific expert advisory services within HammondCare services, through participation in regular clinical review meetings.
• ● Coach staff, building their ability and capacity to deal with dementia related situations and escalations.
• ● Plan engagement with individuals and teams to achieve agreed practice development objectives and quality improvements, contribute to the development of evidence-based care practices.
• ● Participate, contribute and learn as part of the Residential team in team meetings, professional supervision and team activities.
• ● Evaluate and report by utilising HammondCare processes to communicate, monitor and manage work delegations and projects including evaluation and reporting.
• ● Participate in projects and behaviour management planning.

Requirements

• ● 3 years of proven experience working with people living with Dementia is essential.
• ● Registered Nurse or Allied Health qualification essential.
• ● Further qualification in Training and Assessment is highly desirable.
• ● Demonstrated skills in teaching, mentoring and coaching others.
• ● Confidence with conducting care tasks such as personal care and resident general support.
• ● High level of negotiation, communication and relationship building skills.
• ● Problem solving and decision-making skills relevant to the aged and dementia care context.
• ● Strong interpersonal and communications skills both written and verbal.
• ● Strong administrative and computer skills using Microsoft Office products.
• ● Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

• ● Market leading remuneration.
• ● Salary packaging; 15,900 annually for living expenses, plus up to 2,650 each year for entertainment benefits.
• ● Additional training & career development opportunities.
• ● Leave benefits - purchased additional annual leave.
• ● Reward and Recognition Program.
• ● Fitness Passports: Full facility access can include gyms, group classes and pools for yourself and your family.
• ● Free independent, confidential counselling services, and wellbeing resources available through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees.
• ● Exclusive discounts at MyCar; Servicing, Brakes, Repairs, and Tyre Care Plans.
• ● Exclusive commercial discounts for JB HI-FI, The Good Guys, Optus, Dell and Samsung.