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Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Associate Practitioner to work within the Community Mental Health Team for Older People.  The role will involve providing person-centred care to people with a diagnosis of dementia and/or mental illness.  You will be undertaking specialist Post Diagnostic Advice and guidance to patients who have been given a diagnosis of Dementia and offering support and signposting to families and carers of the people with a diagnosis.
In this role you provide a key step/appointment in the Dementia Diagnosis Pathway developed in 2017 by the Trust.

Main duties of the job

You will work under the supervision to assess and collaborate with the team  so they are better able to support service users to lead meaningful and valued lives.  Although it can be challenging at times, you will have the opportunity to make a huge difference in the lives of the people that you work with.  You will be joining a welcoming, friendly, highly skilled team.  We work in a multi-disciplinary way and the contributions from all our staff are valued.  We are committed to supporting staff to develop and provide training and support where needed. 

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!