Band 7- Clinical Practitioner, Home Dementia Support Service

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Band 7- Clinical Practitioner, Home Dementia Support Service The closing date is 03 November 2026 Apply for this job Job summary Are you passionate about making a difference to people living with dementia? Join an exciting partnership between West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the Alzheimer's Society, helping to improve dementia care across South and West Hertfordshire. As a Clinical Practitioner, you will provide specialist, person-centred clinical support to residents living with dementia, initially focusing on those with severe dementia. Working alongside care home teams, residents, families and wider health and care professionals, and help maintain their independence and receive the right care in familiar surroundings wherever possible. You will play a key role in strengthening care home staff confidence and capability through clinical assessment, specialist advice, practical education and coaching. By promoting early intervention, recognising deterioration and supporting personalised care planning, you will help improve residents' quality of life, support families and reduce avoidable hospital admissions while ensuring people receive timely escalation when needed. We are looking for a compassionate, proactive and clinically confident practitioner who can build trusted relationships, work autonomously and bring people together to deliver excellent dementia care. You will be someone who champions dignity, understands the importance of seeing the person beyond their diagnosis and is motivated to share knowledge, develop others and drive improvements in care. Main duties of the job As a Clinical Practitioner within the Care Home Dementia Support Service, you will provide specialist clinical support to residents living with dementia across participating residential and nursing homes, initially focusing on people living with severe dementia. Working in partnership with the Alzheimer's Society, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and wider health and care services, you will help deliver compassionate, personalised care that improves quality of life and enables residents to remain well in familiar surroundings wherever possible. Your key responsibilities will include: Deliver specialist clinical care: Undertake holistic clinical assessments, develop personalised care plans and provide specialist advice to support residents' wellbeing, dignity, independence and quality of life. Empower care home teams: Provide practical education, coaching, case-based learning and ongoing clinical guidance to strengthen staff knowledge, confidence and capability in dementia care. Coordinate multidisciplinary support: Work collaboratively with residents, families, care home staff, GPs, community and mental health services, social care and voluntary organisations to ensure coordinated, timely and appropriate care. Support residents and families: Help people understand dementia, navigate health and care services and participate meaningfully in decisions about their care, ensuring their individual needs, wishes and preferences remain central. About us With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us. We are building on