Job Description

Reference
HUL/25/0487

Full Time Equivalent Salary (based on a 37 hour working week)

29540 - 32061


Occupational group
Care/Social Work - Adults
Job term
Full Time
Appointment type
Permanent
Hours
37
Division
Public Health - Directorate
Closing Date
10 October 2025
Proposed Shortlisting Date
14 October 2025
Proposed Interview Date
29 October 2025
Place of work
Warehouse 8, Hull HU11HJ
For an informal discussion please contact
Vicky Jenkins
Contact telephone
07932890319

Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference for people living with a diagnosis of dementia in Hull?

Are you interested in working in an ever-evolving service area?

Want to influence change and policy within adult social care?

Dementia Care Mapper

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Care Quality Dementia Mapping Team.

Purpose of the role:

You will be an ambassador for Dementia Care Quality by utilising a Dementia Quality Framework to provide specialist support and advice to providers, their staff, and other professionals on matters relating to the quality of Dementia Care that they deliver.



You will use a specialist tool to undertake Dementia Care Mapping to develop bespoke plans of care and support with and for people who are living with a diagnosis of Dementia that are supported by the Councils commissioned Social Care Providers.



You will work directly with people and their families, providers and a range of internal and external partners, empowering them to deliver the best possible outcomes for people living with Dementia by creating a positive Adult Social Care culture that ensures that 'Excellence" in quality Dementia care and support is always championed.



The role works across all Adult Social Care and focuses on dementia quality assessments and Dementia Care Mapping in Residential & Nursing, Home Care, Extra Care, Supported Living and Day Opportunities settings.



You will be an integral part of a unique, specialist and critical function within ASC and lead on assessing and monitoring the Dementia Care quality delivered by commissioned providers and matters relating to people living with Dementia that are supported by commissioned providers.



You will lead on person centred values, innovative and creative practices ensuring that people living with Dementia that access services are receiving the best possible outcomes to them and ensuring that providers consistently deliver high quality Dementia care and support to meet the expectations and needs of the people they are responsible for.



You will be an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team working with Contract & Care Quality Assurance Team, Social Work Teams, Safeguarding, Health Colleagues, professionals and partners to provide a Dementia care quality and mapping service to people that are supported by commissioned providers across the city that are living with a diagnosis of Dementia.



You will have specialist skills and qualified in observing best practice and able to develop bespoke action plans to ensure providers understand and are able to identify people's unmet needs and how to meet these in the future.



You will be experienced and confident in using professional judgement and evidence-based approaches to compile complex and comprehensive mapping and quality reports regarding people's care and support needs and quality of Dementia care delivered and present these to professionals and providers in such a way that facilitates supportive engagement and commitment to achieving people's individual outcomes and overall continuous service improvements.



As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, support an integrated approach to working closely with Adult Safeguarding, CHCP, Humber Teaching Trust, Alzheimer's Society, GP's, Social Workers, Frailty Team, YAS to maintain significant input and contribute to people's safety, health & wellbeing and their care and support planning.



You will build positive and constructive relationships with providers to co-produce care and support plans and action plans and take on a professional role taking responsibility for the mentoring of staff and the implementation and review of innovative approaches in the delivery of care and support that people receive to achieve their individual goals in a safe and person-centred way.



Qualifications & Experience required for this role:



GCSE Grade C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent)



Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent



A qualification in Dementia Care Mapping is desirable, however full training will be given to the successful candidate.

This role is not available for sponsorship therefore is only open to applicants who have the right to work in the UK.



Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.



For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Vicky Jenkins on 07932890319.



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Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight on the closing date.



We are committed to increasing the diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.



We adopt a 'name blind' approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.



We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.



The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.


Any offer of employment to the above post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced & Adults Barring List Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.


Hull City Council embraces the principles of WorkSmart and this post has been identified as a suitable role. WorkSmart principles create opportunities facilitating a combination of working in the office, ad hoc homeworking, or working from various locations, therefore being flexible about where/ how you carry out your role, the specific opportunities available will be discussed at interview.