Job Description

This post is fixed term for unto 18 months to meet the needs of the service.



An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Mapping, Education and Carers Service (MECS). We currently have a vacancy for a fixed term contract until March 2027, 30 hours per week. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic practitioner who is passionate about improving care for people with dementia and their carers, to join the MECS service.



The service covers Gwent and the post holder will be expected to be able to travel across different sites. The post involves working in diverse settings, including care homes and in patient hospital settings.



The post holder will receive supervision and opportunities to explore on going professional development.



English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply

Dementia Care Mapping:

Observing people with dementia within care environments, assessing needs and supporting teams in providing care.

Carers Education:

Direct support and education for carers of loved ones with Dementia.

Staff training:

Designing and delivering staff learning and development.



Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.



We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.



Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.



MECS is a service which aims to deliver meaningful education, guidance and leadership to individuals working alongside people living with Dementia.

The role of the Mapping Education & Carers Service (MECS) practitioner will be to provide clinical leadership and expertise to individuals working in the Older Adult Directorate (OAMH).

The role also requires engagement with persons external to OAMH, who work or care for a person living with Dementia.

The MECS practitioner will be required to engage in Dementia Care Mapping updates and learning Positive Approaches to Care and others as identified.

The role will require completion of comprehensive assessments to determine the underlying reasons for behavioural presentations and develop appropriate intervention plans, using Dementia Care Mapping.

Dementia Care Mapping is a tool being implemented across Wales, as part of the All Wales Dementia Action Plan, and targets support for people living with Dementia who display behaviours that challenge.

The practitioner will ensure that any clinical interventions prescribed or recommended are undertaken in a holistic and person-centred approach to meet a service user's needs.

The MECS practitioner will support patients in the OAMH Inpatient units, as well as across care homes, general wards and others as required.

The post holder will provide training to health staff, social care staff, third sector and care home staff.

The post holder will offer specialist mental health advice on dementia and person centred care approaches.

The post holder will ensure service delivery is of a high professional standard that is in Job Summary/Job Purpose: