Support Workers to provide therapeutic activities for cognitively impaired inpatients

Descriptions

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who sought to establish a contract for Dementia Support Workers to provide therapeutic activities for cognitively impaired inpatients on UHW Wards for a twelve month period.Bidders are invited to submit their proposal to undertake the following aims;- enable a more suitable care environment for individuals who may be experiencing a long hospital wait for a care home placement.- assist with structured therapeutic activity, increasing the potential for individuals who have a cognitive impairment to continue to strive to achieve their potential and maintain their life skills.- assist with care and therapeutic activity for clients on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that personal care is provided with dignity and respect.- encourage active engagement of family / informal carers in the daily routines, such meal time support, personal hygiene, social activities.- enable Patients to access social care: including supporting and maintaining the social contacts of the patients, such as participating in social activities maintaining existing relationships with family and friends.- provide information and advice to Patient / family/ carers on other available support networks