Therapeutic Wellbeing Practitioner

HC-One has developed a Specialist Dementia Care Community (SDCC) at Meadow Bank care home. Sabrina House has provided care for people living with dementia for many years but following considerable investment in environmental layout and design, workforce and L&D we have exciting new opportunities available for those passionate about supporting people who are emotionally distressed by their dementia and require a specialist service to ensure their needs can be met appropriately.

Sabrina House SDCC is a therapeutic care setting that demonstrates that quality of care and quality of life are of equal significance. It will provide a bespoke living environment embracing space and calming de-escalation rooms, along with enhanced staffing and specialist training for Colleagues in positive approaches to behaviour, psychosocial therapies, de-escalation interventions and safe restrictive practices. The therapeutic ambition will be that people will be understood as having needs to be met, rather than being defined by their condition.

Supporting people with dementia who are distressed involves ensuring that they have quality and purpose in their lives on a moment to moment and day to day basis through the delivery of personalised lifestyle support plans. This is achieved using a person-led, strengths-based approach with a key focus on life story work.

Person-led support requires curiosity, radical kindness and compassion and the attitude of never give up. We’re seeking colleagues who have the patience and knowledge to understand our residents’ needs by finding their ‘why’ and put a plan in place to support them to live their best possible life.