Dementia Consultant
Core
Provide clinical consultancy and non-pharmacological strategies to support people living with dementia, their families, and care teams in diverse settings (hospital, aged care, community) to improve quality of life and manage behavior changes.
Role type
Senior Allied Health Consultant (Dementia)
Builds
Personalized behavior support plans, reports, and resources for care networks
Domain
Healthcare / Aged Care / Dementia
Required skills
Biopsychosocial assessment, non-pharmacological behavior management, stakeholder management, report writing, coaching, evidence-based practice application
Preferred skills
Experience in Australian residential aged care, community aged care, negotiation, problem solving, prioritization
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Support families and clinicians to understand dementia impacts; equip carers to prevent and respond to behavior changes; synthesize observations into evidence-based recommendations; develop contextualized reports; undertake holistic assessments; build capability across care sectors; contribute to research and projects
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC