Dementia Specialist

Job summary

Title: Dementia Specialist
Hours: 37.5 per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: upto £48,000 per annum + £5,800 car allowance
Location: Home based with regular travel to our homes across the South of England

Lead Compassionate, Innovative and Person-Centred Dementia Care Across Anchor – join us as Dementia Specialist!

We’re proud to be England’s largest not-for-profit provider of care and housing for older people. For residents living with dementia, every interaction, every environment and every supportive moment can change the way they feel, connect and experience the moments around them. Our goal is to ensure every person living with dementia feels safe, understood and truly cared for – every day.

That’s why we’re looking for a dedicated, knowledgeable Dementia Specialist to help shape and elevate dementia care across our homes. If you’re an experienced dementia practitioner with a passion for coaching, innovation and truly person-centred care, this is a role where your impact will make a difference.

What does it mean to be a Dementia Specialist at Anchor?

• Champion Outstanding Person-Centred Dementia Care
  You’ll work closely with our Home Managers, District Managers and care teams to bring our Dementia Care Strategy to life – ensuring every home delivers exceptional, compassionate and evidence-based dementia support.
• Drive the Dementia Care Pathway Recognition Programme
  Through hands-on assessments, coaching and practice observation, you’ll help homes progress through the recognition scheme, raising quality, consistency and confidence across the portfolio.
• Support Teams Through Complex Situations
  You’ll play a critical role in reviewing individual cases, identifying underlying causes, and helping colleagues apply supportive, relationship-centred approaches to reduce distress and enhance resident wellbeing.
• Develop and Support Dementia Coaches across Anchor
  You’ll nurture a community of dementia coaches – delivering workshops, masterclasses, mentoring and ongoing development to build a strong, skill based culture of continuous improvement.
• Strengthen Family Support and Awareness
  From offering guidance to hosting dementia awareness sessions, you’ll help families feel informed, empowered and confident in the care their loved ones receive.
• Analyse Data and Drive Meaningful Change
  You’ll use trends in distressed communication, antipsychotic medication use, incidents and feedback to identify where support is needed – and work collaboratively to drive measurable improvements.

What you’ll need:

• Proven experience as a dementia specialist, ideally within a complex or specialist care setting.
• Strong knowledge of best practice in dementia care, including innovation and sector developments.
• Understanding of CQC requirements, the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
• Experienced in coaching, mentoring and developing colleagues.
• Excellent communication, observation and relationship-building skills.
• Analytical ability and confidence when reviewing data and identifying trends.
• IT literacy – with confidence in digital care systems (PCS & Camascope desirable but not essential)

Ready to make a life-changing difference for people living with dementia? Apply today!

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

Our values

Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs.

Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not.

Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos.  Our Anchor Leadership Framework helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options
• Access to online GP appointments

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.