Assistant Director, Service Development & Planning (Dementia)
1) Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of new strategies and care models to better meet the emerging needs and new trends for community care, specifically in dementia population and their caregivers
- Guide the dementia team to conduct literature research and horizon scanning to identify emerging trends, service gaps, and projection of needs
- Lead the conceptualisation of new dementia service and care models in collaboration with stakeholders and industry players towards population health approach to:
- Address service gaps identified through the development of the National Dementia Strategy, including dementia screening and early intervention and support
- Meet the emerging needs such as young onset dementia, mild cognitive impairment, post-stroke dementia and caregiver programmes - Oversee the needs assessments, evidence review and development of new programmes and services to address the needs of persons with dementia and their caregivers, in collaboration with external stakeholders (e.g. NVPC), funders (e.g. MOH, TFC, TB, Lien)
- Provide guidance to the team who will provide clinical inputs to Ministries/agencies and other Divisions for the purpose of policy review and service planning
2) Lead in the development of strategies and initiatives that improve the capability of the service providers to provide care for persons with cognitive impairment and dementia in the community care sector (e.g. day care, home care, and nursing homes)
- Lead the engagement and partnership with key stakeholders to implement person-centred dementia care practices and guidelines that enhances care for persons with cognitive impairment and dementia in the community care sector.
- Lead the development of useful resources for the community care sector and key stakeholders including guidelines, toolkits, digital platforms to build dementia capability and service provision.
3) Lead the development of new bodies of knowledge that can guide the implementation of dementia friendly neighbourhoods, including dementia-friendly environmental design guidelines in community living
- Lead the dementia team to create new bodies of knowledge that improve care and support for community-dwelling persons with dementia and their caregivers, through research collaboration with stakeholders and industry players
- Oversee the strategic partnerships and collaboration with the building sector stakeholders of BCA, URA, HDA and MND, progressing from research findings to implementation of findings into the review and inclusion of building sector guidelines, e.g. revision and inclusion of Dementia friendly design principles into Universal Design guidelines under BCA. and service planning for the senior population.
Job Requirements
- Postgraduate / degree in healthcare related discipline, with preference for dementia qualifications.
- At least 12 years of experience in healthcare or community care sectors with at least 4 years of managerial experience.
- Experienced in dementia care, programme implementation and evaluation is essential
- Possess a high level of adaptability and learning agility in a dynamic environment
- Experienced in working with diverse groups of people in an organisation
- Innovative, able to conceptualize and develop programmes
- Possess strong organizational skills in communication, time management, analytics and problem-solving