Admiral Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide clinical leadership on the care of people with dementia and their carers/families with complex care needs from peri diagnosis to post bereavement support

Provide specialist nursing assessment, using the Admiral Nurse Assessment Framework for carers/families affected by dementia

Provide a range of bio-psychosocial interventions to promote health and wellbeing for people with dementia and their carers/families

Work collaboratively with other professionals to improve the identification and management of co morbidities and frailty for people with dementia and their carers/families

Develop and support care plans for people with dementia and families including positive risk management

Support people with dementia, carers/families and staff to understand and respond to changes in behaviour and relationships as a result of dementia

Provide care coordination for a clinical caseload of families with complex needs as identified within triage assessment in clinics or via home visit if required

Ensure the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and that all legal requirements relating to Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007), and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (2009)[1] are considered and adhered to in relation to patient care

Act as an advocate for people with dementia and their carers/families to promote their rights and best interests

Participate and lead on case conferences, continuing health care processes and best interest meetings where required

Work collaboratively with health, social and voluntary sector services to achieve coordinated and integrated care

Work in partnership with colleagues to promote the use of advance care planning for people with dementia and to support and inform families, around advance care planning, best interest decisions and end of life care

Manage and advise on complex care transitions for people with dementia and their carers/families to reduce the frequency of crisis situations

Ensure that care is delivered in accordance with relevant local and national guidelines and all relevant Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust policies

Recognise the limits of own competency and professional boundaries and make appropriate and timely referrals to other services where required

Please see attached job description for detailed list of main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education /Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN/RNMH/RNLD)
• Post graduate qualification in relevant field
• Evidence of continued professional development/training in relevant areas, including dementia and leadership
• Commitment to continued professional and practice development through Dementia UK's Admiral Nurse Academy

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in dementia/leadership

Experience

Essential

• Significant post registration clinical experience of supporting people with dementia and their carers/families
• Experience completing holistic nursing assessments and providing bio-psychosocial interventions
• Experience facilitating and delivering training/ development of staff
• Working as an autonomous practitioner
• Experience managing care transitions
• Experience of professional supervision of staff, including staff development, critical companionship, and role modelling
• Experience of audit/evaluation of clinical practice
• Experience of collaborative/multi-agency working

Desirable

• Experience of leading/managing a service
• Experience of supporting practice development/ quality improvement and service evaluation

Knowledge /Personal Qualities/ Skills

Essential

• Ability to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy demonstrating compassion and a care
• Ability to treat families affected by dementia with respect and dignity, working together for people with dementia/ carers
• Demonstrates a commitment to quality of care
• Flexible and able to work on any hospital site, or community sites
• Ability to demonstrate the 6 Admiral Nurse competencies: person-centred care, therapeutic skills, triadic relationship centred working ,sharing knowledge ,delivering best practice ,critical reflective practice
• Understanding of: relevant policies/national strategy in relation to dementia care ,Admiral Nursing and its application ,evidence based practice in dementia care and practical application within the relevant setting
• Posseses skills to enable clinical leadership, including strong communication skills , good facilitation/presentation skills ,ability to influence change ,ability to act as a decision maker and advocate ,expert clinical practice ,the ability to use appropriate information technology, including MS office software to enable efficient service delivery

Desirable

• Understanding of local/national skills and competency frameworks

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Lewisham

Lewisham High Street

London

SE13 6LH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)