Job summary
Admiral Nurse (Dementia Specialist)
In collaboration with Dementia UK and Phyllis Tuckwell, Royal Surrey NHS foundation are looking to recruit a registered nurse
(RN, RNMH, RNLD) with a passion for, and experience of, providing
relationship-centred dementia care with a strong sense of advocacy and
equalities for this client group to join Milford Integrated Care Hub and join a new Admiral Nursing service.
Admiral
Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who work with and support people with
dementia and their families who have complex needs. Under the supervision of the Consultant Admiral Nurse, you
will provide specialist one-to-one support, guidance, and practical solutions
for families, alongside supporting best practice and providing role modelling
across Guildford and Waverley.
Main duties of the job
You will be employed by Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
and based at Milford Integrated
Care Hub (MICH) at Milford Hospital. You will work under the direct
management of the Consultant Admiral Nurse and will
receive ongoing support from Dementia UK to maintain and strengthen your
clinical expertise as a specialist nurse within dementia care. You will become
part of the wider network of Admiral Nurses and will have the opportunity to
access relevant post graduate courses and develop professionally, as informed
by the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework.
The successful
applicant will be a NMC registered
nurse, with relevant post-registration clinical experience of
working with people with dementia and supporting their
carers/supporters in different settings.
To find out more about the role of an Admiral Nurse, candidates are
encouraged to complete Dementia UKs free online: Pre Admiral Nurse eLearning course. This could be in advance of the interviews
or upon an offer of employment being made.
If you consider that you have the skills and abilities to join our
exceptional team and would like to discuss the role, please contact:
Annette Coote, Community Divisional
Head of Nursing
E: acoote@nhs.net T:
07920 233704; Angela
Moore, Consultant Admiral Nurse, Dementia UK
E: angela.moore@dementiauk.org
About us
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is a friendly, supportive, busy but welcoming acute and community Trust that is ambitious about developing our services and your career.
Our compassionate, caring and friendly colleagues make up our Royal Surrey family and are at the heart of what we do. We all have a passion for learning, continuous improvement and excelling together through innovation, research and development. There are over 4,500 members of our Royal Surrey family.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in the community and homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC. We are investing in our colleagues through our health and wellbeing programme and a commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.
There has never been a better time to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Admiral Nurse will support, deliver and coordinate relationship-centred dementiacare within operational areas of Guildford and Waverley in order with complexneeds.
In line with the Admiral Nurse Competency framework at a specialist level, the postholder will provide:
- Specialist bio-psychosocial assessment and support for people with dementia and families with complex needs
- Facilitation of education and training for staff in the delivery of evidence-based dementia care
- Support with policy development and quality improvements in relation to dementia care
- Consultancy to other health and social care professionals regarding dementia
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Admiral Nurse will support, deliver and coordinate relationship-centred dementiacare within operational areas of Guildford and Waverley in order with complexneeds.
In line with the Admiral Nurse Competency framework at a specialist level, the postholder will provide:
- Specialist bio-psychosocial assessment and support for people with dementia and families with complex needs
- Facilitation of education and training for staff in the delivery of evidence-based dementia care
- Support with policy development and quality improvements in relation to dementia care
- Consultancy to other health and social care professionals regarding dementia
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of duties.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RNM/RNMH/RGN/RNLD)
- Post-graduate training/ education in dementia/older people
- Willingness to complete Dementia UK Pre Admiral Nursing e-learning course prior to starting in post
- Willingness to work towards continued professional and practice development through Dementia UK Admiral Nurse Academy, including the level 6 or 7 Admiral Nurse Competency Framework Module
Desirable
- Additional nursing qualification
- Degree level qualification in dementia / older people care
- Mentorship Qualification
- Relevant teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and their carers/supporters in different settings, including primary care
- Experience of completing holistic nursing assessments
- Experience of providing biopsychosocial interventions
- Experience of facilitating and delivering training
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
Desirable
- Experience of managing care across care transitions
- Experience of professional supervision/ mentoring of staff
- Experience of working with patients/ clients to develop practice
- Experience of recent involvement in practice/ service development
- Experience of audit/evaluating clinical practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RNM/RNMH/RGN/RNLD)
- Post-graduate training/ education in dementia/older people
- Willingness to complete Dementia UK Pre Admiral Nursing e-learning course prior to starting in post
- Willingness to work towards continued professional and practice development through Dementia UK Admiral Nurse Academy, including the level 6 or 7 Admiral Nurse Competency Framework Module
Desirable
- Additional nursing qualification
- Degree level qualification in dementia / older people care
- Mentorship Qualification
- Relevant teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and their carers/supporters in different settings, including primary care
- Experience of completing holistic nursing assessments
- Experience of providing biopsychosocial interventions
- Experience of facilitating and delivering training
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
Desirable
- Experience of managing care across care transitions
- Experience of professional supervision/ mentoring of staff
- Experience of working with patients/ clients to develop practice
- Experience of recent involvement in practice/ service development
- Experience of audit/evaluating clinical practice
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
