Job summary
Band: 6
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Base Location: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY
This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.
The Admiral Nurse will support, deliver and coordinate relationship-centred dementia care in order to improve the experience of people with dementia and their familieswith complex needs, during the acute stay and transitions of care within operational areas of Isle of Wight NHS Trust.Admiral Nurses work together with families to provide support, expert guidance & practical solutions.
Main duties of the job
In line with the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework at a specialist level, the post holder 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
- Contribute to policy development and quality improvement initiatives with regard to dementia care.
- Consultancy to other health and social care professionals regarding dementia
- The post holder will assist with the operational delivery of the Trust Dementia Strategy with support from the Consultant Admiral Nurse.
For a full list of roles and responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description
About us
Our vision for Single Corporate ServicesIsle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.
This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.
The vision for our single corporate services is to:
- Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
- Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
- Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
- Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
- Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
- Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
- Build resilience for individuals and our teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as a clinical role
model to others by working collaboratively with the ward teams in promoting
best practice of evidence-based standards in dementia care.
Identify indicators of
frailty in people with dementia and work with the wider multidisciplinary team
to support appropriate assessment and care
Deliver evidence-based approaches to care, which meet
the needs of people with dementia, carers/families and staff
Advise 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
during hospital admission
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
support 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
including positive risk management (e.g. falls, delirium, depression,
incontinence)
Please see the attached job description for further duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as a clinical role
model to others by working collaboratively with the ward teams in promoting
best practice of evidence-based standards in dementia care.
Identify indicators of
frailty in people with dementia and work with the wider multidisciplinary team
to support appropriate assessment and care
Deliver evidence-based approaches to care, which meet
the needs of people with dementia, carers/families and staff
Advise 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
during hospital admission
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
support 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
including positive risk management (e.g. falls, delirium, depression,
incontinence)
Please see the attached job description for further duties.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN/RNMH/RNLD)
- Evidence of specialist training/education within the field of dementia
- Evidence of continued professional development/training in relevant areas, for example dementia or leadership
- Commitment to continued professional and practice development through Dementia UKs Admiral Nurse Academy
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
- Completing holistic nursing assessments
- Providing bio-psychosocial interventions
- Working as an autonomous practitioner
- Collaborative and multi-agency working
Desirable
- Experience in an acute hospital setting
- Experience of managing care transitions
- Experience of professional supervision/ mentoring of staff
- Experience of facilitating and delivering training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN/RNMH/RNLD)
- Evidence of specialist training/education within the field of dementia
- Evidence of continued professional development/training in relevant areas, for example dementia or leadership
- Commitment to continued professional and practice development through Dementia UKs Admiral Nurse Academy
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
- Completing holistic nursing assessments
- Providing bio-psychosocial interventions
- Working as an autonomous practitioner
- Collaborative and multi-agency working
Desirable
- Experience in an acute hospital setting
- Experience of managing care transitions
- Experience of professional supervision/ mentoring of staff
- Experience of facilitating and delivering training
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).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
