Job summary
In collaboration with Dementia UK, Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare (HRCH) 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 the Richmond community dementia service.
Main duties of the job
Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who work with and support people with dementia and their families who have complex needs. As an 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 Richmond. As the Admiral Nurse Clinical Lead you will be managing the Admiral Nursing team, as well as balancing the clinical caseload for the service, alongside setting-up, developing and evaluating the service. You will also influence and support the delivery of work streams that improve the experience of care for people living with dementia, and their families from pre-diagnosis to post-bereavement.
The successful applicantwill be a NMC registered nurse,withsignificantpost-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia andsupportingtheir carers/supporters in different settings, including the primary care setting, along with formal knowledge ofdementia acquired through clinical post-graduate training/education.
About us
You will be employed by HRCH and based within the dementia team in Teddington health and social care centre. You will work under the direct management of Richmond Specialist Rehabilitation Services Manager 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.
To find out more about the role of an Admiral Nurse, candidates are encouraged to complete Dementia UK's free online:Pre Admiral Nurse eLearning course. This could be in advance of the interviews or upon an offer of employment being made.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description, person specification, admiral nursing candidate pack and admiral nursing FAQs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description, person specification, admiral nursing candidate pack and admiral nursing FAQs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RMN/RNMH/RGN/RNLD)
- Post registration qualification / training in dementia
- Post-graduate training/ education in dementia/older people
- Willingness to work towards continued professional and practice development through Dementia UK's Admiral Nurse Academy, including the level 6 or 7 Admiral Nurse Competency Framework Module.
Desirable
- Additional nursing qualification
- Masters level qualification in dementia / older people's care
- Mentorship Qualification
- Relevant teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and their carers/supporters in different settings, including community/primary care
- Experience of completing holistic nursing assessments
- Experience of providing bio-psychosocial interventions
- Experience of recent involvement in practice/ service development
- Experience of facilitating and delivering training
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
- Experience of managing care across care transitions
- Ability to lead and manage services
- Experience of professional supervision of staff
- Experience of audit/ evaluating clinical practice
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking staff performance reviews and planned development of staff
- Experience of working with patients/ clients to develop practice
- Experience of older persons medicine and palliative care
- Experience of working within or alongside Primary care teams
- Experience of supporting systematic practice development/ quality improvement
Skills Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to the HRCH values (Care, Respect, Communication )
- Demonstrate all the 6 Admiral Nurse competencies: oPerson-centred care oTherapeutic skills oTriadic relationship centred working oSharing knowledge oDelivering best practice oCritical reflective practice
- Effective role-modelling
- Collaborative and multi-agency working
- Act as a decision maker and advocate
- Good organisational skills
- Good facilitation and presentation skills
- Ability to use Information Technology to improve the delivery of care
- Ability to collect and analyse qualitative and quantitative data for service evaluation and development
- Application of sources of research and research methods to evaluate and enhance practice
- Ability to provide supervision, critical companionship and support to team members
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Ability to write/present for a range of audiences
- Knowledge of relevant policies/national strategy e.g. MCA/DoLS/ACP/NICE guideline/Care Act
Desirable
- Understanding of competency frameworks
Other Attributes
Essential
- Enhanced communication skills
- Flexibility and creativity
- Ability to operate effectively with a constantly developing relationship with key stakeholders and associated agencies
- Ability to work in groups/one to one
- Ability to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy
- Ability to treat families affected by dementia with respect and dignity, adopting a culturally sensitive approach that considers the needs of the whole person
- Positive mental attitude and a willingness to discuss and negotiate issues and ideas with the appropriate team / individual
- Ability to learn through practice
- Demonstrates a commitment to quality of care
- Demonstrates integrity, compassion and a caring nature
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RMN/RNMH/RGN/RNLD)
- Post registration qualification / training in dementia
- Post-graduate training/ education in dementia/older people
- Willingness to work towards continued professional and practice development through Dementia UK's Admiral Nurse Academy, including the level 6 or 7 Admiral Nurse Competency Framework Module.
Desirable
- Additional nursing qualification
- Masters level qualification in dementia / older people's care
- Mentorship Qualification
- Relevant teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and their carers/supporters in different settings, including community/primary care
- Experience of completing holistic nursing assessments
- Experience of providing bio-psychosocial interventions
- Experience of recent involvement in practice/ service development
- Experience of facilitating and delivering training
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
- Experience of managing care across care transitions
- Ability to lead and manage services
- Experience of professional supervision of staff
- Experience of audit/ evaluating clinical practice
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking staff performance reviews and planned development of staff
- Experience of working with patients/ clients to develop practice
- Experience of older persons medicine and palliative care
- Experience of working within or alongside Primary care teams
- Experience of supporting systematic practice development/ quality improvement
Skills Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to the HRCH values (Care, Respect, Communication )
- Demonstrate all the 6 Admiral Nurse competencies: oPerson-centred care oTherapeutic skills oTriadic relationship centred working oSharing knowledge oDelivering best practice oCritical reflective practice
- Effective role-modelling
- Collaborative and multi-agency working
- Act as a decision maker and advocate
- Good organisational skills
- Good facilitation and presentation skills
- Ability to use Information Technology to improve the delivery of care
- Ability to collect and analyse qualitative and quantitative data for service evaluation and development
- Application of sources of research and research methods to evaluate and enhance practice
- Ability to provide supervision, critical companionship and support to team members
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Ability to write/present for a range of audiences
- Knowledge of relevant policies/national strategy e.g. MCA/DoLS/ACP/NICE guideline/Care Act
Desirable
- Understanding of competency frameworks
Other Attributes
Essential
- Enhanced communication skills
- Flexibility and creativity
- Ability to operate effectively with a constantly developing relationship with key stakeholders and associated agencies
- Ability to work in groups/one to one
- Ability to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy
- Ability to treat families affected by dementia with respect and dignity, adopting a culturally sensitive approach that considers the needs of the whole person
- Positive mental attitude and a willingness to discuss and negotiate issues and ideas with the appropriate team / individual
- Ability to learn through practice
- Demonstrates a commitment to quality of care
- Demonstrates integrity, compassion and a caring nature
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust
Address
Teddington Health And Social Care Centre
18 Queens Road
Teddington
TW110LR
Employer's website
https://www.hrch.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
