Job summary
Band: 7
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Base Location: St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG
This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.
The Admiral Nurse will lead, deliver and coordinate relationship-centred dementia care in order to improve the experience of people with dementia and their families with 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 an enhanced 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
- Clinical leadership and support with policy development and quality improvement initiatives
- Consultancy to other health and social care professionals regarding dementia
About us
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
The Admiral Nurse will lead, deliver and coordinate relationship-centred dementia care in order to improve the experience of people with dementia and their families with complex needs, during the acute stay and transitions of care within operational areas of Isle of Wight NHS Trust.
In line with the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework at an enhanced 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
- Clinical leadership and support with policy development and quality improvement initiatives
- Consultancy to other health and social care professionals regarding dementia
For a full list of roles and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Admiral Nurse will lead, deliver and coordinate relationship-centred dementia care in order to improve the experience of people with dementia and their families with complex needs, during the acute stay and transitions of care within operational areas of Isle of Wight NHS Trust.
In line with the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework at an enhanced 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
- Clinical leadership and support with policy development and quality improvement initiatives
- Consultancy to other health and social care professionals regarding dementia
For a full list of roles and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
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 complete Dementia UKs Pre Admiral Nursing e-learning course prior to starting in post
- Willingness to work towards the Level 7 Admiral Nurse Practice Standards Framework Module
Desirable
- Additional nursing qualification
- Masters level qualification in dementia / older peoples care
- Mentorship Qualification
- Relevant teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and their carers/families in different settings, including acute 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 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 supporting systematic practice development/ quality improvement
- Experience of professional supervision of staff
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 complete Dementia UKs Pre Admiral Nursing e-learning course prior to starting in post
- Willingness to work towards the Level 7 Admiral Nurse Practice Standards Framework Module
Desirable
- Additional nursing qualification
- Masters level qualification in dementia / older peoples care
- Mentorship Qualification
- Relevant teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and their carers/families in different settings, including acute 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 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 supporting systematic practice development/ quality improvement
- Experience of professional supervision of staff
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).
