Job summary
In collaboration with Dementia UK, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals are looking to recruit an exceptional registered nurse with a passion for, and experience of, providing relationship centred dementia care to join our team as an Admiral Nurse.
Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who work with and support people with dementia and their families. As the Band 6 Admiral Nurse, you will be based between the Northern General/Royal Hallamshire Hospitals and in the community; working within the acute inpatient setting, and post discharge follow up in care homes and home settings, to influence, deliver and coordinate relationship centred dementia care.
Main duties of the job
As an Admiral Nurse, you will deliver specialist one -to-one support, guidance and practical solutions for families, alongside supporting best practice and providing role modelling within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. You will also influence and lead on the delivery of work streams that improve the experience of care for people living with dementia, and their families throughout their hospital stay and across care transitions.
The successful applicant will be an NMC registered nurse, with significant post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and supporting their carers/supporters in different settings, including the acute setting, along with formal knowledge of dementia acquired through clinical post-graduate training/education.
About us
You will be employed by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals on a 2 year fixed term contract, working under the direct management of one of the Band 7 Transitions of Care Admiral Nurse, within the Combined, Community and Acute Care Group.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
You will receive ongoing support from Dementia UK to maintain and strengthen your clinical expertise as a specialist nurse within dementia care. You will also 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.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 24 months due to the post being externally funded. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the ongoing source of the external funding and the requirement for the post to be maintained.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and their carers/families in different settings, including acute care
- Experience of NHS discharge planning process
- Experience of coordinating complex discharges
- Experience of completing holistic nursing assessments
- Experience of providing bio-psychosocial interventions
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
- Experience of collaborative and multi-agency working
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients/ clients to develop practice
- Experience of older persons medicine and palliative care
- Experience of managing care across care transitions
- Experience of facilitating and delivering training
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RMN/RNMH/RGN/RNLD)
- Completion of Dementia UK's Pre-Admiral Nursing e-learning course prior to starting in post
- Willingness to work towards continued professional and practice development through Dementia UK's Admiral Nurse Academy
Desirable
- Post registration qualification/training in dementia
- Post-graduate training/ education in dementia/older people
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate all the 6 Admiral Nurse competencies: o Person-centred care o Therapeutic skills o Triadic relationship centred working o Sharing knowledge o Delivering best practice o Critical 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 qualitative and quantitative data for service evaluation and development
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Ability to write/present for a range of audiences
- Knowledge of discharge care planning, process, and related pathways
- Knowledge of relevant policies/national strategy e.g. MCA/DoLS/ACP/NICE guideline/Care Act
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Able to organise own workload and that of others.
- Advanced assessment / reasoning skills and care planning skills
- Demonstrates excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to co-ordinate and work across professional teams and boundaries.
- Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively.
- Ability to record and report back accurately and comprehensively on assessments and risks identified.
Desirable
- Understanding of competency frameworks
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Enhanced communication skills
- Enhanced coordination 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
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Excellent timekeeping and attendance.
- Travel requirements for follow up as required
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and their carers/families in different settings, including acute care
- Experience of NHS discharge planning process
- Experience of coordinating complex discharges
- Experience of completing holistic nursing assessments
- Experience of providing bio-psychosocial interventions
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
- Experience of collaborative and multi-agency working
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients/ clients to develop practice
- Experience of older persons medicine and palliative care
- Experience of managing care across care transitions
- Experience of facilitating and delivering training
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RMN/RNMH/RGN/RNLD)
- Completion of Dementia UK's Pre-Admiral Nursing e-learning course prior to starting in post
- Willingness to work towards continued professional and practice development through Dementia UK's Admiral Nurse Academy
Desirable
- Post registration qualification/training in dementia
- Post-graduate training/ education in dementia/older people
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate all the 6 Admiral Nurse competencies: o Person-centred care o Therapeutic skills o Triadic relationship centred working o Sharing knowledge o Delivering best practice o Critical 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 qualitative and quantitative data for service evaluation and development
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Ability to write/present for a range of audiences
- Knowledge of discharge care planning, process, and related pathways
- Knowledge of relevant policies/national strategy e.g. MCA/DoLS/ACP/NICE guideline/Care Act
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Able to organise own workload and that of others.
- Advanced assessment / reasoning skills and care planning skills
- Demonstrates excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to co-ordinate and work across professional teams and boundaries.
- Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively.
- Ability to record and report back accurately and comprehensively on assessments and risks identified.
Desirable
- Understanding of competency frameworks
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Enhanced communication skills
- Enhanced coordination 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
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Excellent timekeeping and attendance.
- Travel requirements for follow up as required
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).
