Admiral Nurse

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

The closing date is 07 May 2024

Job summary

Dementia UK and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are working in collaboration to provide a new and exciting Admiral Nurse post within the existing Northamptonshire Admiral Nursing Service.

Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who offer expert practical, clinical and emotional support to families involved in the care of a person living with dementia with complex needs. The Admiral Nurses will enable improved holistic care for people living with dementia and their families, working with professionals and services across Northamptonshire.

Please also note that in order to prepare you for becoming an Admiral Nurse, candidates are encouraged to complete the 'Pre-Admiral Nursing Module'. This could be in advance of the interviews or upon an offer of employment being made. Details about this e-learning can be found on the Dementia UK website, here.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an exceptionally skilled, Registered Nurses with a passion, skill and experience for, providing person-centred and relationship-centred dementia care. Combining direct work with families with supporting the best practice of health and social care professionals, you will call upon your impressive knowledge of bio-psychosocial interventions to improve the experience and quality of life of families affected by dementia.

To complement the existing team experience and skill set we are recruiting an Admiral Nurse with significant experience and knowledge in dementia nursing.

Dementia UK will support you to maintain and strengthen your clinical development as a specialist Admiral Nurse through regular clinical supervision and practice and professional development opportunities. You'll become a welcome part of a network of Admiral Nurses, and will have the opportunity to access relevant post-graduate training and develop professionally, informed by the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

23 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TE830-ACS-B

Job locations

Oakwood Centre

Kettering

NN15 7PW

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Registered Nurse (RN/RNMH/RNLD)
Post graduate Diploma/equivalent qualification, or equivalent specialist knowledge acquired through in depth experience.
Evidence of continued professional development/training in dementia care
Commitment to continued professional and practice development through Dementia UK's Admiral Nurse Academy
Completion of Dementia UK's Pre Admiral Nurse e-learning course prior to starting in post
Post-registration clinical experience supporting people with dementia and their carers/families

Desirable

Postgraduate qualification in relevant area
Experience in service specific setting
Experience of managing care transitions
Experience of professional supervision/ mentoring of staff
Experience of facilitating and delivering training

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Demonstrate all the 6 Admiral Nurse competencies
Skills to operate as a specialist Nurse
Manage a patient caseload with need to coordinate, liaise and respond to multiple agencies to support patients and their families.

Desirable

Understanding of audit/evaluating clinical practice
Understanding of practice development/quality improvement and service evaluation

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Registered Nurse (RN/RNMH/RNLD)
Post graduate Diploma/equivalent qualification, or equivalent specialist knowledge acquired through in depth experience.
Evidence of continued professional development/training in dementia care
Commitment to continued professional and practice development through Dementia UK's Admiral Nurse Academy
Completion of Dementia UK's Pre Admiral Nurse e-learning course prior to starting in post
Post-registration clinical experience supporting people with dementia and their carers/families

Desirable

Postgraduate qualification in relevant area
Experience in service specific setting
Experience of managing care transitions
Experience of professional supervision/ mentoring of staff
Experience of facilitating and delivering training

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Demonstrate all the 6 Admiral Nurse competencies
Skills to operate as a specialist Nurse
Manage a patient caseload with need to coordinate, liaise and respond to multiple agencies to support patients and their families.

Desirable

Understanding of audit/evaluating clinical practice
Understanding of practice development/quality improvement and service evaluation

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.