Job summary
Job overview
Are you a registered Nurse with experience in dementia care looking for a new challenge?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, registered nurse to join our established and highly regarded Admiral Nurse team in Thanet. The team support families affected by dementia living in Thanet. These needs are often complex with multiple physical and mental health issues.
As an Admiral Nurse, you will use your expert clinical knowledge and skills, through a range of therapeutic interventions, to enhance relationships, prevent crises, build resilience in carers and offer much-needed practical and emotional support - from the point of diagnosis through to post bereavement.
The post holder must be committed to practicing in a person- and relationship-centred way and have the compassion, focus and desire to become a real ambassador for dementia care.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
The Admiral Nurse will support, deliver and coordinate relationship-centred dementia care within KMPT in order to improve the experience of carers/families affected by dementiawith complex needs.
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
- Support with policy development and quality improvements in relation to dementia care
- Consultancy to other health and social care professionals regarding dementia
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: https://www.dementiauk.org/elearning/#/
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- 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
- 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 improve 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 and families including positive risk management
- Support people with dementia, carers/families and staff to understand and respond to changes in behaviour and relationships as a result of dementia
- Provide care coordination for a clinical caseload of families with complex needs as identified within triage assessment in clinics or via home visit if required
- Ensure the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and that all legal requirements relating to Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007), and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (2009)[1]are considered and adhered to in relation to patient care
- Act as an advocate for people with dementia and their carers/families to promote their rights and best interests
- Participate in case conferences and best interest meetings where required
- Work collaboratively with health, social and voluntary sector services to achieve coordinated care
- Work in partnership with colleagues to promote the use of advance care planning for people with dementia and to support and inform families, around advance care planning, best interest decisions and end of life care
- Manage care transitions and support people with dementia and their carers/families to reduce the frequency of crisis situations
- Ensure that care is delivered in accordance with relevant local and national guidelines and all relevant KMPT
- Recognise the limits of own competency and professional boundaries and make appropriate and timely referrals to other services where required
Please see job description for full details.
- 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
- 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 improve 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 and families including positive risk management
- Support people with dementia, carers/families and staff to understand and respond to changes in behaviour and relationships as a result of dementia
- Provide care coordination for a clinical caseload of families with complex needs as identified within triage assessment in clinics or via home visit if required
- Ensure the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and that all legal requirements relating to Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007), and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (2009)[1] are considered and adhered to in relation to patient care
- Act as an advocate for people with dementia and their carers/families to promote their rights and best interests
- Participate in case conferences and best interest meetings where required
- Work collaboratively with health, social and voluntary sector services to achieve coordinated care
- Work in partnership with colleagues to promote the use of advance care planning for people with dementia and to support and inform families, around advance care planning, best interest decisions and end of life care
- Manage care transitions and support people with dementia and their carers/families to reduce the frequency of crisis situations
- Ensure that care is delivered in accordance with relevant local and national guidelines and all relevant KMPT policies.
- Recognise the limits of own competency and professional boundaries and make appropriate and timely referrals to other services where required.
Education & Support
- Facilitate and support the development and delivery of innovative dementia training and education to staff, to improve competence and confidence, in line with best practice and guidance
- Participate in and/or support formal training events promoting best practice in end of life dementia care and disseminating Admiral Nursing work
- Provide mentorship, offer clinical expertise and act a role model on the delivery of evidencebased practice in dementia care within KMPT
- Support the development and delivery of work streams as part of KMPT s, dementia strategy, where appropriate
- Work proactively with key local and national stakeholders to support integrated care pathways and holistic models of care, through dissemination of specialist skills and knowledge
- Support delivery of local policy and procedures for KMPT to improve identification, assessment, ongoing support for people with dementia and their family carers
Evaluation and Audit
- Support the audit and evaluation of quality improvements and initiatives aimed at improving the delivery of dementia care within KMPT , where appropriate to the role
- Collect quantitative and qualitative data to support the evaluation and audit of the Admiral Nurse Service
- Ensure information and data recorded is relevant, accurate, complete and captured in a contemporaneous manner
Professional
- Ensure all nursing practice is carried out in accordance with the agreed policies and procedures of KMPT and the NMC Code
- Attend and actively participate in practice development, clinical supervision, and continuing professional development, including the Admiral Nurse Competency module and the Admiral Nurse Forum, as supported by Dementia UK
- Develop own competence through use of the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework and portfolio development using resources provided by Dementia UK
- Maintain professional registration in line with NMC guidance, including re-validation
- Contribute to the development of policies, procedures and protocols relevant to dementia and Admiral Nursing within KMPT
- Ensure compliance with Trust clinical governance requirements
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of evidence-based recommendations on supporting people with dementia and their carers/families
- Maintain positive working relationships with Dementia UK
ENVIRONMENT:
Lone-working is required in this job which includes seeing people in their own homes
[1] Soon to be replaced by Liberty Protection Safeguards in 2022
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- 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
- 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 improve 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 and families including positive risk management
- Support people with dementia, carers/families and staff to understand and respond to changes in behaviour and relationships as a result of dementia
- Provide care coordination for a clinical caseload of families with complex needs as identified within triage assessment in clinics or via home visit if required
- Ensure the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and that all legal requirements relating to Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007), and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (2009)[1]are considered and adhered to in relation to patient care
- Act as an advocate for people with dementia and their carers/families to promote their rights and best interests
- Participate in case conferences and best interest meetings where required
- Work collaboratively with health, social and voluntary sector services to achieve coordinated care
- Work in partnership with colleagues to promote the use of advance care planning for people with dementia and to support and inform families, around advance care planning, best interest decisions and end of life care
- Manage care transitions and support people with dementia and their carers/families to reduce the frequency of crisis situations
- Ensure that care is delivered in accordance with relevant local and national guidelines and all relevant KMPT
- Recognise the limits of own competency and professional boundaries and make appropriate and timely referrals to other services where required
Please see job description for full details.
- 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
- 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 improve 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 and families including positive risk management
- Support people with dementia, carers/families and staff to understand and respond to changes in behaviour and relationships as a result of dementia
- Provide care coordination for a clinical caseload of families with complex needs as identified within triage assessment in clinics or via home visit if required
- Ensure the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and that all legal requirements relating to Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007), and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (2009)[1] are considered and adhered to in relation to patient care
- Act as an advocate for people with dementia and their carers/families to promote their rights and best interests
- Participate in case conferences and best interest meetings where required
- Work collaboratively with health, social and voluntary sector services to achieve coordinated care
- Work in partnership with colleagues to promote the use of advance care planning for people with dementia and to support and inform families, around advance care planning, best interest decisions and end of life care
- Manage care transitions and support people with dementia and their carers/families to reduce the frequency of crisis situations
- Ensure that care is delivered in accordance with relevant local and national guidelines and all relevant KMPT policies.
- Recognise the limits of own competency and professional boundaries and make appropriate and timely referrals to other services where required.
Education & Support
- Facilitate and support the development and delivery of innovative dementia training and education to staff, to improve competence and confidence, in line with best practice and guidance
- Participate in and/or support formal training events promoting best practice in end of life dementia care and disseminating Admiral Nursing work
- Provide mentorship, offer clinical expertise and act a role model on the delivery of evidencebased practice in dementia care within KMPT
- Support the development and delivery of work streams as part of KMPT s, dementia strategy, where appropriate
- Work proactively with key local and national stakeholders to support integrated care pathways and holistic models of care, through dissemination of specialist skills and knowledge
- Support delivery of local policy and procedures for KMPT to improve identification, assessment, ongoing support for people with dementia and their family carers
Evaluation and Audit
- Support the audit and evaluation of quality improvements and initiatives aimed at improving the delivery of dementia care within KMPT , where appropriate to the role
- Collect quantitative and qualitative data to support the evaluation and audit of the Admiral Nurse Service
- Ensure information and data recorded is relevant, accurate, complete and captured in a contemporaneous manner
Professional
- Ensure all nursing practice is carried out in accordance with the agreed policies and procedures of KMPT and the NMC Code
- Attend and actively participate in practice development, clinical supervision, and continuing professional development, including the Admiral Nurse Competency module and the Admiral Nurse Forum, as supported by Dementia UK
- Develop own competence through use of the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework and portfolio development using resources provided by Dementia UK
- Maintain professional registration in line with NMC guidance, including re-validation
- Contribute to the development of policies, procedures and protocols relevant to dementia and Admiral Nursing within KMPT
- Ensure compliance with Trust clinical governance requirements
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of evidence-based recommendations on supporting people with dementia and their carers/families
- Maintain positive working relationships with Dementia UK
ENVIRONMENT:
Lone-working is required in this job which includes seeing people in their own homes
[1] Soon to be replaced by Liberty Protection Safeguards in 2022
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Registered Nurse Qualification
- Continued Professional Development/Training in Dementia Care
- Completion of Dementia UK Pre Admiral Nurse E-learning Course prior to commencement in post.
- Commitment to Continued Professional Development
Desirable
- Post Graduate Qualification
- Completion of holistic nursing assessments.
Experience
Essential
- Post registration Clinical experience of Supporting people with dementia and their carers/families
- Collaborative multi-agency working
Desirable
- experience of supervision and mentoring staff
- Experience of managing care transitions
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Registered Nurse Qualification
- Continued Professional Development/Training in Dementia Care
- Completion of Dementia UK Pre Admiral Nurse E-learning Course prior to commencement in post.
- Commitment to Continued Professional Development
Desirable
- Post Graduate Qualification
- Completion of holistic nursing assessments.
Experience
Essential
- Post registration Clinical experience of Supporting people with dementia and their carers/families
- Collaborative multi-agency working
Desirable
- experience of supervision and mentoring staff
- Experience of managing care transitions
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Thanet CMHSOP
Thanet Mental Health Unit, QEQM Hospital site
Margate
CT94AN
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
