Admiral Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 palliative care for people living with dementia and their families, working with professionals within the Adult Social Care Team, and wider multi-disciplinary teams.

We are looking for an exceptionally skilled, Registered Nurse with a passion for, skill and experience in providing person-centered and relationship-centered 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.

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. Youll 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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RMN/RGN/RNLD) Post registration qualification/ training in dementia and/or care of older people with mental health needs.
• or
• Post registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia /older adults with mental health need

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with family carers/ supporters/ of people with dementia in different settings.
• Experience of working with groups and individuals in a variety of roles and settings
• Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
• Experience of working with service users to develop practice.
• Demonstrate all the 6 Admiral Nurse competencies

Desirable

• Previous experience as an Admiral Nurse

Skills

Essential

• Strong communication skills
• Facilitation/presentation skills
• Expert clinical practice
• Ability to act as a decision maker and advocate.
• Ability to use appropriate information technology, including MS office software to enable efficient service delivery.
• Ability to treat clients with respect and dignity, adopting a culturally sensitive approach which considers the needs of the whole person.

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

Rutland County Council

Address

Rutland County Council

Catmos Street

Oakham

Rutland

LE15 6HP

Employer's website

https://jobs.rutland.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)