Admiral Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Purpose of the Job:

The purpose of the Admiral Nurse role is to provide specialist dementia nursing expertiseand support to those affected by dementia, with a specific focus on family carers/ supporters who experience difficulties within Rutland County Council.

Key responsibilities:

To provide specialist nursing assessment, evidenced based intervention, practicaladvice and emotional support for family carers of people with dementia and where appropriate people with dementia themselves, at all stages including bereavement.

To offer expertise and guidance to professional colleagues, the general public and others in supporting family and relationshipcentered approaches and best practice in dementia care.

To assist with the development, evaluation and audit of this specialist area of practice and of the Admiral Nursing service.

To provide up-to-date clinical advice, support, liaison, and in negotiated circumstances education and training to other staff/agencies.

To use the Admiral Nurse competency framework to support the development of own Admiral Nursing practice.

To participate in and make effective use of Dementia UK Clinical Supervision and Practice Development.

To provide clinical supervision to others in negotiated circumstances

1. Clinical:

1.1 To meet the multiple and often complex needs of families affected by dementiathrough ongoing assessment of health and wellbeing, including risk assessment; developing, implementing and evaluating intervention plans.

1.2 To advise on, recommend and provide a range of effective evidence-basedinterventions at all stages of the familys experience of dementia, paying particular attention to loss, transitions and changing relationships

2. Professional:

2.1 To deliver nursing practice in accordance with the agreed policies and procedures ofDementia UK, the NMC Code of conduct and other relevant nursing policy

2.2 To attend and actively participate in monthly practice development days, including clinical supervision; recommended training/education, including the Admiral Nurse Competency module and the Admiral Nurse Forum at least once a year, as supported by Dementia UK.

2.3 To maintain professional registration in line with NMC guidance including re[1]validation and use of the electronic portfolio, Pebblepad, as provided by Dementia UK.

3. Education:

3.1 To participate in and/or lead formal training events such as courses, conferences,seminars and workshops at all levels, maintaining and contributing to higher level educational programmes in dementia care, disseminating Admiral Nursing work, and promoting best practice in dementia care.

3.2 To integrate into practice current knowledge of dementia and caring, informed by research and other forms of evidence.

3.3 To act as a clinical role model to others and take an active role in student nurse placements, including mentoring as appropriate

4. General:

4.1 To contribute to the development of policies, procedures and protocols relevant toAdmiral Nursing and the health and wellbeing of the client group.

4.2 To promote equality of access and opportunity in all aspects of the work.

4.3 To undertake appropriate risk and other assessments in a timely manner inaccordance with Rutland County Council policy.

4.4 To take all reasonable steps to manage and promote a safe and healthy working environment which is free from discrimination.

4.5 To comply with Rutland County Council policy on confidentiality, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), relating to information held manually or on computerised system.

4.6 To act in accordance with the principles set out in the Employee Code of Conduct and the Councils Values, recognising the duty of all public sector employees to discharge public functions reasonably and according to the law.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Skills to operate as a specialist Nurse:
• Strong communication skills Facilitation/presentation skill.
• 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.
• Values:
• A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use to travel around the county Flexible approach to working hours to meet the needs of the service.

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications:
• 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 needs.

Experience

Essential

• Experience:
• Post registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia /older adults with mental health needs.
• 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.
• Knowledge:
• Demonstrate all the 6 Admiral Nurse competencies:
• person-centred care
• therapeutic skills
• triadic relationship centred working
• sharing knowledge
• delivering best practice
• critical reflective practice.
• Understanding of:
• Relevant policies/national strategy in relation to dementia care Admiral Nursing and its application Dementia and its impact of families Evidence based practice in dementia care Effective role-modelling.

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)