Acute Admiral Nurse

NHS; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Gateshead is seeking an experienced nurse specializing in dementia care. This role involves providing relationship-centred care, delivering training, and supporting families. Candidates should possess relevant nurse qualifications and a strong background in dementia care. The salary ranges from £38,682 to £46,580 per year pro rata.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of working with patients and families experiencing Dementia.
• Experience of providing bio-psychosocial assessments.
• Experience of facilitating and delivering training.

Responsibilities

• Support and deliver relationship-centred dementia care.
• Facilitate education and training for staff on evidence-based dementia care.
• Consultancy to other health and social care professionals.

Skills

Dementia care experience

Training facilitation

Holistic nursing assessments

Bio-psychosocial interventions

Education

Registered Nurse

Post graduate Training in Dementia / Older People

Dementia UK training

Teaching qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a nurse experienced in Dementia care to join a collaboration between Dementia UK and Gateshead Health as an Acute Admiral Nurse Team.

The team provide support, advice, guidance and training to clinicians to enable them to provide the right care and interventions to patients who have been admitted for treatment of their physical health with a diagnosis of Dementia. The team also provide support to families and carers, and will support with assessments of patients. The team work closely with the Community Admiral Nurses to ensure smooth transitions for patients with Dementia.

This role is fixed term for a period of 12 months and is specifically to support with improving Tier 1 and Tier 2 Dementia awareness training across the Trust. It is therefore important that the right candidate has significant experience and interest in Dementia care, and has experience in delivering training.

This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate.

Main duties of the job

The Admiral Nurse will support, deliver and coordinate relationship-centred dementia care within Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust in order to improve the experience of carers/families affected by dementia with 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
• Work together with families to provide support, expert guidance & practical solutions.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description which outlines main responsibilities

Registered Nurse (RNM/RNMH/RGN/RNLD)

Willingness to complete Dementia UKs Pre Admiral Nursing e-learning course prior to starting in post

Willingness to work towards continued professional and practice development through Dementia UKs Admiral Nurse Academy, including the level 6 or 7 Admiral Nurse Competency Framework Module.

Relevant Teaching Qualification

Post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and their carers/supporters in different settings, including primary care

Experience of completing holistic nursing assessments

Experience of providing bio-psychosocial interventions

Experience of facilitating and delivering training

Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Post graduate Training in Dementia / Older People
• Dementia UK training
• Teaching qualification

Knowledge and experience

• Sigificant experience of working with patients and families experiencing Dementia
• Evidence of completing hollistic nursing assessments
• Experience of providing bio-psychosocial assessments
• Evidence of delivering training
• Evidence of working as an autonomous practitioner
• working knowledge of MCA and DOLS
• Experience of managing care across the transitions
• experience of supervision / mentorship of staff
• Experience of recent involvement in service development / improvement

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearpro rata, per annum