Admiral Nurse

Home Instead Senior Care; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in London is seeking a registered nurse to become an Admiral Nurse. This role requires expertise in dementia care, with responsibilities including supporting care staff and developing best practices. The ideal candidate will have post-registration qualifications and will benefit from ongoing support and training opportunities. This hybrid position offers flexibility in work arrangements.

Benefits

Ongoing clinical support

Access to post-graduate courses

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with experience in dementia care.
• Formal knowledge of dementia through clinical post-graduate education required.
• Willingness to complete relevant e-learning courses.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and support to care staff.
• Train staff on best practices for dementia care.
• Develop assessment and care-planning tools.

Skills

Dementia care expertise

Supportive communication

Emotional support provision

Education

Registered Nurse qualification (RMN/RNMH/RGN/RNLD)

Post-registration qualification in dementia

Job description

Overview

Home Instead is a leading international domiciliary care provider. We are passionate about enabling our clients to stay in their homes for as long as possible. In collaboration with Dementia UK, Home Instead Hammersmith and Chiswick are looking to recruit an exceptional, registered nurse with a passion for, and experience of, providing relationship-centred dementia care to join our team as an Admiral Nurse.

Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who offer expert practical, clinical and emotional support to families involved in the care of a person with dementia with complex needs.

The successful applicant will be an NMC registered (adult/mental health/learning disability) nurse, with significant post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and supporting their carers/supporters in different settings, along with formal knowledge of dementia acquired through clinical post-graduate training/education. You will receive ongoing support from Dementia UK to maintain and strengthen your clinical expertise as a specialist nurse within dementia care and will become part of the wider Admiral Nurse network, with access to relevant post-graduate learning guided by the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework.

The role is flexible, with a hybrid model; you will be based at the support office in Chiswick, London with the flexibility to work from home.

The Admiral Nurse service will focus on building the knowledge, skills and confidence of professional carers and the wider family to support families caring for the person living with dementia to remain in their home environment for as long as possible. The Admiral Nurse will act as an internal specialist resource for Home Instead Hammersmith and Chiswick, supporting the best practice of those involved in the care of the family affected by dementia, as well as developing assessment and care-planning tools for use across the network.

The Admiral Nurse will provide additional support to that already offered by Home Instead care staff and will:

• Support the best practice of care staff through advice and role modelling, especially as the needs of the family become more complex
• Support the best practice across Home Instead Hammersmith and Chiswick, including offering training around dementia care
• Provide a range of psychosocial interventions and emotional support to families with the most complex needs
• Provide consultancy around policies and processes that will improve the quality of practice and deliver specific training on topics such as positive risk management

You will be employed by Home Instead Hammersmith and Chiswick, working under the direct management of the Director. You will receive ongoing support from Dementia UK to maintain and strengthen your clinical expertise as a specialist nurse within dementia care. You will also become part of the wider network of Admiral Nurses and will have the opportunity to access relevant post-graduate courses and develop professionally, as informed by the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RMN/RNMH/RGN/RNLD).
• Post-registration qualification/training in dementia.
• Formal knowledge of dementia/older people acquired through clinical post-graduate education.
• Willingness to complete Dementia UK’s Pre-Admiral Nursing e-learning course prior to starting in post.
• Willingness to work towards Level 7 qualification, including the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework module.

Desirable

• Additional nursing qualifications.
• Masters level qualification in dementia/older people’s care.
• Mentorship qualification.
• Relevant teaching qualification.

Additional Information

Apply Now

Apply today with your CV and take the next step in your care leadership journey.

If you are interested in the Admiral Nurse post and would like to find out more, please apply now: Mathios Sirak, Head of Recruitment, Home Instead Hammersmith and Chiswick — [e-mail]

For any enquiries regarding the role of Dementia UK and Admiral Nursing, please contact: Claire Ferris — [e-mail]

Candidates are encouraged to complete Dementia UK’s free online Pre-Admiral Nurse eLearning course. This could be in advance of the interviews or upon an offer of employment being made and prior to starting in post.https://www.dementiauk.org/elearning/#/