Admiral Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Daimler Green; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

27 days leave

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity leave

Paternity leave

Blue light discount

Employee assistance 24/7

Car leasing salary sacrifice

Job summary

The Admiral Nurse post sits within the dementia service of Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance, delivering specialist, relationship-centred dementia care in a primary care setting. You will undertake holistic assessments, create person-centred care plans and provide leadership, training and mentoring to colleagues.

Applicants must have NMC registration, postgraduate dementia training and a proven track record in dementia care.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field, or equivalent specialist dementia training.
• Evidence of continued professional development, including dementia and leadership.
• Commitment to continued professional and practice development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist relationship-centred dementia care, including regular 1:1 clinical sessions for families who meet referral criteria.
• Undertake holistic bio-psychosocial and specialist nursing assessments using the Admiral Nurse Assessment Framework.
• Develop and support person-centred care plans, including positive risk management.
• Provide bio-psychosocial interventions, emotional support and advocacy for people with dementia and their families.
• Give clinical leadership from peri-diagnosis to post-bereavement, coordinating care for a complex clinical caseload.
• Manage complex care transitions and advance care planning, and lead case conferences, continuing healthcare processes and best interest meetings.
• Coordinate care with health, social care and voluntary sector partners, attending multidisciplinary meetings and referring to secondary care where needed.
• Provide specialist advice, education and training to colleagues and other professionals.
• Give professional and clinical leadership, mentorship and supervision, acting as a clinical role model.
• Contribute to the dementia strategy, service development, policies and integrated care pathways.
• Support audit, evaluation and data quality for dementia care, and make recommendations to the Dementia Strategy Group.
• Keep accurate clinical records and ensure practice meets the NMC Code, Mental Capacity Act, DoLS, safeguarding and GDPR requirements.

Skills

Clinical skills

Therapeutic skills

Communication

Training delivery

Education

Postgraduate dementia training

CPD evidence

Continued professional development

Job description

This is a specialist Admiral Nurse post in the dementia service of Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance, supporting people with dementia and their families in a primary care setting. The core of the work is holistic assessment, person-centred care planning and evidence-based support for people with complex needs, alongside advice, training and mentoring for colleagues and partner services. The role includes regular 1:1 clinical sessions and a rotational working week to cover designated practices. Applicants need NMC registration and postgraduate or equivalent specialist dementia training.

What the job involves

• Deliver specialist relationship-centred dementia care, including regular 1:1 clinical sessions for families who meet referral criteria
• Undertake holistic bio-psychosocial and specialist nursing assessments using the Admiral Nurse Assessment Framework
• Develop and support person-centred care plans, including positive risk management
• Provide bio-psychosocial interventions, emotional support and advocacy for people with dementia and their families
• Give clinical leadership from peri-diagnosis to post-bereavement, coordinating care for a complex clinical caseload
• Manage complex care transitions and advance care planning, and lead case conferences, continuing healthcare processes and best interest meetings
• Coordinate care with health, social care and voluntary sector partners, attending multidisciplinary meetings and referring to secondary care where needed
• Provide specialist advice, education and training to colleagues and other professionals
• Give professional and clinical leadership, mentorship and supervision, acting as a clinical role model
• Contribute to the dementia strategy, service development, policies and integrated care pathways
• Support audit, evaluation and data quality for dementia care, and make recommendations to the Dementia Strategy Group
• Keep accurate clinical records and ensure practice meets the NMC Code, Mental Capacity Act, DoLS, safeguarding and GDPR requirements

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field, or equivalent specialist dementia training
• Evidence of continued professional development, including dementia and leadership
• Commitment to continued professional and practice development

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a registered nurse (RNMH, RGN or RNLD)

Experience

• Significant post-registration clinical experience supporting people with dementia and their carers or families
• Completing holistic nursing assessments and providing bio-psychosocial interventions
• Working as an autonomous practitioner
• Professional supervision, development and mentoring of staff
• Audit and evaluation of clinical practice
• Collaborative and multi-agency working

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent clinical, therapeutic and communication skills
• Facilitating and delivering training and development for staff

Nice to have

• Experience in a service-specific setting
• Further specialist dementia training to Masters level

What's offered

• 27 days annual leave for full-time staff, plus bank holidays
• Enhanced sick pay
• NHS pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Paternity leave
• Blue light discount card, reimbursed after probation
• Employee assistance network available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• NHS Fleet Solutions salary sacrifice car leasing