Admiral Nurse

Home Instead Senior Care; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading domiciliary care provider in Greater London is seeking a dedicated Admiral Nurse. This position requires a registered nurse with a profound knowledge of dementia care and a commitment to supporting families. The role includes providing emotional support, training staff, and developing care-planning tools. The ideal candidate will have a post-registration qualification in dementia and the willingness to enhance their skills through ongoing education. This position offers a hybrid working model with support from Dementia UK.

Qualifications

• NMC registered adult/mental health/learning disability nurse with significant experience.
• Formal knowledge of dementia acquired through clinical post-graduate training.
• Willingness to complete necessary e-learning courses.

Responsibilities

• Support best practices through advice and role modelling for care staff.
• Provide emotional support and psychosocial interventions to families.
• Develop assessment and care-planning tools for use across the network.

Skills

Registered Nurse (RMN/RNMH/RGN/RNLD)

Dementia care expertise

Communication skills

Emotional support

Education

Post-registration qualification/training in dementia

Relevant nursing qualifications

Masters level qualification in dementia

Job description

Company Description

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.

Job Description

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]

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/#/