Admiral Nurse

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Registered Nurse (RNA, RNMH, RNLD) to join their Admiral Nurse Service focused on providing relationship-centred dementia care in Salford. The role includes clinical leadership, mentoring, and collaboration to enhance care quality. Candidates should have experience in dementia care and be registered nurses. The position offers protected time for clinical supervision and ongoing professional development.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with a passion for relationship-centred dementia care.
• Experience in providing specialist dementia care.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and mentorship in dementia care.
• Manage caseloads and organize training sessions.
• Triage referrals and support decision-making.

Skills

Relationship-centred dementia care

Clinical judgement

Leadership

Education

Registered nurse (RNA, RNMH, RNLD)

Job description

Overview

The Northern Care Alliance (NCA), in collaboration with Dementia UK, is looking to recruit a registered nurse (RNA, RNMH, RNLD) to join our developing Admiral Nurse Service. Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who work with, and support, people living with dementia and their families who have complex needs. You will use your expert knowledge and skills to deliver a range of therapeutic interventions to support our patients living with dementia and their families. Alongside holding a clinical caseload, you will promote delivery of evidence-based dementia care in the acute hospital, through education of, and in collaboration with, your NCA colleagues and other care providers.

If you are a registered nurse with a passion for, and experience of, providing relationship-centred dementia care this could be the role for you, and we would love to hear from you!

As an Admiral Nurse at the NCA you will have protected time to access regular clinical supervision, and opportunities for continuing professional development, delivered by Dementia UK.

The service is operational Monday to Friday and the post holder will be predominantly based at Salford Royal Hospital. They will however work as part of an NCA wide dementia specialist service to support the continuous development of a positive care culture that improves the quality of relationship-centred dementia care and practice across the organisation. This will necessitate occasional travel to other sites within the NCA.

The post holder will provide professional and clinical leadership and mentorship, acting as a clinical role model on the delivery of evidence-based practice in dementia care within the NCA. They will provide specialist dementia support whilst considering the diverse and complex needs of patients, carers and the workforce, in a manner consistent to the persons, culture and background.

The post holder will be responsible for independently planning and organising work both on a day-to-day basis and longer term. This will include caseload management, training schedules, meetings and auditing activity, amongst others.

The post holder will be expected to triage referrals and respond appropriately, using their clinical judgement and the acute hospital Admiral Nurse model to support decision making.

The post holder will also support the development and facilitation of education and training sessions to NCA staff at all levels, to improve understanding of dementia and delirium in accordance with national skills frameworks for dementia training.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional and clinical leadership and mentorship, acting as a clinical role model on the delivery of evidence-based practice in dementia care within the NCA.
• Provide specialist dementia support whilst considering the diverse and complex needs of patients, carers and the workforce, in a manner consistent to the persons, culture and background.
• Independently plan and organise work on a day-to-day basis and longer-term, including caseload management, training schedules, meetings and auditing activity.
• Triage referrals and respond appropriately, using clinical judgement and the Admiral Nurse model to support decision making.
• Support development and facilitation of education and training sessions to NCA staff to improve understanding of dementia and delirium in line with national skills frameworks for dementia training.
• Access protected time for regular clinical supervision and opportunities for continuing professional development, delivered by Dementia UK.
• Collaborate to improve the quality of relationship-centred dementia care and practice across the organisation.

Location and hours

The service is operational Monday to Friday and the post holder will be predominantly based at Salford Royal Hospital, with occasional travel to other sites within the NCA.

Requirements

• Registered nurse (RNA, RNMH, RNLD) with a passion for and experience of relationship-centred dementia care.

About the organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people in Greater Manchester. We operate across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford with around 20,000 colleagues. We are committed to high standards of care and value care, appreciate and inspire as core values. We offer a role with purpose and flexibility, opportunities for development, and a competitive benefits package including generous annual leave and flexible working.

How to read more

To read more about the advertised role, open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. For more information about working at the NCA, refer to the Candidate Information Pack or visit the careers site: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk