Admiral Nurse

Dementia UK; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced leave

NHS pension option

Life assurance 3x salary

Medicash health plan

24/7 virtual GP

Wellbeing app

Flexible working

LinkedIn Learning

Disability Confident

Menopause friendly

Job summary

Dementia UK is recruiting Admiral Nurse roles to join our Helpline and Clinics team, delivering biopsychosocial dementia care to support family carers and people affected by dementia.

You will provide nursing expertise, clinical guidance, and lead shifts with supervision responsibilities while contributing to service development and quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Active NMC registered nurse required.
• Post-registration qualification or training in dementia care or relevant subject.
• Experience as Admiral Nurse or dementia specialist recommended.
• Experience with dementia patients and family carers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing support and specialist advice to colleagues, patients and carers.
• Lead and coordinate shifts; provide clinical supervision to others.
• Contribute to development, evaluation and audits of the service.
• Lead or support other clinical projects across the charity.

Skills

NMC registration

Dementia care training

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Biopsychosocial care

Education

NMC registration

Job description

Employer Dementia UK Employer type Voluntary Sector Town Home based Salary £49,387 pay enhancements apply for shifts worked after 8pm weekdays, weekends and bank holidays Closing 18/10/2026 23:59

Admiral Nurse

• enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
• family-friendly policies
• 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or the opportunity to continue in the NHS pension (subject to role and eligibility criteria)
• life assurance cover at 3 x annual salary
• health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
• 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
• confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
• access to a wellbeing app
• flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
• learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
• commitment to employee health and wellbeing. We have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer

We are recruiting multiple Admiral Nurse roles to join our Helpline and Clinics team to expand our service. Bring your specialist dementia nursing expertise to support family carers, people affected by dementia and professionals seeking specialist advice. You will be a key member of our team, providing biopsychosocial support through our National Dementia Helpline and Virtual Clinic appointments.

As an Admiral Nurse, you will be responsible for providing nursing support and expertise, offering practical guidance to colleagues, the general public, those with dementia, and others in supporting family and relationship-centred approaches to dementia care. You will also lead and coordinate shifts as required, providing clinical supervision to others and assist with the development, evaluation, audit of the service.

In addition to your core responsibilities, you will have the opportunity to lead and support other clinical projects across the charity. You will benefit from monthly clinical supervision and a range of learning opportunities to support your ongoing professional development.

To be successful in this position, you will need to be an active Registered Nurse on the NMC register with a post-registration qualification or training in dementia care or a relevant subject. You will have significant experience of practicing as an Admiral Nurse or dementia specialist nurse and previously worked with people who have dementia and their family carers and supporters in different settings.

Strong communication skills are essential, as is a proven track record of providing high standards of clinical leadership and specialist nursing support. You should be adept at providing clinical advice, clinical supervision, and advocating for family carers.

Join us in making a difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.

The service operates from Monday to Friday 9am-9pm between two shifts (9am-5pm and 1pm-9pm) and a single 9am-5pm shift on Saturdays and Sundays. A typical full‑time member of the team will work a 1pm-9pm shift once a week and a weekend day once a month, with the remaining shifts being worked between 9am-5pm. However, this is a general aim and not a guarantee of working patterns.

This role will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

This role will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

In addition to offering a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a workplace culture that looks after our people to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.

Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation lead and positively contribute to our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.

Our supportive and nurturing workplace culture has recently earnt us recognition as the Sunday Times Best Place to Work in the non‐profit and charities sector 2025 (big organisation).

Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We celebrate differences and individuality and encourage everyone to feel comfortable being themselves at work.

Dementia UK is a Disability Confident employer.

By applying to join Dementia UK, youacknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on youhaving or obtaining the right to work in the UK.

*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs

We expect this role to attract high interest and may close it before the advertised closing date. To avoid disappointment, we recommend submitting an application at your earliest opportunity.

When you apply for a job at Dementia UK, we will collect certain information about you to process your application and assess your suitability for the role. Further details can be found in our privacy notice .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address Dementia UK,

7th Floor One

Aldgate

London

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