Admiral Nurse

In collaboration with Dementia UK, Quay Health Solutions are looking to recruit a registered nurse (RGN, RNM, RNMH, RNLD) with a passion for, and experience of, providing relationship-centred dementia care with a strong sense of advocacy and equalities for this client group to join the Admiral Nurse clinical lead and launch a new Admiral Nursing service. Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who work with and support people with dementia and their families who have complex needs. Under the supervision of the Band 7 Admiral Nurse, you will provide specialist one-to-one support, guidance, and practical solutions for families, alongside supporting best practice and providing role modelling across Southwark.

Main duties of the job

• The Admiral Nurse will support, deliver and coordinate relationship-centred dementia care within Southwark, in order to improve the experience of carers and families affected by dementia with complex needs.
• In line with the Admiral Nurse Practice Standards at a specialist level, the postholder will provide:
• Specialist bio-psychosocial assessment and support for people with dementia and families with complex needs
• Facilitation of education and training for staff in the delivery of evidence-based dementia care
• Support with policy development and quality improvements in relation to dementia care
• Consultancy to other health and social care professionals regarding dementia

About us

Fourteen practices in North Southwark have come together as Quay Health Solutions (QHS) Community Interest Company to jointly deliver services that improve outcomes for our 205k registered patients. As a GP Federation, QHS provides the building blocks for at scale service delivery and wider system integration through neighbourhoods that are the delivery units of North Southwark Primary Care Network (NSPCN) and our integrated Borough based system. These bring together local health and care organisations (including social care, the voluntary sector and patient groups) to work collaboratively to deliver more joined up, patient-centred services.

You will be employed by Quay Health Solutions and based in Spa Medical Centre in Bermondsey, London and your role will include community working across the whole of Southwark. You will receive ongoing support from Dementia UK to maintain and strengthen your clinical expertise as a specialist nurse within dementia care. You will become part of the wider network of Admiral Nurses and will have the opportunity to access relevant postgraduate courses and develop professionally, as informed by the Admiral Nurse Practice Standards.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the responsibilities and person specification of the role.

Person Specification

• Qualifications
• Registered Nurse (RN/RNMH/RNLD)
• Evidence of continued professional development/training in dementia care
• Commitment to continued professional and practice development through Dementia UK's Admiral Nurse Academy
• Completion of Dementia UK's Pre Admiral Nurse e-learning course prior to starting in post
• Postgraduate qualification in relevant area
• Values and Attributes
• Ability to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy
• Ability to treat families affected by dementia with respect and dignity
• Working together for people with dementia/ carers
• Demonstrates compassion and a caring nature
• Demonstrates a commitment to quality of care
• Demonstrates integrity and respect
• Skills and Knowledge
• Demonstrate all the 7 Admiral Nurse Practice Standards
• Being an accountable, autonomous professional and partner in care.
• Leading and supporting teams.
• Providing education and raising awareness in dementia care.
• Providing and evaluating evidence-based practice.
• Communication and building relationships.
• Continually improving - personal and professional development.
• Leading improvements in safety and quality of care.
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant policies/national strategy in relation to dementia care
• Admiral Nursing and its application
• Dementia and its impact on families
• Evidence based practice in dementia care
• Skills to operate as a specialist Nurse: Expert clinical practice
• Ability to act as a decision maker and advocate
• Ability to use appropriate information technology, including MS office software to enable efficient service delivery
• Understanding of audit and evaluation of clinical practice
• Understanding of practice development, quality improvement and service evaluation
• Experience
• Post-registration clinical experience supporting people with dementia and their carers and families
• Experience of completing holistic nursing assessments
• Providing bio-psychosocial interventions
• Working as an autonomous practitioner
• Collaborative and multi-agency working
• Experience in service specific setting
• Experience of managing care transitions
• Experience of professional supervision/ mentoring of staff
• Experience of facilitating and delivering training
• Disclosure and Barring Service Check
• This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
• Depending on experience Equivalent to Band 6 Agenda for Change