Admiral Nurse

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

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