Job summaryIn collaboration with Dementia UK, South Tyneside Health Collaboration are looking to recruit a registered nurse (RN, 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.
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 Clinical Lead 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 South Tyneside.
Main duties of the jobYou will be employed by South Tyneside Health Collaboration and based across the three PCN areas of South Shields. You will work under the direct managements of the Clinical Lead Admiral Nurse and 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 post graduate courses and develop professionally, underpinned by the Admiral Nurse Practice Standards Framework.
The successful applicant will be a NMC registered nurse, with relevant post-registration clinical experience of working with people living with dementia and supporting their carers/supporters in different settings. Experience in a community or primary care setting is desirable.
To find out more about the role of an Admiral Nurse, candidates are encouraged to complete Dementia UKs free online: Pre Admiral Nurse eLearning course in advance of the interviews.
If you consider that you have the skills and abilities to join our exceptional team and would like to discuss the role, please contact lisa.marshall33@nhs.net
About usSouth Tyneside Health Collaboration (STHC) are a GP Federation and valued system partner, set up to bring together South Tyneside General Practices to work collaboratively in delivering services at scale across the borough of South Tyneside.
Job responsibilitiesThe Admiral Nurse will support, deliver and coordinate relationship-centred dementia care within the operational areas of South Tyneside Health Collaboration, in order to improve the experience of individuals / carers/families affected by dementia[1] with complex needs
[1] Dementia UK defines this as the person living with dementia and others who may be carers or family members. Admiral Nurses work together with families to provide support, expert guidance & practical solutions.
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential- Post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and their carers/supporters
- Experience of completing holistic nursing assessments
- Experience of providing bio-psychosocial interventions
- Experience of facilitating and delivering training
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
Desirable- Experience of managing care across care transitions
- Experience of working with patients/ clients to develop practice
- Experience of recent involvement in practice/ service development
- Experience of audit/ evaluating clinical practice
QualificationsEssential- Registered Nurse (RNM/RNMH/RGN/RNLD)
- Willingness to complete Dementia UKs Pre Admiral Nursing e-learning course prior to starting in post
- Willingness to work towards continued professional and practice development through Dementia UKs Admiral Nurse Academy, including the level 6 or 7 Admiral Nurse Competency Framework Module.
Desirable- Post-graduate training/ education in dementia/older people
- Additional nursing qualification
- Degree level qualification in dementia / older peoples care
- Mentorship Qualification
- Relevant teaching qualification
Knowledge and SkillsEssential- Demonstrate all the 6 Admiral Nurse competencies:
- Person-centred care
- Therapeutic skills
- Triadic relationship centred working
- Sharing knowledge
- Delivering best practice
- Critical reflective practice
- Effective role-modelling
- Collaborative and multi-agency working
- Act as a decision maker and advocate
- Ability to use Information Technology to improve the delivery of care
- Good organisational skills
- Evidence of continued professional development
- High level of IT competency and practical experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to work collaboratively, manage expectations and build positive relationships
- Excellent organisational skills including time and task management
- Skilled in accepting personal responsibility, accountability and ensuring others do the same
Desirable- Knowledge of research methods and methodologies.
- Understanding of the Admiral Nurse competency frameworks
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Understand sources of research and critically apply them within practice
- Knowledge of relevant policies/national strategy e.g. MCA/DoLS/ACP/NICE guideline/Care Act
- Understanding of General Practice and Primary Care commissioning and service delivery
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
