Admiral Nurse

Job summary Are you a Registered MentalHealth Nurse who is passionate about providing relationship-centred dementiacare, in order to improve the lives of those affected by dementia?An exciting opportunity hasarisen for an experienced nurse to work within the Kirklees Admiral Nurse team on apart-time basis ( hours per week).The successful applicant will beemployed by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, but theAdmiral Nurse model and name is the brand of charity Dementia UK and as such wework in partnership with them.The charity supports theprovision of specialist dementia care for family, carers and people with adementia and has devised the concept of Admiral Nursing for this purpose.
Itsupports the development of Admiral Nurses by providing access to professionaland practice development, clinical supervision and a competency framework topromote and maintain excellent standards and specialist skills.At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.
We look forward to receiving your application.For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.
Main duties of the job Admiral Nurses are Registered MentalHealth Nurses whose hallmark is their specialism in dementia care.
They workalongside family carers and people living with dementia, in varied communitysettings.Working collaboratively with other professionals and agencies,Admiral Nurses seek to improve the quality of life for people livingwith dementia and their carers.
They use a range of interventions that helppeople live positively with the condition and develop skills to improvecommunication and maintain relationships.There will be a mandatoryrequirement to study for and successfully complete the relevant post-graduatecourse for the successful candidate.This post provides an excitingopportunity for a dynamic and innovative practitioner.
You will develop your nursingpractice within a community setting and build upon your experience of workingin an expanding area of mental health nursing.
You will need to be able towork autonomously as well as within a team.The service operates Monday Friday 09:00 17:00 andthe working pattern for the successful candidate will be discussed atinterview.Full UK driving license and use of own car is essential.Pleasecontact Katie Dixon for an informal discussion about this opportunity on 01484 343126 or via email: All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
About us Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield.
We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time.
We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run.
Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description Job responsibilities The Admiral Nurse team has been established as a partnership between Kirklees Local Authority, NHS Kirklees and South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dementia UK.
Admiral Nurses are specialist mental health nurses working in the field of dementia.
They work primarily with carers and supporters of people with dementia and offer consultancy to professionals providing care for people with dementia.
The education and development work undertaken by Admiral Nurses focuses on improving dementia services for all stakeholders.To provide specialist nursing assessment, evidence based intervention, advice and support for family carers of people with dementia and where appropriate people with dementia themselves, at all stages including bereavement.To offer expertise and guidance to professional colleagues, the general public and others in supporting family and relationship-centred approaches and best practice in dementia care.To assist with the development, evaluation and audit of this specialist area of practice and of the service.To provide clinical advice, support, liaison, education and training to other staff/agencies.To use the Admiral Nurse competency framework to support thedevelopment of own Admiral Nursing practice.To participate in, make effective use of and provide clinical supervision in negotiated circumstances.Admiral Nurses are competent practitioners.
They are able to demonstrate acquisition and performance of necessary professional characteristics, to an agreed standard over the range of their practice, as detailed in the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework.
Practice underpinned by the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework is considered essential.
Admiral Nurses at Band 6 level may be competent at any one of the three levels of competency intermediate, advanced or expert.The person appointed to the post of Admiral Nurse will be employed by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and line managed by the Admiral Nurse Clinical Lead.The post-holder will join the national network of Admiral Nurses and will benefit from the practice development framework for Admiral Nursing provided by Dementia UK.
This comprises education, training and development, clinical supervision, and support with research, evaluation and audit.We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage.
If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.
Person Specification Experience Essential Experience of working with older people with mental health needs and their carers & supporters and representatives in different settings.
Experience of working with persons living with dementia and their supporters and carers.
Experience of working with groups and individuals in different roles and settings.
Experience of coaching learners and developing learning environments.
Desirable Previous experience as an Admiral Nurse or Community Mental Health Nurse for Older People.
Experience in particular therapeutic approaches.
Experience of working with service users to develop practice.
Experience of research or evaluation project design and implementation.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Essential Clearly developed values and beliefs base that underpin practice.
Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach which considers the needs of the whole person.
Ability to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using effective communication skills.
Regards teamwork as essential.
Creativity and openness in own practice.
Internal resilience.
Ability to learn through experience.
Commitment to developing practice in self and others.
Willingness to fully engage in Admiral Nursing competency development and implementation.
Special Knowledge & Skills Essential Up-to-date knowledge of carers needs and caring experience.
Knowledge about dementia and how this can affect the individuals day to day life, relationships and family support networks.
Has experienced clinical supervision or similar.
Has developed own facilitation skills.
Understanding of context to competency developments in nursing.
Knowledge of relevant national policy and practice initiatives.
Some knowledge of research methods and methodologies.
Experience of evaluation or audit.
Familiarity with computers and some software packages and has experience of literature searching.
Presentation and teaching skills.
Ability to write reports or articles.
Desirable Experience of facilitating clinical supervision or similar.
Understanding of competency frameworks and systematic practice development within healthcare cultures.
Has written for publication or given presentations.
Skilled in project management.
PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES Essential Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Qualifications Essential RMN and active on NMC register.
Formal knowledge of dementia & older people acquired through clinical post-graduate training & education.
Desirable Advanced group or individual counselling skills.
Qualification in particular therapeutic approaches.
Qualification in older peoples mental health & dementia.
Qualification in working in community settings.
Mentorship qualification.
Training Essential Evidence of relevant academic and professional development.
Desirable Willingness to progress academically.