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Job Description
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- Registered Nurse (RN/RNMH/RNLD)
- Post graduate Diploma/equivalent qualification, or equivalent specialist knowledge acquired through in depth experience.
- 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
- Post-registration clinical experience supporting people with dementia and their carers/families
- Postgraduate qualification in relevant area
- Experience in service specific setting
- Experience of managing care transitions
- Experience of professional supervision/ mentoring of staff
- Experience of facilitating and delivering training
- Demonstrate all the 6 Admiral Nurse competencies
- Skills to operate as a specialist Nurse
- Manage a patient caseload with need to coordinate, liaise and respond to multiple agencies to support patients and their families.
- Understanding of audit/evaluating clinical practice
- Understanding of practice development/quality improvement and service evaluation
- Registered Nurse (RN/RNMH/RNLD)
- Post graduate Diploma/equivalent qualification, or equivalent specialist knowledge acquired through in depth experience.
- 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
- Post-registration clinical experience supporting people with dementia and their carers/families
- Postgraduate qualification in relevant area
- Experience in service specific setting
- Experience of managing care transitions
- Experience of professional supervision/ mentoring of staff
- Experience of facilitating and delivering training
- Demonstrate all the 6 Admiral Nurse competencies
- Skills to operate as a specialist Nurse
- Manage a patient caseload with need to coordinate, liaise and respond to multiple agencies to support patients and their families.
- Understanding of audit/evaluating clinical practice
- Understanding of practice development/quality improvement and service evaluation
Job summary
Dementia UK and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are working in collaboration to provide 2 new and exciting Admiral Nurse posts within the existing Northamptonshire Admiral Nursing Service.
Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who offer expert practical, clinical and emotional support to families involved in the care of a person living with dementia with complex needs. The Admiral Nurses will enable improved holistic care for people living with dementia and their families, working with professionals and services across Northamptonshire.
Please also note that in order to prepare you for becoming an Admiral Nurse, candidates are encouraged to complete the 'Pre-Admiral Nursing Module'. This could be in advance of the interviews or upon an offer of employment being made. Details about this e-learning can be found on the Dementia UK website, here .
Main duties of the job
We are looking for 2 exceptionally skilled, Registered Nurses with a passion, skill and experience for, providing person-centered and relationship-centered dementia care. Combining direct work with families with supporting the best practice of health and social care professionals, you will call upon your impressive knowledge of bio-psychosocial interventions to improve the experience and quality of life of families affected by dementia.
To complement the existing team experience and skill set we are recruiting 2 Admiral Nurses with significant experience and knowledge in dementia nursing.
Dementia UK will support you to maintain and strengthen your clinical development as a specialist Admiral Nurse through regular clinical supervision and practice and professional development opportunities. You'll become a welcome part of a network of Admiral Nurses, and will have the opportunity to access relevant post-graduate training and develop professionally, informed by the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Details
Date posted
20 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
270-TG179-ACS-A
Job locations
Berrywood Hospital
Northampton
NN5 6UD
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Berrywood Hospital
Northampton
NN5 6UD
Employer's website
https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Berrywood Hospital
Northampton
NN5 6UD
Employer's website
https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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