Overview
The Northern Care Alliance (NCA), in collaboration with Dementia UK, is looking to recruit a registered nurse (RNA, RNMH, RNLD) to join our developing Admiral Nurse Service.
Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who work with, and support, people living with dementia and their families who have complex needs. You will use your expert knowledge and skills to deliver a range of therapeutic interventions to support our patients living with dementia and their families. Alongside holding a clinical caseload, you will promote delivery of evidence-based dementia care in the acute hospital, through education of, and in collaboration with, your NCA colleagues and other care providers.
If you are a registered nurse with a passion for, and experience of, providing relationship-centred dementia care this could be the role for you, and we would love to hear from you!
As an Admiral Nurse at the NCA you will have protected time to access regular clinical supervision, and opportunities for continuing professional development, delivered by Dementia UK.
Responsibilities
* The service is operational Monday to Friday and the post holder will be predominantly based at Salford Royal Hospital. They will however work as part of an NCA wide dementia specialist service to support the continuous development of a positive care culture that improves the quality of relationship-centred dementia care and practice across the organisation. This will necessitate occasional travel to other sites within the NCA.
* The post holder will provide professional and clinical leadership and mentorship, acting as a clinical role model on the delivery of evidence-based practice in dementia care within the NCA. They will provide specialist dementia support whilst considering the diverse and complex needs of patients, carers and the workforce, in a manner consistent to the persons, culture and background.
* The post holder will be responsible for independently planning and organising work both on a day-to-day basis and longer term. This will include caseload management, training schedules, meetings and auditing activity, amongst others.
* The post holder will be expected to triage referrals and respond appropriately, using their clinical judgement and the acute hospital Admiral Nurse model to support decision making.
* The post holder will also support the development and facilitation of education and training sessions to NCA staff at all levels, to improve understanding of dementia and delirium in accordance with national skills frameworks for dementia training.
Qualifications
Registered nurse (RNA, RNMH, RNLD) with passion for, and experience of, providing relationship-centred dementia care.
About the Employer
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire– to join our team.
Benefits and Further Information
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
How to Apply / Informal visits
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Emma Ramsdale
Job title: Lead Nurse
Email address: emma.ramsdale@nca.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07855 172691
Informal enquiries regarding this post are welcome. Please contact Emma Ramsdale for further information.
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