Transitions of Care Admiral Nurse
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Job overview
In collaboration with Dementia UK, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals are looking to recruit an exceptional registered nurse with a passion for, and experience of, providing relationship centred dementia care to join our team as an Admiral Nurse.
Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who work with and support people with dementia and their families. As the Band 6 Admiral Nurse, you will be based between the Northern General/Royal Hallamshire Hospitals and in the community; working within the acute inpatient setting, and post discharge follow up in care homes and home settings, to influence, deliver and coordinate relationship centred dementia care.
Main duties of the job
As an Admiral Nurse, you will deliver specialist one -to-one support, guidance and practical solutions for families, alongside supporting best practice and providing role modelling within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. You will also influence and lead on the delivery of work streams that improve the experience of care for people living with dementia, and their families throughout their hospital stay and across care transitions.
The successful applicant will be an NMC registered nurse, with significant post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and supporting their carers/supporters in different settings, including the acute setting, along with formal knowledge of dementia acquired through clinical post-graduate training/education.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
You will receive ongoing support from Dementia UK to maintain and strengthen your clinical expertise as a specialist nurse within dementia care. You will also become part of the wider network of Admiral Nurses and will have the opportunity to access relevant post graduate courses and develop professionally, as informed by the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of a maximum of 14 months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria- Post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and their carers/families in different settings, including acute care
- Experience of NHS discharge planning process
- Experience of coordinating complex discharges
- Experience of completing holistic nursing assessments
- Experience of providing bio-psychosocial interventions
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
- Experience of collaborative and multi-agency working
- Experience of working with patients/ clients to develop practice
- Experience of older persons medicine and palliative care
- Experience of managing care across care transitions
- Experience of facilitating and delivering training
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Nurse (RMN/RNMH/RGN/RNLD)
- Completion of Dementia UK’s Pre-Admiral Nursing e-learning course
- Willingness to work towards continued professional and practice development through Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurse Academy
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Post registration qualification/training in dementia
- Post-graduate training/ education in dementia/older people
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria- Demonstrate all the 6 Nurse competencies:
- Person-centred care
- Therapeutic skills
- Triadic relationship centred working
- Sharing knowledge
- Delivering best practice
- Critical reflective practice
- Good facilitation and presentation skills
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Knowledge of relevant policies/national strategy e.g. MCA/DoLS/ACP/NICE guideline/Care Act
- Effective role-modelling
- Collaborative and multi-agency working
- Act as a decision maker and advocate
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to use Information Technology to improve the delivery of care
- Ability to collect qualitative and quantitative data for service evaluation and development
- Ability to write/present for a range of audiences
- Knowledge of discharge care planning, process, and related pathways
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Able to organise own workload and that of others.
- Advanced assessment / reasoning skills and care planning skills
- Demonstrates excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to co-ordinate and work across professional teams and boundaries.
- Ability to record and report back accurately and comprehensively on assessments and risks identified.
- Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively.
- Understanding of competency frameworks
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria- Ability to treat families affected by dementia with respect and dignity, adopting a culturally sensitive approach that considers the needs of the whole person
- Positive mental attitude and a willingness to discuss and negotiate issues and ideas with the appropriate team / individual
- Demonstrates a commitment to quality of care
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Travel requirements for follow up as required
- Enhanced communication skills
- Enhanced coordination skills
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to operate effectively with a constantly developing relationship with key stakeholders and associated agencies
- Ability to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy
- Ability to work in groups/one to one
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