Admiral Nurse

The main purpose of this role is to provide specialist dementia nursing expertise and support to those affected by dementia. The role will include the following elements:

• Provide specialist nursing assessment, evidenced based intervention, practical advice and emotional support for family carers of people with dementia and where appropriate people with dementia themselves, at all stages through peri-diagnosis to bereavement.
• 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.
• Assist with the development, evaluation and audit of this specialist area of practice and of the Admiral Nursing service.
• Provide up-to-date clinical advice, support, liaison, and in negotiated circumstances education and training to other staff/agencies.
• Use the Admiral Nurse Competency framework to support the development of own Admiral Nursing practice.
• Participate in and make effective use of Dementia UK Clinical Supervision and Practice Development.
  
  After a unique collaboration between Alzheimer's Society, Dementia UK and Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust to deliver a specialist integrated dementia service, we are looking for an experienced, compassionate and dynamic individual to join our team as Band 6 Admiral Nurses., Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle.
  
  Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about. Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.