Department: Consultant Admiral Nurse Team
Location: Remote (some travel and overnight stays, flexible shift working, alongside potential weekend cover)
Hours of work: 37.5 hours
Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
Benefits:
• enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
• family-friendly policies
• 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to continue NHS pension
• free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
• 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
• free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
• access to a wellbeing app
• flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
• learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
• commitment to employee health and wellbeing. We have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer
Background
Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia: a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime – either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.
Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible, for as long as possible.
Purpose of the job/about the role
Dementia UK is seeking a Consultant Admiral Nurse - Young Onset Dementia to provide expert clinical advice and support to families.
As part of our team, you will provide strategic, professional, and clinical leadership in Admiral Nursing, contributing to educational programmes and developing resources to raise awareness and promote best practice. You will also ensure that the needs of those affected are represented in national policy, research, and clinical guidance.
Clinical support can be delivered via telephone, online, and in clinics, and you will dedicate a minimum of 25% of your time carrying out this essential work. In collaboration with healthcare and social care partners, you will offer specialist advice to other Admiral Nurses and professionals across the sector, sharing high-quality education and research. Your leadership skills will be essential in motivating staff at all levels and in developing and leading policy relating to young onset dementia.
To succeed in this role, you will be an Admiral Nurse (or have demonstrable specialist practice in dementia care) with extensive clinical experience of working with adults with young onset dementia, as well as their families, including young carers (both adults and children). You will have experience in clinical supervision of staff, a clear ability to promote best practice, and a track record of contributing to multi-disciplinary teams and evaluating clinical practice.
If this sounds like you, join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.
We would love to hear from you! If you would like to find out more about the role, or have any queries, please get in touch with recruitment@dementiauk.org and we can arrange a call with the hiring team.
Our culture
In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute to and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.
Dementia UK is a Disability Confident employer. If you would like support to make an application or to tell us you are applying under the Disability Confident scheme, contact recruitment@dementiauk.org.
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .