Dementia Nurse

We are looking to appoint a compassionate and caring Dementia Nurse. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic and forward thinking professional to join the Corporate Nursing Dementia Team as part of the Mental Health Team.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Main duties of the job

You will undertake the responsibility to deliver and coordinate person-centred dementia care to improve the experience of people with dementia and their families with complex needs, during the acute stay and transitions of care within operational areas of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

You will work in conjunction with the Dementia Team to support the ward clinical teams by providing specialised practice, expertise, and knowledge in the field of dementia.

You will be an accessible and visible clinical presence, providing a responsive service advising and supporting ward or departmental staff, patients and their families to ensure effective patient care enhancing the patient experience across the whole patient pathway.

You will provide facilitation of education and training for staff in the delivery of evidence-based dementia care.

You will assist with the operational delivery of the Trust Dementia Strategy with support from the Lead Dementia Nurse and Admiral Nurse.

About us

Our vision for Single Corporate Services: Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.

Job responsibilities

• Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
• Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
• Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
• Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
• Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
• Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
• Build resilience for individuals and our teams.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RGN or RMN registered with the NMC
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development in the field of dementia care, including dementia Level Tier 2 training or diploma level equivalent.
• Mentorship, teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent eg, ENB 998

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.

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata, per annum