Admiral Nurse Practitioner – Somerset

Part time

Somerset

£30,784 - £36,597 pro rata (dependent on experience)

In partnership with Dementia UK, we are looking to add to our team of successful and highly-valued Admiral Nurse Serviceand are now looking to appoint an Admiral Nurse Practitioner in Somerset.

You will work with and support families and carers of people with dementia, byusing a range of interventions to help people live positively with the condition and develop skills to improve communication and maintain relationships. Working collaboratively with other professionals, Admiral Nurse Practitioners seek to improve the quality of life for people with dementia and their carers.

We are looking for someonewho has the compassion, focus and desire to become real ambassadors for dementia care. Based at home, you will provide a peripatetic service, visiting people in their homes and community settings.The successful candidate will support the Lead Admiral Nurse in providing this service. You will be a RMN or RGN (with an accredited dementia qualification)and have had a minimum 2 years post qualification experience in dementia care and experience of working with carers of people with dementia and their families.

Your professional development will be additionally supported by Dementia UK's comprehensive practice development framework which includes monthly facilitated peer group supervision and practice development session.

These are exciting opportunities for focused individualsto assist in developing and providing this new service. In return we offer a competitive salary, company car, employee assistance programme, childcare vouchers and on-going professional development.

Join our team and have the opportunity to develop your practice in the field of dementia;see below a quote from one of our Admiral Nurse Practitioners:

“I have worked for the Legion as an Admiral Nurse for five years now. It has been so rewarding being part of the development of the service and exciting to be a part of its continued growth over this time. I feel very lucky to work in a service where I can form meaningful therapeutic bonds with families, and enjoy doing ‘real nursing’ again, which is why I went into the profession over twenty years ago. The Legion’s ethos of valuing beneficiaries and staff, and striving to deliver the best service we can, enables and encourages me to deliver this support with the passion and enthusiasm that all nurses feel when working in their dream job.”

This role is part time.

The role is subject to relevant employment checks, including Enhanced DBS Clearance.

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The closing date for applications for this role is the 6th of December 2017.

If you have any questions or would like some more information, please contact Saul Mason on 07918562510.