Job summary
- Main area
- Dementia and Delirium
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity cover, may be extended)
- Hours
- Full time
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 153-ME04975-A
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Dementia and Delirium Specialist Nurse
Band 6
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
A rare opportunity has become available to join the Dementia and Delirium team as a Dementia and Delirium specialist nurse to cover maternity leave.
The UHD Dementia and Delirium team is seeking a Band 6 Dementia and Delirium specialist nurse to provide expert dementia and delirium care at university hospitals Dorset. You will be expected to facilitate dementia Tier 2 training across UHD, whilst also working clinically supporting patients living with dementia and or experiencing a delirium. The successful candidate must have significant experience in dementia and delirium care, previous teaching experience is desirable.
Currently the role is Monday-Friday and does not include working bank holidays or weekends, however this may change in the future. The role involves working across all of UHD hospital sites.
You will require the ability to prioritise your own workload, have a flexible, proactive and resilient attitude in an ever-changing environment, alongside organisation skills and IT skills (including power point and EPR). Excellent communication skills and teamwork are essential.
Job satisfaction is abundant in this role as you are able to role model and shape the workforce to provide excellent quality dementia and delirium care
As part of the interview process you will be required to prepare a short presentation
Cross site working is required.
This role required NMC Registration (Mental Health/Adult)
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist expertise, facilitating evidence-based, patient-centred care for a defined caseload of patients with dementia, delirium or cognitive impairment ·
To work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to plan and implement individual care plans for people presenting with dementia, delirium or cognitive impairment.
To participate in the development, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of Dementia and Delirium service policies and protocols, as directed by the designated Dementia and Delirium Team Lead·
To act as a resource and to provide education and training for patients and health care personnel, as directed by the Dementia and Delirium Team Lead and Trust Dementia Lead.
To support the dementia and delirium team to provide person centred care including supporting therapeutic activities for our patients
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse (Mental health/adult)
Desirable criteria
- Further education in Dementia
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of working with patients with dementia and cognitive impairment within an acute environment
- Experience of management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)
- Experience of care planning
- Previous experience of leading others
- Experience of assessing delirium
- Demonstrable experience of managing delirium
- Knowledge of the Mental health act/Mental capacity act and DOLS
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of facilitating mandatory training (Dementia)
- Knowledge of medications prescribed in dementia/delirium care
Other
Essential criteria
- Driving license
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katie Horswill
- Job title
- UHD Dementia and Delirium team lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 5512
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