Dementia Specialist Nurse | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 October 2024 |
| Location: | basingstoke, RG249NA |
| Company: | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6651961/251-CORP8214-DSN-A |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional individual who has experience of providing specialist dementia care to join our Admiral Nurse team at Hampshire Hospital Foundation Trust.
We are looking for a specialist dementia nurse to work within the acute care setting working with and supporting families and carers of people with dementia
As part of an exciting new service development, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is working in partnership with the charity Dementia UK to provide Specialist dementia nurses work alongside the Admiral Nurses to provide expert practical, clinical and emotional support to families involved in the care of a person living with dementia with complex needs.
You will work alongside multidisciplinary teams, adult services and third sector providers. You will benefit from being part of our wider inter-trust mental health team.
We are looking for an exceptionally skilled, Registered Nurse (adult/mental health/learning disability) with a passion for, and demonstrable track record of, providing person-centred and relationship-centred dementia care with a strong sense of advocacy and equalities for this client group. Combining direct work with families with supporting the best practice of health and social care professionals, you will call upon your impressive knowledge of bio-psychosocial interventions to improve the experience and quality of life of families affected by dementia.
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country. We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Oct 2024
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