Admiral Nurse

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Admiral Nurse or experienced nurse, with an interest in dementia, within the Bradford District Care Trust team of Admiral Nurses, part of the award-winning Proactive Care Team (PACT).

An Admiral Nurse is a senior nursing position specialising in dementia care, relationship-centred support to individuals with dementia and their families, including complex assessments, clinical interventions, education for other healthcare professionals, and advocacy for quality dementia care within a designated area, all while adhering to the Admiral Nurse competency framework.

Closing- 19th August 2026

Shortlisting- 20th August 2026

Interview- 27th August 2026

The primary focus of the Admiral Nurse role is to deliver person –centred and relationship- centred dementia care within Bradford to improve the experience of people living with dementia, their carers and families.

• Deliver evidence based, culturally appropriate dementia care and support improvements in the experience of people living with dementia, their carers and families, applying the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework at a specialist level.
• Work with families to provide support, expert guidance and practical solutions
• Work closely with other services and organisations to co-ordinate care for people living with dementia and support for their families including planning for future care, access to care for co-morbidities and access to specialist palliative care.
• Provide support/education to colleagues, other health and social care professionals/providers in dementia care.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

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We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs

We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.