Exciting opportunity for an experienced registered adult or mental health nurse to join our team of specialist nurses supporting patients with a formal or informal dementia diagnosis. Based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton and the Princess Royal Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath.
Enjoy a fantastic work‑life balance on the South Coast, with Brighton’s vibrant seaside culture, great transport links, and welcoming community alongside Haywards Heath’s green spaces, strong commuter connections, and friendly town feel. Together, they offer the perfect blend of coastal living, career convenience, and a supportive place to live and work.
- To support patients with a formal or informal diagnosis of dementia or cognitive impairment at all stages of the disease process.
- To support patients presenting with delirium. To provide education & expertise to ward staff, family members and carers.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner, liaising with all members of the multidisciplinary teams to provide clinical expertise, emotional & psychological support and education to staff, patients and their carers.
- The provision of dedicated dementia education to the Trust.
- To facilitate evidence based best practice. To work in an innovative and flexible way to be able to adapt to a developing and evolving service.
- Effective relationships with external services and providers.
- To support development and line management of dementia team members- Dementia Nurses, Dementia Nurse Associate, Dementia Technician.
- To deputise with clinical expertise in the absence of the Head of Nursing for Mental Health and Dementia.
- Provide support for volunteers working with patients living with Dementia/ cognitive impairment
- Act in capacity of Practice Assessor and Practice supervisor for students (pre and post-graduate/ registration) allocated to the dementia team for placement.
- Support students of all disciplines for SPOKE experience/ learning
- Providing expertise/ support for patients with delirium (with/ without diagnosis of dementia)
- Using expertise to support dementia team staff across the Trust
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
Candidate Pack
- Effective communication and development of a therapeutic relationship to ensure support for diversity and inclusion.
- Role modelling for effective care/ treatment interventions.
- To provide advice and education for patients, carers and health care professionals.
- Maintain a knowledge base that reflects contemporary issues in Dementia to be able to autonomously select and apply the most appropriate treatment regime.
- Work closely and network with other nurses / health professional specialists to share practice and provide a uniformly high standard of evidence-based practice and care.
- Assess, develop, implement and evaluate individualised plans of care/ formulations involving, carers, relatives.
- To assess patients presenting with delirium.
- Identification of the components of delirium, recommendation of interventions to address reversible components and review. The support of family/ carers and
education to avoid recurrence.
- To provide support and navigation to patients and carer to anticipate and meet needs.
- Act in an advocacy role and identify needs for support and legal frameworks to meet capacity needs.
- Provide support and navigation when a safeguarding referral is required/ made.
- Effective communication and intervention to ensure appropriate and timely flow through the hospital.
- Support discharge to ensure best practice to avoid unnecessary re-admission.
- To provide leadership and intervention for patients with complex needs within the trust environment.
- Implementation and development of Trust Strategy for Dementia
This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role-specific criteria.
