Admiral Nurse, Dementia Nurse Specialist

Job summary

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Main duties of the job

NHS Band 7 Salary:£49,387 - £56,515 per annum

Hours Per Week: Full time 37.5

Contract Type: Permanent

We have 2 full time vacancies available one will be based at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY and the other will be based at St Mary's Hospital (IOW), Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG

In collaboration with Dementia UK, we are looking to recruit an exceptional, registered nurse with a passion for, and experience of, providing relationship-centred dementia care to join our team as an Admiral Nurse.

Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who work with and support people with dementia and their families. As the Band 7 Admiral Nurse, you will be based at either Queen Alexandra Hospital or St Mary's Hospital IOW and work within the wider dementia and delirium team to influence, deliver, and coordinate relationship-centred dementia care within the hospital setting.

As an Admiral Nurse you will provide specialist one-to-one support, guidance, and practical solutions for families, alongside supporting best practice and providing role modelling within Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust . You will also influence and lead on the delivery of work streams that improve the experience of care for people living with dementia, and their families throughout their hospital stay and across care transitions.

About us

All of our hospitals operate a strict no smoking policy. Smoking cigarettes or tobacco products is not allowed on any of the grounds or in any of the buildings run by us. This applies to patients, staff, carers and visitors to Trust premises.

Our goal is to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone we care for and, by making sure that our NHS services are smoke-free, we benefit the health of people who use our services as well as the health of the people who work for us.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Details

• Date posted: 12 November 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: REF2784Z
• Job locations: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Telephone - Mobile 1, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom, St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle Of Wight, PO30 5TG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

You will be employed by Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust, working under the direct management of the Consultant Admiral Nurse, and will receive ongoing support from Dementia UK to maintain and strengthen your clinical expertise as a specialist nurse within dementia care. You will also become part of the wider network of Admiral Nurses and will have the opportunity to access relevant post graduate courses and develop professionally, underpinned by the Admiral Nurse Practice Standards Framework.

The successful applicant will be an NMC registered (adult/mental health/learning disability) nurse, with significant post-registration clinical experience of working with people with dementia and supporting their carers/supporters in different settings, including the acute setting, along with formal knowledge of dementia acquired through clinical post-graduate training/education.

To find out more about the role of an Admiral Nurse, candidates are encouraged to complete Dementia UKs free online course: An introduction to Admiral Nursing: a focus on families and relationships. This could be before you submit your application, prior to any interview where applicable, or following an offer of employment and before taking up the post.

For further information please refer to Job description

Please submit your CV and a covering letter with your application.

If you consider that you have the skills and abilities to join our exceptional team, please contact:

Frances Usher-Smith f.usher-smith@nhs.net or 02392 28600 ext 3615

Phil Hall phil.hall@dementiauk.org

Closing date: 6th December 2026

Interview date: 22nd December 2026

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Certificate of Sponsorship

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