Head of Admiral Nurse Academy

Dementia UK; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist dementia charity in the UK seeks a Head of Admiral Nurse Academy to provide leadership and drive strategic growth. The candidate will manage educational programs for Admiral Nurses, ensuring access to learning pathways and promoting clinical excellence. This role requires a Registered Nurse with expertise in dementia care and teaching experience to support systemic practice improvements. Join a team that makes a significant difference in the lives of those affected by dementia, in a nurturing and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Employer pension contribution

Free health cashback plan

24/7 virtual GP access

Flexible working options

Learning and development opportunities

Health and wellbeing programs

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in dementia care.
• Educated to or working towards a Master’s degree.
• Relevant teaching experience and success in practice development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic and operational leadership for the Academy.
• Shape and implement the Academy’s strategic direction.
• Ensure quality of all Academy learning programmes.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Experience in dementia care

Teaching experience

Knowledge of therapeutic working with families

Education

Master's degree in health and social care

Job description

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Base pay range

Full Time

Permanent

• enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
• family-friendly policies
• 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to cotinue in the NHS pension
• free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
• 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
• free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
• access to a wellbeing app
• flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
• learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
• commitment to employee health and wellbeing.
• we have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer

Background

Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia: a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime, either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.

Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible, for as long as possible.

About the role

Dementia UK is seeking a Head of Admiral Nurse Academy to deliver strategic, operational and professional leadership for the Admiral Nurse Academy, ensuring its continued growth, innovation and excellence in supporting the professional development of Admiral Nurses. Working under the direction of the Deputy Director for Admiral Nurse Development, you will lead the development and delivery of the Academy’s vision, embedding a culture of learning, evidence-based practice and clinical excellence across Admiral Nursing.

You will be responsible for shaping and implementing the Academy’s strategic direction, ensuring that Admiral Nurses have access to sustainable learning pathways that progress their level of nursing practice from specialist to advanced. You’ll be responsible for budget management and people development, championing professional development and service improvement.

Your role will also entail overarching accountability for the design, delivery and evaluation of all Academy learning programmes. Through skilled facilitation and collaborative leadership, you will create opportunities for members of the Academy team to develop creative opportunities which encourage engagement of all Admiral Nurses in Academy activity. The post holder will act as a critical leader, ensuring that the Academy operates with robust governance.

To be successful in this position, you'll need to be a Registered Nurse with appropriate experience in dementia care, educated to or working towards a Master’s degree in a health and social care subject. You will have relevant teaching experience and a track record of supporting systemic practice development and quality improvement. You will be an expert practitioner with knowledge of dementia and therapeutic working with families and organisations with the ability to promote Admiral Nursing to a wide range of audiences.

Join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.

Our culture

In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a workplace culture that looks after our people to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.

Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation lead and positively contribute to our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.

Our supportive and nurturing workplace culture has recently earnt us recognition as the Sunday Times Best Place to Work in the non-profit and charities sector 2025 (big organisation).

Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We celebrate differences and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.

Dementia UK is a Disability Confident employer. If you would like support to make an application or to tell us you are applying under the Disability Confident scheme, contact [e-mail]

By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.

This role will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs

When you apply for a job at Dementia UK, we will collect certain information about you to process your application and assess your suitability for the role. Further details can be found in our privacy notice

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management, Health Care Provider, and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations, Hospitals and Health Care, and Education

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