How Dementia UK supports an Admiral Nurse service

Business Development team

The team is comprised of:

Business Development Manager, who leads on strategic business development on a national level
Business Development Officers (BDOs), who lead on regional service development and the support and maintenance of existing Admiral Nurse services
They are the key link to each Admiral Nurse service; providing ongoing assistance to host organisations and linking Admiral Nurse teams with other vital support from Dementia UK

Practice and Professional Development team

A team leader and skilled practice development facilitators who have expertise in providing a range of learning and development activities in supporting Admiral Nurses to maintain and strengthen their clinical expertise as dementia specialist nurses.

This includes:

induction for new Admiral Nurses
support with individual learning and development
a range of learning opportunities such as masterclasses and regional practice development days
communities of practice
an annual residential forum for all Admiral Nurses to join together to learn and share best practice

Consultant Admiral Nurse team

They provide:

clinical support to new Admiral Nurse teams
expert professional advice, guidance and support
this support might include professional leadership and consultancy; expert practice; service, practice and policy development
they ensure that new teams have the confidence to deliver a specialist dementia service to respond to the most complex family needs

Service Evaluation team

The team provide:

advice on evaluation design and methodology
develops service evaluation plans
provides appropriate evaluation tools and supports analysis of data and reporting

Communications team

The team provide:

a checklist for the host and can make direct links with the Communications Lead
development of launch press release and issuing to media
guidance around dedicating a web page to the Admiral Nurse service/setting up a freestanding website if appropriate; use of logos; how to order leaflets and merchandise; template poster; any other materials e.g. a banner

Research and Publications team

The team aims to:

coordinate Admiral Nurses and teams to be involved in both internal and external research studies
support Admiral Nurses in the development of a project or research and advise on methods and activities
support Admiral Nurses to publish in peer review journals to disseminate and share their research and expert practice