Role conversion gives organisations a flexible way to establish or expand an Admiral Nurse service while helping experienced nurses to develop their specialist dementia nursing skills and become part of the Admiral Nurse community.
Role conversion is one of several ways to establish or expand an Admiral Nurse service. Learn more about hosting or commissioning an Admiral Nurse service.
Is role conversion right for you?
For registered nurses
Already working in a dementia-related role? Role conversion gives you the opportunity to develop your career and dementia specialism as part of the Admiral Nurse community, while remaining with your current employer.
For organisations
Role conversion provides a flexible way to establish a new Admiral Nurse service or expand an existing one by building on the expertise of an experienced nurse already working within your organisation.
What is an Admiral Nurse?
Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who provide expert, relationship-centred support to families affected by dementia whilst supporting wider clinical practice and pathways of care.
The Admiral Nurse community is led by Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurse Academy, which supports nurses through ongoing practice and professional development to share and improve best practice.
Admiral Nurses work across many settings, including primary care, acute hospitals, hospices, integrated care and neighbourhood health services and other health and care settings.
Want to learn more about becoming an Admiral Nurse?
Find out more about the role, the skills you’ll need and how Admiral Nurses support families affected by dementia.
How to become an Admiral Nurse
Benefits of role conversion for nurses
Stay within your current organisation
Continue your career with your current employer while developing into a specialist dementia nursing role.
Join the Admiral Nurse community
Become part of a national community of specialist dementia nurses committed to improving the lives of families affected by dementia.
Develop your expertise
Access ongoing practice and professional development, clinical supervision and specialist support through Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurse Academy.
Make a greater impact
Extend your dementia specialism and support your colleagues to strengthen dementia care across your organisation.
Astrid Ubas, Admiral Nurse, MacIntyre Learning Disabilities Admiral Nurse Service"Becoming part of the Admiral Nurse community and network has really enhanced my practice as a nurse. I have learned so much more about dementia and all the challenges. The peer supervision sessions are always inspiring and encourage me to take things forward for the people who live with dementia and everyone else around who is affected."
Benefits of role conversion for host organisations
Establish or expand your Admiral Nursing service
Develop a new Admiral Nurse service within your organisation or expand an established service by converting an existing nursing role.
Work with a leading dementia charity
Work collaboratively with and receive support from Dementia UK as you convert the role and develop the service.
Strengthen dementia care
Improve support for families affected by dementia by building on the nurse’s existing expertise and upskilling the wider workforce through education and leadership.
A proven model
Role conversion is an established route into Admiral Nursing, with nurses successfully converting their roles across a range of health and care settings.
Jo Ellis, MacIntyre Learning Disabilities Admiral Nurse Service (host organisation)"Having access to an Admiral Nurse has been transformative for our organisation. As we found ourselves supporting an ageing group of people, many of whom were being diagnosed with dementia, we recognised the need to adapt and rethink the way we provide care and support."
Get in touch
We'd love to hear from you. Our Business Development Team can answer your questions, discuss whether role conversion could be the right option and explain the next steps.
You can also download our guides to discover how role conversion works, the support available and how you or your organisation could become part of the Admiral Nurse community.
Download the guide for nurses
Find out about whether role conversion could be right for you, the professional development and support available, and what it means to join the Admiral Nurse Academy.
Download the guide for organisations
Find out how role conversion can support the development or expansion of Admiral Nursing services, the benefits of collaborating with Dementia UK, and how we will support you throughout the process.
