Admiral Nurse Vacancy
About the role
Age UK Oxfordshire has delivered the Dementia Oxfordshire service for over 10 years, and the contract has just been renewed until 2030. An Admiral Nurse has been embedded in the service since 2023.
This role is a continuation of the collaboration between Dementia UK and Age UK Oxfordshire, building on the initial two-year pilot.
The Admiral Nurse is a specialist nurse who offers expert practical, clinical and emotional support to families involved in the care of a person living with dementia with complex needs.
Main duties of the job
The Admiral Nurse will split their time equally:
- Supporting the Dementia Adviser team, working alongside them to manage complex cases.
- Taking a proactive role in educating and influencing the wider health and social care system in Oxfordshire to improve dementia care in the county.
The Admiral Nurse will lead the ongoing development and delivery of our established awareness and education programme for healthcare professionals, while proactively influencing the wider health and social care system across Oxfordshire to improve dementia care. We are seeking a clinician with strong dementia expertise and leadership skills who can champion best practice and act as a credible, influential voice within the system.
You will be joining a well-established team with a strong reputation for excellence. The purpose of this role is to strengthen and extend our influence across the dementia care system, both within the county and beyond. This post requires a confident leader who can support service development, build effective partnerships, and help shape the future of dementia care in the area.
You will receive ongoing support from Dementia UK to maintain and strengthen your clinical expertise as a specialist nurse within dementia care. You will become part of the wider network of Admiral Nurses and will have the opportunity to access relevant post graduate courses and develop professionally, as informed by the Admiral Nurse Competency Framework.
Location
- Oxfordshire
Hours Remuneration and Benefits
- Band Seven Nurse equivalent (£44,623 – £51,063)
- 35 hours per week normally working 9am – 5pm with limited evening and weekend work as required
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days after 5 years’ service
- Flexible working arrangements
- Organisational sick pay, increasing with length of service
- Pension scheme
- Health cash plan for staff member and up to 4 residing dependants under 24
- 24 hour Employee Assistance Program
- Free car parking at Head Office
- Cycle to work scheme
I think the most important part of our role is to give information, advice and support in a person-centred way. And by that I mean it’s about valuing people living with dementia and their family carers. It’s about treating them as individuals. It’s about seeing things from their perspective and it’s about promoting a positive social environment.
Rose – Dementia Adviser for South Oxfordshire
Listen to 'a day in the life' of a Dementia Adviser
About you
We are looking for a skilled and experienced Registered Nurse (adult/mental health/learning disability) with a passion for, and significant demonstrable track record of, providing person-centred and relationship-centred dementia care with a strong sense of advocacy and equalities for this client group. Combining direct work with families with supporting the best practice of health and social care professionals, you will call upon your impressive knowledge of bio-psychosocial interventions to improve the experience and quality of life of families affected by dementia.
The post holder will need to have the ability to work in a variety of settings, across a rural and urban geography. The role will include seeing carers and families individually, managing/supervising a team, running groups and providing education/ training, as well as balancing a proxy-clinical caseload whilst also influencing the health and social care system in the county.
We are looking for someone who is able to work within a third sector organisation supporting a team of advisers who are not clinically trained, and is able to both recognise and complement their skills, fit into a well established team and add value through expert knowledge.
We are also looking for someone with the skills to share their knowledge with other health professionals, able to independently build relationships with the various services involved with dementia support in Oxfordshire and increase their awareness and understanding of dementia.
About us
Dementia Oxfordshire is a service provided by Age UK Oxfordshire and is jointly funded by the County Council and NHS. We have three locality teams and a specialist Young Onset Dementia team. Including our back office support staff, we have a total of 30 team members. Our caseload increases year on year and offers an ever inceasing range of support. We have increased our funding 60% since 2022.
Our core offer of support is for every person in Oxfordshire with a diagnosis of dementia to have access to a dedicated Dementia Adviser (DA), from the point of diagnosis to either end of life or the end of independent living and a move to a care home. We also provide additional support through our dementia educational programme, virtual groups and volunteers providing social support. We work closely with GP practices and Memory Clinics in Oxfordshire.
You will be joining a committed and tight-knit team who are proud of the service they provide, and always looking for ways to improve it. We work hard to collaborate with other parts of the dementia support system in Oxfordshire and have strong links with GP practices and the memory clinics.
What we stand for: Enabling older people across the county to love later life
Age UK Oxfordshire is an independent local charity. We have over 100 dedicated staff and over 235 volunteers helping us to deliver services and activities for older people in Oxfordshire.
Our vision:
An age-friendly Oxfordshire where every older person and unpaid carer is seen, heard, included and valued; everyday matters for everyone.
Our mission:
To provide community-based support that promotes independence, tackles inequality and drives change where it matters most, focusing on older people and unpaid carers affected by poverty, loneliness or illness/disability.
Our values:
- Listen
- Compassion
- Empower
We encourage applications from all candidates to support a more diverse workforce. We are committed to challenging all forms of discrimination and celebrating and promoting diversity throughout our work.
See why our Dementia Advisers feel so passionate about their work
Interview details
You will be asked to attend a formal interview with the Head of Service and three other panel members, which will include a presentation from you.
All interviews are held virtually using Microsoft Teams. If you are unsure about using Teams, please ask our HR team to help you.
You are welcome to visit our group activities to meet our staff and find out more about our work. We also offer an optional “meet the team” virtual event in advance of formal interview.
If you cannot be available on the interview dates please contact us before the closing date to discuss options.
How to apply
Dementia Oxfordshire is a service delivered by Age UK Oxfordshire and they coordinate the application process.
To apply click on the button below.
If you have any questions please email Sarah: sarahlawrence@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk
Informal Discussions: The Head of Service for Dementia Oxfordshire and representatives from Dementia UK would be happy to make themselves available to answer questions:
- Peter Johnson (Dementia Oxfordshire – Head of Service): peterjohnson@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk
- Dawn Brown (Dementia UK – Regional Account Manager): dawn.brown@dementiauk.org
- Justine Tomlinson (Dementia UK – Service Development Consultant Admiral Nurse): Justine.tomlinson@dementiauk.org
Deadlines and interviews as detailed below.
Closing date: 9am Monday 2nd March 2026
Short Applitude Tasks: To be completed in advance of interview
Final Interview: Thursday 12th or morning of Friday 13th March 2026
If you cannot be available on these dates please contact Sarah in advance and we will explore alternatives sarahlawrence@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk .