Director of Nursing Services
Salary: £100,000 to £117,000, plus benefits. NHS pensions can be transferred.
Team: Clinical Nursing Directorate
Location: Remote Working
Hours of work: 37.5 hours
Contract: Permanent, full time
Reporting to: CEO
Direct report/s: Deputy Director x1
Background
Today, dementia is the leading cause of death in the UK. By 2025, more than one million people in the UK will be living with this often-devastating condition. Millions of us will know someone living with dementia. Many will be directly affected it – as the incredibly difficult role of carer often falls to friends and family members.
Dementia UK is a values driven charity, providing specialist dementia support and advice for families through our Admiral Nurse service. Our nurses help people living with dementia stay independent for longer and support the people caring for them so that they will have the strength to cope with the bad days, and the energy to enjoy the good days.
We value our people, so it is important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce, enabling everyone to achieve their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team, working in an environment where you can collaborate, be respected, and thrive.
Purpose of the role
This post is key to the future development of clinical services delivered by Dementia UK e.g. Helpline, Clinics, Consultant Admiral Nurses. The post holder will work closely with the CEO & Chief Admiral Nurse and Executive Team to strategically plan, develop, and implement clinical service delivery through Dementia UK. The post holder is responsible for the implementation of effective clinical interventions and ensures the delivered services are designed to enhance the operation and quality of clinical services, aligned to best practice. The post holder will be a proactive member of the Executive Team and will participate in projects and tasks that are Dementia UK orientated.
Benefits include:
33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or access to continue NHS Pension
Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental pay
Free health cashback plan
Free employee assistance programme
Learning and development commitment to staff
Health and wellbeing commitment to staff
How to apply
To apply to become Director of Nursing Services at Dementia UK, please upload the following documents to the Prospectus website:
Your CV, drawing out relevant experience for the role.
A supporting statement of up to 1,000 words that addresses the criteria set out in the person specification as well as your interest in the organisation’s work.
For guidance on formulating your supporting statement, please review our guide here.
Please ensure that you have included a telephone number, as well as any dates when you will not be available or might have difficulty with the recruitment timetable.
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Applications via the Prospectus website should be made at:
https://prospect-us.co.uk/jobs/191553
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Recruitment timetable
Deadline for applications: Monday 9th June 2025
Interviews with Prospectus: 12-16th June 2025
Interviews with Dementia UK: 20th June 2025
Queries
If you wish to have an informal discussion about the opportunity, please contact our retained partners Anna Gardet or Mia Walker-Saunders at Prospectus on 020 7691 1920, or email: