Deputy Head of Admiral Nurse Academy

Dementia UK's Admiral Nurse Academy supports Admiral Nurses, health and social care professionals and corporate partners to raise awareness, develop evidence-based skills and knowledge and expertise in dementia care. The team is growing and we are looking for a new Deputy Head of Admiral Nurse Academy to provide leadership across our external learning and education offer, helping us reach wider audiences and strengthen dementia knowledge and practice. Working alongside the Head of Admiral Nurse Academy and existing Deputy Heads, you will lead a team to deliver our external-facing education, including the Dementia UK Learning Hub, Dementia at Work and our annual Summer School. You will take on line management responsibility within the growing team and have the opportunity to help shape high-quality learning and education that supports health and social care professionals, organisations and other external audiences. You will build strong relationships across Dementia UK and with external partners. You'll ensure learning is evidence-based, sustainable and engaging, while contributing to the Academy's strategy, operational management and continued growth. You will be a registered health professional with significant leadership experience and expert knowledge of dementia. You'll bring a strong understanding of education and learning development, with experience creating learning for multidisciplinary audiences including allied health professionals, social care or medical colleagues. As an excellent communicator and people manager, you'll be confident working autonomously, leading through change and engaging diverse audiences across health and social care. Join Dementia UK at an exciting stage in the Academy's growth and help shape how we share dementia expertise with wider audiences, developing learning that ultimately improves outcomes for families affected by dementia. This role will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Salary: £60,500 - £66,000 per annum Contract: full Time, permanent Location: remote - home Closing date: Sunday 27th September at 11.59pm Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays) Benefits:

• enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
• family-friendly policies
• 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva)
• life assurance cover at 3 x annual salary
• health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
• 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
• 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) Our culture In addition to offering 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 feel comfortable being themselves at work. 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.
• 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.