Lead Registered Nurse Bedford

Meeveem Limited; Bedford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

5.6 weeks holiday

Quality‑linked bonus scheme

Workplace pension

On-site parking

Refer a Friend bonus up to £750

Revalidation cost reimbursement and NM

Job summary

Hamberley Care Homes in Bedford is seeking a Lead Nurse to join its nursing team. You will be responsible for leading clinical care, coordinating the patient journey, and mentoring junior staff in a high-quality, person-centered environment.

With 12-hour shifts, alternate weekends, and a generous benefits package, you will join a multi-disciplinary team committed to delivering exceptional care to residents. RGN or RMN with NMC registration is required.

Qualifications

• NMC registration required (RGN or RMN).
• Experience in elderly care or care home setting preferred.
• Commitment to delivering high quality care.
• Good communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing care for residents with a high staff-to-patient ratio.
• Coordinate the patient journey and lead a multi-disciplinary team.
• Mentor student nurses and provide clinical leadership.
• Maintain high standards of care and safety.

Skills

NMC registration (RGN or RMN)

Registered Nurse

Care home experience

Communication skills

Job description

Job reference: 007033

Salary: £25.08 per hour, plus benefits

Closing date: 28/08/2026

Department: Nursing

Location: Bedford

Hours Per Week: 42 Hours per week

Job Description

Be all you can be with Hamberley

At Hamberley, we believe that our residents deserve something ‘Extra Special, Every Day’ and we’re recruiting for a Lead Nurse to help us achieve our goals.

Being a Registered Nurse at Hamberley is different. Our nurses have the time to spend quality time with residents and their families. They develop close relationships, really understanding the needs of the people they care for, and have time to provide holistic care.

Our innovative, award-winning model of care includes a multi-disciplinary team, dedicated to caring for each and every individual in the way that they like. As a nurse at Hamberley, you’ll have a unique opportunity to be part of this team of dedicated professionals, as well as working in a well-appointed, high quality environment.

At Hamberley we believe our residents deserve something ‘Extra Special, Every Day’, and we focus on the tiny details that make our homes for older people a luxurious and comfortable, home‑like environment.

Working Pattern: 12 hour shifts and working alternate weekends on a rota basis.

We offer our colleagues

• A competitive salary and benefits package
• 5.6 weeks holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Quality‑linked bonus scheme - A performance bonus tied to our CQC/CI quality rating, rewarding you for helping us deliver outstanding care.
• Workplace pension for your future security
• A true team culture - A collaborative, encouraging working environment where kindness, respect, and professional pride are at the heart of everything we do
• Excellent training and career development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health and wellbeing support services
• Everyday saving perks - Access to a wide range of retail discounts and savings
• Free on‑site parking
• Rewarding connections - Refer a Friend bonus — earn up to £750 per successful referral because great people know great people.
• Support and reimbursement of your revalidation costs and NMC annual fees.

Choose a better place to be nurse

• A chance to make a bigger difference to patients. Our high staff‑to‑patient ratio means you get to spend time with patients, ensuring a safer environment and more satisfying, fulfilling work.
• Unlimited opportunities to learn enhanced clinical skills. Our patients have highly varied, complex needs, so we offer extensive training and learning opportunities. From ventilated care and tracheostomy management to PEG nutrition and bowel management, there are endless opportunities for you to develop your clinical skills.
• A unique opportunity to lead. Unlike in hospital environments, our patients’ care is nurse‑led, giving you the opportunity to play the pivotal role in coordinating the patient journey, as well as a chance to teach and mentor student nurses if you wish.
• Supportive team environment. Our close‑knit, multi‑disciplinary team relies on each other’s expertise to ensure the best, safest, decisions are made. And our management team actively foster an environment where all members of the team are listened to and supported.

Could you be part of our team?

• NMC registration - Either RGN or RMN
• Demonstrable experience post registration working in a similar setting.
• Preferably would have worked within a care home or elderly setting
• A commitment to delivering high quality care
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Passion & empathy with a desire to making a difference to the lives of our residents

If this sounds like you and you’re looking for a fulfilling role that makes a genuine impact in the lives of others, this rewarding career is for you.

Due to the high level of interest we anticipate for this role, we may close this advert earlier than the stated closing date to manage applications effectively.

About Elstow Manor

Elstow Manor is a luxurious care home in Bedford part of the award‑winning Hamberley Care Homes – offering luxury care homes in beautiful locations throughout the UK. Residents live in spacious, stylish ensuite rooms, and enjoy beautifully furnished shared spaces and landscaped gardens. From the deluxe picture house – where we screen classic films – to the on‑site luxury spa – offering hairdressing, manicures and relaxing therapies – everything has been designed and finished with the care and attention you would expect from a 5‑star hotel.

Hamberley People

We respect and value our residents and each other. At Hamberley Care Homes, we believe in the importance of what we do and why we do it. Creative and empowered, our people see every day as an opportunity for growth and development. We make ideas happen. Together we can achieve anything.

Be part of something special. Be part of Hamberley.

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