Nurse

Bridgehouseabingdon; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid breaks on 12-hour shifts

Hot meal provided on 12-hour shift

28 days annual leave (incl. bank)

Pension

Refer a Friend £1000 bonus

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Comprehensive training and career dev.

Mental health champions

Job summary

Bridge House Care Home in Abingdon is hiring a Registered Nurse to oversee all nursing needs of residents. You will formulate and maintain electronic care plans and supervise a care team to ensure high-quality care.

The role requires dispensing and administering medications, managing stock, and complying with health and safety standards. A warm, patient-focused approach is essential.

Qualifications

• You’ll be responsible for all care and nursing needs of residents.
• You’ll formulate, implement and maintain electronic nursing care plans.

Responsibilities

• Supervise delivery of care by the care team.
• Dispense and administer medication as prescribed and maintain records.
• Carry out stock control and order resident meds and medical products.

Skills

Nursing

Medication administration

Tools

Electronic care plans

Job description

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Permanent Full time contract, 44 hours per week, Weekday and alternate weekend shifts

£22.50 per hour

Working Hours:

44 hours per week, Weekday and alternate weekends

Location:

Abingdon

Closing Date:

11/11/2026

Home:

Bridge House

Benefits of joining our team

• £22.50 per hour
• Full time - 44 hours per week
• Weekday and alternate weekends shifts
• Paid breaks on 12-hour shifts
• Hot meal provided on 12-hour shift
• Enhanced pay on bank holidays
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statuary bank holidays)
• Pension
• Refer a Friend bonus of up to £1000
• Cycle to work scheme
• I have an idea £50 gift card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive Training and Career Development
• Bespoke training for nurses with no prior experience working in a care home
• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Dedicated mental health champions

Becoming a Superhero

We’re proud of our happy home and are dedicated to creating a place where everyone enjoys coming to work each day.

As well being part of a lively and supportive team, we are surrounded by fascinating residents who also bring so much to our lives every day too.

About the role

As our Nurse, you’ll be responsible for all care and nursing needs of our residents’. You’ll formulate, implement and regularly maintain electronic nursing care plans and will be very experienced at this. You’ll supervise the delivery of care by the care team and will identify training and development needs. Your warm, supportive, and caring nature will help you build meaningful relationships with our residents’ and you will get to know everything about their likes and dislikes as well as their care and nursing needs.

Here’s some other important things you need to know:

• You will dispense and administer medication to residents as prescribed, accurately maintaining appropriate records
• You will carry out stock control and ordering of resident’s prescribed medication and medical products
• You’ll need to understand and comply with all statutory and legal requirements that are relevant such as Health and Safety, COSHH, and all aspects of the care Standards Act.

The Ideal Candidate

Exceptional people make an exceptional care home

We're looking for people who have a caring nature and want to work as part of an amazing team, surrounded by kindness and fun! For most of the roles in our vibrant care home, you don’t need specific qualifications or experience to be successful as full training is provided.

What we do look for are individuals who share our sense of compassion, care about people’s comfort and happiness and want to make a positive difference to the lives of our treasured residents and team members.

About us and our home

Caring for Our Mental Health – Together

At Bridge House Care Home, we believe a happy, supported team delivers the best care. That’s why we’ve signed the Mental Health at Work Commitment – developed by experts with six essential standards that help us to create a home where everyone feels safe, valued, and able to thrive.

From trained Mental Health Champions to our online Wellbeing & Mindfulness Space, we make sure our people have the tools, time, and support they need – because your wellbeing matters here and when we take care of our minds, we can take care of each other and our residents even better