Registered Nurse

Orchard Care Homes; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Leeds is seeking a passionate Registered Nurse to join their team focused on transforming dementia care. You will develop care plans, lead a supportive team, and ensure high standards of care. Ideal candidates will have NMC registration and experience in dementia care. This role offers a chance to make a meaningful impact while enjoying extensive training and progression opportunities.

Benefits

Colleague discounts

Employee recognition schemes

24/7 confidential helpline and wellbeing app

Company-supported pension scheme

Fully funded DBS check

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Experience in dementia care and person-centred planning.
• Strong understanding of relevant legislation and clinical governance.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• A warm, empathetic, and professional approach.
• Ability to coach and develop colleagues.
• Commitment to Orchard's Dementia Promise values.

Responsibilities

• Developing person-centred care plans and risk assessments.
• Leading the care team in delivering meaningful, empathetic support.
• Promoting independence, choice, and positive engagement.
• Liaising with families, external professionals, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Reducing reliance on psychotropic medication through non-pharmacological interventions.
• Supporting best interest decisions in line with the Mental Capacity Act.
• Conducting supervisions, appraisals, and coaching care staff.
• Ensuring compliance with NMC standards and Orchard policies.

Job description

Overview

Are you a Registered Nurse with a passion for dementia care? Do you want to be part of a team that's transforming the way people living with dementia experience life in a care home? At Orchard Care Homes, we lead the way in person-centred dementia support through our Reconnect Ethos and Dementia Promise. Reconnect is Orchard Care Homes' award-winning model of dementia care designed to help people living with dementia reconnect with the life they love. These specialist communities are built around the principles of independence, engagement, and meaningful living. As a Nurse in our Reconnect Community, you\'ll play a vital role in supporting individuals whose primary care need is managing distress responses. Your goal is to help residents retain their identity, maintain their abilities, and live life with purpose.

What You\'ll Be Doing

• Developing person-centred care plans and risk assessments
• Leading the care team in delivering meaningful, empathetic support
• Promoting independence, choice, and positive engagement
• Liaising with families, external professionals, and multidisciplinary teams
• Reducing reliance on psychotropic medication through non-pharmacological interventions
• Supporting best interest decisions in line with the Mental Capacity Act
• Conducting supervisions, appraisals, and coaching care staff
• Ensuring compliance with NMC standards and Orchard policies

You\'ll be a role model for compassionate dementia care, helping to build a culture of respect, understanding, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Skills

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Experience in dementia care and person-centred planning
• Strong understanding of relevant legislation and clinical governance
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• A warm, empathetic, and professional approach
• Ability to coach and develop colleagues
• Commitment to Orchard\'s Dementia Promise values

Benefits

• Hundreds of colleague discounts every month across shopping, holidays, dining, tech, and more
• Excellent employee recognition schemes such as \'Making a Difference\" award and Long Service Awards
• Free emotional, practical, and financial support through a 24/7 confidential helpline and wellbeing app
• Company-supported pension scheme
• Fully funded DBS check

About Middleton Park Lodge

A largely residential suburb of Leeds, Middleton Park Lodge is an established nursing home that has been purpose-built to provide specialist care tailored to older people. Orchard Care Homes has been providing care for older people for over 15 years. We are committed to being at the heart of the local community and delivering the same level of care that we would all wish for our loved ones. We believe in investing in our people. Your professional development will be actively encouraged, with plenty of training and progression opportunities across our portfolio of homes.