Senior Night Nurse - West Moors, Dorset

Colten Care; England; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid breaks

Free meals on duty

Uniforms

Career advancement to Clinical Lead

Revalidation support

Training programmes and skills courses

Visa/assistance as needed

Job summary

Colten Care is recruiting a Senior Night Nurse for Brook View in West Moors, Dorset. You will join our strong clinical team and take a lead role in senior decision-making within an award-winning, family-owned care home group.

You'll work 42 hours per week (including alternate weekends) at Brook View, with paid breaks, free meals on duty, and opportunities for training, revalidation support, and career progression to Clinical Lead and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Lead the shift and allocate duties to other nurses and care team.
• Build lasting relationships with residents and monitor health and wellbeing.
• Support practice supervision and assessor roles in line with NMC guidelines.

Skills

Nursing

Clinical leadership

Wound management

End-of-life care

Mentoring

Job description

Working Hours: 42 hours per week, including alternate weekends (includes paid breaks)

Location: West Moors, Dorset

Site: Brook View

Closing Date: 19/11/2026

Senior Night Nurse

From £26.27 to £29.07 per hour

** 42 hours per week, including alternate weekends (includes paid breaks) **

**At Colten Care we are proud to offer career development opportunities, and a range of pay enhancements across our roles. Contact us to find out more**

We’re looking for senior nurses to join our strong clinical team and become a valued part of the senior decision-making process at one of our luxury homes - Brook View in West Moors, Dorset.

Additional hours / overtime opportunities available to suit your circumstances

Paid breaks and free meals on duty

Opportunity to train to be a practice assessor/supervisor of student nurses

Free uniforms

Opportunities for career advancement to Clinical Lead and beyond

Support with revalidation

Clinical and dementia care conferences led by the Colten team

Support with practice supervision and assessor roles in line with NMC guidelines

Access to our Senior Clinical Skills Trainer and our wide selection of training programmes

Payment and support with Health and Care Visa as needed

Hands-on practical training and Nursing Times e-Learning modules

Clinical skills updates on subjects including venepuncture, catheterisation, T34 syringe driver, end-of-life care, and much more

You’ll work with fellow Nurses and Senior Care Leads, as well as the local multi-disciplinary teams, with 24/7 on-call support available to you from other Colten Care Clinical/ Quality experts. You’ll be responsible for leading the shift and the allocation of duties to other nurses and the care team. You’ll build lasting relationships with our residents and make a meaningful difference to their health and wellbeing every day.

About you

You’ll have excellent clinical knowledge and sound judgement, with great communications skills, able to lead with a "can-do" attitude. You’ll be a team player, with attention to detail and a sense of fun. Using your clinical know-how, you can either continue as or become a practice assessor/ supervisor, supporting our student nurses and Trainee Nurse Associates.

You’ll have experience role modelling and promoting best practice in wound management, nutrition, tissue viability, end-of-life care, and other essential clinical interventions.

We’re an award-winning, family-owned, independent care home group, with an outstanding reputation in the industry. This is due to our amazing people and our focus on keeping the resident at the heart of everything we do.

We strive to be the best we can hence why all 21 of our nursing homes are rated at least good and 7 are outstanding by the CQC, our national regulator.

If a career in elderly care is for you then you want to be part of the team at Colten Care.