Senior Nurse

Colten Care Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid breaks and free meals on duty

Free uniforms

Training programmes and e-learning

Annual NMC subscription reimbursed

Opportunities for career advancement

Support with revalidation

Health and Care Visa support

Job summary

Senior Nurse opportunity at Colten Care Limited in Blandford Forum, Dorset. You will lead shifts, allocate duties among nurses and care teams, and build meaningful relationships with residents to improve health and wellbeing.

We offer career development, paid breaks, free meals on duty, training opportunities, and support with revalidation, with pathways to Clinical Lead and beyond.

Qualifications

• You'll have excellent clinical knowledge and sound judgement.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Leading the shift and allocation of duties to other nurses and the care team.
• Building lasting relationships with our residents and making a meaningful difference to their health and wellbeing every day.
• You’ll work with fellow Nurses and Senior Care Leads, with 24/7 on-call support available from Colten Care Clinical/ Quality experts.

Job description

Senior NurseFrom £25.27 to £28.07 per hour** 24 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.

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 -

Whitecliffe House in Blandford Forum, DorsetBenefitsAdditional 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
• Annual NMC subscription reimbursed
• 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.

About Colten Care

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.