Senior Nurse - Care Home

Barchester-Healthcare; Chalfont St. Peter; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Ranges of holiday, retail and leisure

Nurse Mentor bonus schemes

Refer a Friend bonus schemes

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Nurse (General) to provide hands-on clinical leadership in a care home, assessing residents with diverse needs and implementing safeguarding and medicines administration in line with NMC regulations.

You will mentor and support your team, ensuring high standards of nursing and continuous training, while applying DoLs/MCA knowledge and modern clinical practices.

Qualifications

• RN with current NMC registration and mentoring/supervision qualification.
• Experience producing care plans and detailed risk assessments.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks including DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on clinical leadership and supervise nursing teams.
• Assess new residents and implement safeguarding policies.
• Administer medicines in line with NMC regulations.
• Mentor and train junior nurses to ensure high standards of care.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Clinical decision-making

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Registered Nurse (RGN) with NMC registration

Mentoring or supervision qualification

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Senior Nurse (General) at a Barchester care home, you'll use your leadership skills to make sure our residents get the quality care we're known for. We'll look to you to be a hands-on clinical leader that creates a safe and supportive environment for our residents with a range of mental and physical needs. You'll use your professional judgement to make critical clinical decisions, from assessing the needs of a new resident to implementing safeguarding policies and administrating medicines in line with NMC regulations. As part of your wide range of responsibilities, you'll support and mentor your team to make sure they have the clinical training they need to deliver the highest standards of nursing. As a Senior Nurse (General), you'll have the freedom and autonomy to do things the right way and be truly valued and respected for what you do.

ABOUT YOU
To join us as a Senior Nurse (General), you'll need to be a Registered Nurse (RGN) with a current NMC registration and a mentoring or supervision qualification. Experience of producing care plans and detailed risk assessments is important, as is an up-to-date knowledge on the most recent clinical practices. We'll also look for an understanding of regulatory frameworks, including DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines. You'll be a natural leader and problem solver who has worked with older people and acted as a clinical mentor, including supporting newly qualified nurses through their preceptorship. Dedicated, ambitious and resilient, you'll have a strong track record of delivering improvements to achieve quality care.

REWARDS PACKAGE
As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

• Free learning and development
• Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme
• A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts
• Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus schemes

If you'd like to use your clinical and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.

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