Senior Nurse - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Limpsfield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Nurse Mentor bonus schemes

Visa application fee support for the R

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Senior Nurse (General) at one of our care homes in the UK. You will provide clinical leadership, assess residents, and ensure safeguarding. You will lead a team and mentor staff, and administer medicines in line with NMC regulations.

The role requires an RGN with current NMC registration and mentoring qualification, experience with care plans and regulatory frameworks, and a track record of improving quality of care for older people.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RGN) with current NMC registration.
• Experience producing care plans and risk assessments.
• Knowledge of DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines.
• Experience mentoring and supporting newly qualified nurses.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and mentor care home staff.
• Assess new resident needs and implement safeguarding policies.
• Administer medicines in line with NMC regulations.
• Support staff with clinical training and professional development.
• Lead improvements to deliver high-quality care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mentoring

NMC registered

Regulatory knowledge

Care plan development

Risk assessment

Education

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
• Offer to pay Skilled Worker visa application fee for eligible nurses

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.