Senior Nurse - Care Home

NHS; Northampton; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Nurse (General) to ensure high-quality care in a supportive environment. You'll leverage your clinical leadership to make vital decisions, mentor staff, and ensure the highest standards of nursing for residents with diverse needs. This role offers the opportunity to be part of a team dedicated to delivering excellence in care.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Nurse Mentor bonus scheme

Skilled Worker visa application fee support

Qualifications

• Experience producing care plans and risk assessments.
• Up-to-date clinical knowledge.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks (DoLs/MCA, Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines).

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and create a supportive environment.
• Make clinical decisions based on resident assessments.
• Support and mentor nursing team for quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Judgement

Mentoring

Problem Solving

Education

Registered Nurse (RGN)

Mentoring/Supervision Qualification

Job description

Job summary

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. You'll be a hands-on clinical leader who 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.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes across the UK, offering a wide range of services including residential, nursing, dementia, and respite care. The company is committed to providing a supportive and empowering work environment for its employees, with a strong focus on professional development and career progression.

Details Date posted

07 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£22 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1318700486

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Northampton

NN6 8GH

Job description Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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.

Night Shifts

ABOUT YOUTo 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 PACKAGEAs 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.

Job description Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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.

Night Shifts

ABOUT YOUTo 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 PACKAGEAs 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.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• 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. You'll also need an understanding of regulatory frameworks, including DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• 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. You'll also need an understanding of regulatory frameworks, including DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Northampton

NN6 8GH

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Northampton

NN6 8GH

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)