Senior Nurse - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Workington; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Nurse (General) to provide clinical leadership and mentorship in a care home environment. The ideal candidate will be a Registered Nurse with experience in care planning and risk assessments, along with strong leadership skills. This role offers a competitive salary and generous benefits, including professional development and a profit share scheme. Join us to ensure quality care for residents.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Mentor and Refer a Friend bonuses

Skilled Worker visa application fee support

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse (RGN) with current NMC registration.
• Experience in producing care plans and detailed risk assessments required.
• Must have up-to-date knowledge of recent clinical practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on clinical leadership in care home.
• Support and mentor nursing team for high standards of care.
• Make clinical decisions for resident assessments and safeguarding.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clinical decision making

Mentoring and supervision

Problem solving

Knowledge of regulatory frameworks

Education

Registered Nurse (RGN)

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 administering 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.