Barchester Healthcare
Senior Nurse - Care Home
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Senior Nurse - Care Home
Senior Nurse (General) – Barchester Care Home
A £2,000 'Golden Hello' Welcome Bonus is just one of the ways we’ll reward you when you join Barchester in this role.
About The Role
As a Senior Nurse (General) at a Barchester care home, you’ll use your leadership skills to ensure our residents receive the quality care we’re known for. You’ll act as a hands-on clinical leader, fostering a safe and supportive environment for residents with diverse mental and physical needs.
Key responsibilities include:
- Using professional judgement to make critical clinical decisions, such as assessing new residents’ needs and implementing safeguarding policies and medication administration under NMC regulations.
- developing, reviewing, and implementing care plans.
- administering medicines in compliance with current guidelines.
- Mentoring and training your team to deliver high standards of nursing care.
- Enjoying the freedom, autonomy, and recognition for expertise in your field.
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In this role, you’ll be a valued and respected member of the Barchester team, empowered to drive clinical best practices.
About You
To succeed as a Senior Nurse (General), you must meet or exceed the following:
Qualifications & Registration
- Be a Registered Nurse (RGN) with a current NMC registration.
- Hold a mentoring or clinical supervision qualification.
Experience & Expertise
- Proven experience creating care plans and detailed risk assessments.
- Strong understanding of current clinical practices, regulatory frameworks, including:
- DoLs (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards)
- MCA (Mental Capacity Act)
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society guidelines
- Demonstrated experience as a clinical mentor, supporting newly qualified nurses through preceptorship.
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Leadership & Mindset
- Natural leader and problem-solver, with a strong track record of improving patient care quality.
- Resilient, dedicated, and ambitious—capable of navigating the demands of elder care.
- Experience working directly with older adults is essential.
Rewards Package
Join Barchester and benefit from a competitive rewards package, including:
- Free learning and development opportunities for continuous professional growth.
- Automatic enrolment into our profit-sharing scheme.
- Access to holiday, retail, and leisure discounts.
- Participation in Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus schemes.
Our care sector’s most generous benefits package in partakes our promise to support you while you make a difference—in this rewarding role, you’ll bring your clinical and people skills to an organisation where quality care expectations are met.
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