About this role
Job summary 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 regis
Main duties of the job As a Senior Nurse (General) at a Barchester care home, you'll use your leadership skills to ensure residents receive quality care. You'll be a hands-on clinical leader creating a safe environment for residents with various mental and physical needs. Critical clinical decisions will be made by you, from assessing new residents' needs to implementing safeguarding policies and administering medicines per NMC regulations. Your responsibilities include supporting and mentoring the team, ensuring clinical training is provided for delivering high nursing standards. The role offers autonomy and value for your work. Joining us requires being a Registered Nurse (RGN) with a current NMC registration and a qualification in mentoring or supervision, along with care plan development experience and knowledge of regulatory frameworks.
About us Barchester Healthcare, located in Chalfont St. Peter, offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Apart from a competitive salary, benefits include free learning and development, automatic enrolment into the profit share scheme, and various holiday, retail, and leisure discounts. Additional incentives such as Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus schemes are available, and for eligible nurses, the Skilled Worker visa application fee is covered. Barchester is committed to providing quality care as expected for loved ones, making it a rewarding and empowering place to work, ensuring employees are truly valued and respected for their contributions.
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.
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
Registered Nurse (RGN) with a current NMC registration and a mentoring or supervision qualification. Experience in producing care plans and knowledge of the latest clinical practices are required. An understanding of regulatory frameworks, including DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines, is also necessary.
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
Chalfont St. Peter
SL9 0QQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)