Senior Nurse - Care Home
Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Senior Nurse (General) at a Barchester care home, youand#39;ll use your leadership skills to make sure our residents get the quality care weand#39;re known for. Weand#39;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. Youand#39;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, youand#39;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), youand#39;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), youand#39;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. Weand#39;ll also look for an understanding of regulatory frameworks, including DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines. Youand#39;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, youand#39;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 youand#39;d like to use your clinical and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care youand#39;d expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.