Senior Nurse - Care Home in Workington CA14 3NE inWorkington CA14 3NE PUBLISHED FRI 12 SEP 2025 Jump to job information section
Barchester Healthcare r3T39vM
Job description
Job summary
As a Senior Nurse (General) at a Barchester care home, you'll use your leadership skills to ensure residents receive high-quality care. You'll be a hands-on clinical leader, creating a safe and supportive environment for residents with various mental and physical needs. You'll use your professional judgment to make critical clinical decisions, from assessing new residents to implementing safeguarding policies and administering medicines.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Nurse (General) role involves a wide range of responsibilities, including supporting and mentoring your team to ensure they have the clinical training needed to deliver the highest standards of nursing. You'll have the freedom and autonomy to do things the right way and be truly valued and respected for your contributions.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of residential care, nursing care, and specialist services in the UK. With a strong focus on delivering high-quality care, the company operates a network of care homes across the country, providing a range of services to support the diverse needs of its residents.
Details
Date posted
12 September 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£22.31 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time,
Part-time
Reference number
1381418215
Job locations
Barchester Healthcare
Workington
CA14 3NE
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.
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
- To join 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 in producing care plans, conducting detailed risk assessments, and a strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, including DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines, are also required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To join 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 in producing care plans, conducting detailed risk assessments, and a strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, including DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines, are also required.
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
Workington
CA14 3NE
Employer's website
https://jobsincare.com/job/jnsY9cixDlK (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Barchester Healthcare
Address
Barchester Healthcare
Workington
CA14 3NE
Employer's website
https://jobsincare.com/job/jnsY9cixDlK (Opens in a new tab)
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Details
Date posted
12 September 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£22.31 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time,
Part-time
Reference number
1381418215
Job locations
Barchester Healthcare
Workington
CA14 3NE
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