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Registered Nurse - Bank


Location
Gateshead, England
Salary
£21.20 to £22.06 an hour
Profession
Nurse (adult and children)
Deadline
06 Aug 2026
Contract Type
Bank
Posted Date
08 Jun 2026
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Job summary

Package Description: Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within local communities across England and Wales. We offer up to £1500 welcome bonus (subject to T&Cs) for all nurses joining our permanent team. We now seek additional Nurses who are passionate about, and thrive on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people. Nursing is a professionally stretching and highly rewarding career at Akari Care. You will be responsible for playing a personal and direct, hands-on role in ensuring the highest levels of clinical and medical care to our residents. You will also be leading, coaching, and mentoring a team to ensure you create a warm and inclusive environment in which our residents feel a sense of security and belonging while simultaneously retaining their dignity and self-respect. As reward for your kind and caring approach to our residents, alongside your personal and trusted knowledge, our homes offer a wide range of clinical experiences and opportunities which will enhance and expand your skills and competencies.

Main duties of the job

Nursing is a professionally stretching and highly rewarding career at Akari Care. You will play a personal and direct, hands-on role in ensuring the highest levels of clinical and medical care to our residents. Additionally, you'll lead, coach, and mentor a team to create a warm and inclusive environment where residents feel secure and retain their dignity. In return for their kind approach, our homes offer a wide range of clinical experiences to enhance and expand skills and competencies, enabling both personal and professional growth in a gratifying environment.

About us

Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care services across local communities in England and Wales. The organisation focuses on maintaining the identity and dignity of its residents, providing a warm and inclusive environment facilitated by a committed team of internal and external professionals. Akari Care values individuality and strives to empower its workforce through continuous training and development opportunities. The organisation passionately seeks dedicated staff members who are aligned with its core values of being personalized, kind, caring, trusted, and community-focused to make positive, impactful differences in the lives of older people.

Details

  • Date posted: 08 June 2026
  • Pay scheme: Other
  • Salary: £21.20 to £22.06 an hour
  • Contract: Bank
  • Working pattern: Flexible working
  • Reference number: 1513937709
  • Job locations: Akari Care, Gateshead, NE11 9AE, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within local communities across England and Wales.

We offer up to £1500 welcome bonus (subject to T&Cs) for all nurses joining our permanent team.

We now seek additional Nurses who are passionate about, and thrive on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.

Nursing is a professionally stretching and highly rewarding career at Akari Care. You will be responsible for playing a personal and direct, hands-on role in ensuring the highest levels of clinical and medical care to our residents. You will also be leading, coaching, and mentoring a team to ensure you create a warm and inclusive environment in which our residents feel a sense of security and belonging while simultaneously retaining their dignity and self-respect.

As reward for your kind and caring approach to our residents, alongside your personal and trusted knowledge, our homes offer a wide range of clinical experiences and opportunities which will enhance and expand your skills and competencies. These will enable you to gain both personal and professional growth in your career and continue to develop in a highly gratifying environment.

We never compromise on the quality of our services as a cohesive team consisting of internal colleagues and also an extended range of externally qualified professionals which makes up our overall care community. Our aim is to help maintain the identity and dignity of our residents with a focus on living life to the fullest for each individual.

Whether you are experienced working in elderly care or are new to the sector, we are looking for colleagues who can make a difference for our residents within Akari Care. In case you hadnt guessed, our values are:

Personalised

Kind

Caring

Trusted

Community

If you share our values then we would love to hear from you.

About you

Are a registered nurse with an active PIN and no restrictions

A caring nature to give everyone a personal approach

Proven ability to lead by example, motivate a team and delegate effectively

Have a coaching style leadership mentality to empower your colleagues

Good communication and relationship building skills

Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice

Warm, approachable, and engaging persona

Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated

Whats in it for you:

A competitive salary of a minimum of £21.20 per hour

Employers pension contribution of 3%

Annual NMC fees paid

We offer Wagestream - a money management app that you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.

Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes

Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid

28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)

Fully funded training and development

Support with personal development plans

The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionallyAKNUR

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Are a registered nurse with an active PIN and no restrictions, have a caring nature, proven ability to lead by example, good communication and relationship skills, flexible and adaptable to changes, warm and approachable persona

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