Senior Nurse - Care Home

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 registration and a mentoring or supervision qualification.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Nurse at Barchester, you'll use leadership skills to ensure our residents receive the exceptional care we're known for. Your role as a hands-on clinical leader involves creating a safe, supportive environment for residents with diverse mental and physical needs, using professional judgment for critical decisions. You'll assess new residents, implement safeguarding policies, and administer medications per NMC guidelines. Moreover, you'll mentor your team to ensure they have necessary clinical training to deliver top-notch nursing services. Your freedom and control in your role allow you to be truly valued and respected for your work.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of nursing and care services, known for its dedication to delivering quality care for individuals in its facilities. At Barchester, we prioritize creating a safe and supportive environment for residents, ensuring they receive exceptional care tailored to their mental and physical needs. Our commitment extends to our employees, offering generous reward packages, opportunities for professional development, and encouragement for our staff to utilize their people and clinical skills to achieve the best possible outcomes for residents. Barchester stands as an innovative and empowering organisation, making it a fulfilling place to work.

Details

• Date posted: 11 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £51,792 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: 1514359939
• Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Ruchill, G20 9NU, United Kingdom

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

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.