The closing date is 30 October 2026
Salary: £40,178 to £51,819 a year
Job summary
Join our dedicated team at St John’s Residential & Nursing Home, a 39-bed home providing high-quality, person-centred residential and nursing care. We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Registered Nurse who is committed to delivering exceptional care and enhancing the lives of our residents.
In this rewarding role, you will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised care, supporting residents with their daily living needs while promoting dignity, independence and wellbeing. You will work closely with families, colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure the highest standards of care are maintained.
As a Band 5 Staff Nurse, you will have the opportunity to take responsibility for shift coordination when required, support and mentor junior staff and students, and contribute to continuous service improvement. We are seeking a nurse who can work both independently and collaboratively, demonstrates excellent communication skills, and embodies our CARE values in everything they do.
Job responsibilities
To assess, develop, implement and evaluate care plans demonstrating high standards of evidence-based care.
To work autonomously, recognising changes in patients’/service users’ presentation which require intervention, knowing when to escalate to senior staff.
To guide, advise and direct other staff in the delivery of programmes of care.
To support patients/service users in undertaking activities of daily living within care plans
To undertake the role of health promoter and educator for patients/service users and their support networks.
To report all accidents and incidents as per policy and participate in risk management and Quality and Safety processes e.g. SWARM.
To be accountable for ensuring that safeguards are in place for patients/service users and escalate any safety, safeguarding or risk concerns following the appropriate.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Experience or willingness to work towards the role of mentor, student nurse assessor or supervisor.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
