Charge Nurse

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Charge Nurse at a Barchester Care Centre, you'll use your compassion and experience to make sure our teams are delivering the quality care we're known for. We'll look to you to provide clinical leadership to everyone from junior nursesto clinical practitioners. You'll set an example by building meaningful relationships with our patients living with conditions such as dementia and brain injuries which cause a range of complex behaviours.You'll assess each patient's physical, psychologicaland social needs and collaborate with their families to create care plans, as well as evaluate them against their changing needs. Day-to-day, we'll also rely on you to allocate key workers to patients, orientate new staff and mentor them to the highest standardsof care. You can also expect to support our senior clinical staff and assist with investigations or complaints - just one of the ways you'll make sure we're always treating our patients with dignity and respect. As a Charge Nurse, you'll make a real differenceto the lives of your patients, their families and your team. ABOUT YOU To join us as a Charge Nurse you'll need to be a Registered Nurse with a current NMC registration and supervision qualification. Experience in producing well-developed care plans and riskassessments is important, as is an up-to-date knowledge of recent clinical practices and regulatory frameworks, including DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines. We'll also look for extensive nursing experience in a mental health setting, in particularcaring for patients with dementia. You'll be a natural leader who has 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 improvementsto 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 sharescheme - 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 nursesIf you'd like to use your clinical and leadership skills in an organisation thatprovides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.