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Senior Dementia Nurse (up to £2000 welcome incentive)

Job Reference coltencare/NH/84/346

This job has been closed.

Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Full Time
Contract Details:
Permanent
Salary:
Up to £24.12 per hour
Working Hours:
24, 36 or 42 hours per week, days and/or nights, including alternate weekends
Location:
Sturminster Newton, Dorset
Closing Date:
25/04/2021
Job Types:
Nursing
Cluster:
West
Site:
Newstone House

It’s more than a possibility

Senior Dementia Nurse with up to £2000 welcome incentive (terms apply) 

Please note you will be contacted prior to the closing date, interviews will be ongoing and we may close this vacancy early.

Based at Newstone House, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1FF

Up to £24.12 per hour 

24, 36 or 42 hours per week, days and/or nights, including alternate weekends

Additional hours / overtime opportunities available to suit your circumstances

 

Senior Dementia Nurse

Aim: to champion an outstanding dementia service and overcome the challenges associated with dementia, enabling quality of life for our residents.

The Senior Dementia Nurse / Dementia Lead Nurse takes overall responsibility for the way in which dementia care is practiced within our care home and dementia community.

You will closely collaborate with Colten Care’s Admiral Nurse on matters of dementia care. You will oversee the dementia needs of every resident and take responsibility for the training and supervision of nurses and care teams to increase understanding of dementia and improve ways of dealing with new and challenging situations, within a dementia setting.

You will act as a role-model for staff, demonstrating best practice in dementia care whilst keeping up to date with current thinking in this field.  Other key responsibilities include efficient and timely care planning for individual residents, supporting their clinical care and providing guidance, training and mentoring to the nurses and care team.

Working with us offers you a superb range of benefits including:

  • £2000 welcome bonus (terms apply, paid in instalments)
  • Reimbursement of annual professional subscriptions, including NMC registrations
  • Free subscription to the Nursing Times
  • Paid breaks
  • Excellent inductions, training and ‘on the job’ support
  • Friendly team and great support network of internal professionals
  • Real career progression opportunities
  • Reward for you if you recommend others to work for us
  • Annual pay review
  • Additional hours / overtime opportunities to suit your circumstances
  • Choice of hot or cold meals and drinks on duty
  • Free uniforms
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Background checks at no cost to you

About You

To apply, we seek a qualified nurse, either RGN or RMN, with relevant experience in dementia settings.  You will have a keen interest in becoming a dementia specialist and demonstrate significant experience in older people’s care and varying types of dementia; all evidenced through continuous professional development and work history.

Previous team management or supervisory experience is a must to support with change management, process improvement and wide-ranging staffing matters. You will be accountable, professional and flexible with excellent communication skills.

About Us

Colten Care is an expanding family-owned business with 21 beautifully appointed care homes across Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire and West Sussex. 

Our established services are all rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we provide residential, general nursing, dementia and short-stay care.

We are a prestigious, award-winning healthcare provider that champions the latest approaches to person-centred care. Each of our homes has a distinct character while retaining that all-important sense of ‘home.’ We play an active role in furthering dementia friendly communities as part of our work. 

Our aims are simple: to be recognised as both the care home ‘provider of choice’ and ‘employer of choice.’