Colten Care is seeking a Senior Registered Nurse to join its clinical team at Bourne View, one of its care homes in Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom.
The position offers £26.27 to £29.07 per hour for 42 hours per week, including alternate weekends and paid breaks. Colten Care also provides payment and support for the Health and Care Visa when required, making the vacancy relevant to qualified nurses considering a career in the UK.
The successful nurse will take a senior role during night shifts, helping lead the clinical team, allocate duties and maintain high standards of resident care.
Job Details
- Employer: Colten Care
- Position: Senior Registered Nurse / Senior Night Nurse
- Location: Bourne View, Poole, Dorset, UK
- Employment: Full-time
- Hours: 42 hours per week
- Salary: £26.27–£29.07 per hour
- Schedule: Night shifts with alternate weekends
- Visa support: Health and Care Visa payment and support available as needed
- Sector: Health and Social Care
About the Position
The Senior Registered Nurse will play an important role within the home’s clinical leadership structure.
During shifts, the nurse will help coordinate the nursing and care team, allocate responsibilities and make sure residents receive appropriate support.
The position also involves working with other nurses, Senior Care Leads and local multidisciplinary teams. Colten Care provides access to 24/7 on-call support from its clinical and quality specialists.
Beyond clinical responsibilities, the position provides an opportunity to develop leadership skills and support the professional development of student nurses and Trainee Nurse Associates.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
- Lead the nursing team during assigned shifts
- Allocate duties to nurses and care staff
- Apply sound clinical judgement when making care decisions
- Maintain high standards of resident care
- Promote evidence-based nursing practice
- Work alongside Senior Care Leads and multidisciplinary professionals
- Support student nurses and Trainee Nurse Associates
- Contribute to practice supervision and assessment
- Build positive relationships with residents
- Respond appropriately to clinical situations
- Promote resident health, dignity and wellbeing
The position requires a nurse who can combine clinical knowledge with effective leadership and communication.
Clinical Experience
Applicants should have strong clinical knowledge and experience promoting good practice across essential areas of nursing and elderly care.
Relevant experience includes:
- Wound management
- Nutrition
- Tissue viability
- End-of-life care
- Clinical interventions
- General nursing care
- Supporting vulnerable older people
Experience as a practice assessor or supervisor is valuable, although the employer also provides opportunities for nurses to develop these responsibilities.
Candidate Profile
Colten Care is looking for someone with:
- Strong clinical knowledge
- Sound professional judgement
- Excellent communication skills
- Leadership ability
- Attention to detail
- A positive, proactive attitude
- Teamworking skills
- Commitment to high-quality care
- An interest in supporting developing nurses
The successful applicant should be comfortable taking responsibility while also working collaboratively with colleagues and external healthcare professionals.
Salary and Working Hours
The position pays between £26.27 and £29.07 per hour.
The schedule is 42 hours per week, including alternate weekends. Breaks are paid.
Additional hours and overtime opportunities may also be available depending on the nurse’s circumstances.
Health and Care Visa Support
Colten Care states that it offers payment and support with the Health and Care Visa as needed.
This can be particularly relevant to qualified nurses outside the UK who are considering relocating for employment.
Applicants should confirm their individual eligibility, sponsorship arrangements and immigration requirements with Colten Care or the recruitment team before making relocation plans.
Benefits and Development Opportunities
Employees can access a range of professional and workplace benefits, including:
- Paid breaks
- Free meals while on duty
- Free uniforms
- Annual NMC subscription reimbursement
- Support with professional revalidation
- Clinical and dementia care conferences
- Practice supervision and assessor support
- Senior Clinical Skills Trainer access
- Nursing Times e-Learning modules
- Hands-on practical training
- Clinical skills updates
- Opportunities to progress towards Clinical Lead and higher positions
- Additional working hours where available
Clinical training can cover areas such as venepuncture, catheterisation, T34 syringe driver use and end-of-life care.
Career Progression
The role provides several routes for professional development.
Experienced nurses can take on practice assessor or supervisor responsibilities, supporting student nurses and Trainee Nurse Associates.
Colten Care also offers opportunities to progress into Clinical Lead positions and other senior roles within its care operations.
About Colten Care
Colten Care is a family-owned independent care home group operating in the UK.
The company states that its nursing homes have received strong ratings from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with all 21 homes rated at least Good and seven rated Outstanding at the time of the listing.
Its care model places emphasis on resident wellbeing and maintaining high standards across clinical and personal care.
How to Tailor Your CV
For this vacancy, your CV should immediately establish your nursing registration, clinical background and senior-care experience.
Include your:
- Nursing qualification
- NMC registration status
- Total professional experience
- Elderly care experience
- Leadership responsibilities
- Night-shift experience
- Clinical competencies
- Practice assessor or supervisor experience
- Experience with multidisciplinary teams
Give specific examples of your involvement in wound care, nutrition, tissue viability, end-of-life support and other relevant interventions.
If you have previously supervised junior nurses or coordinated shifts, describe the size of the team and the responsibilities you handled.
For international applicants, make your professional registration and eligibility for UK nursing practice easy for the recruiter to identify.
Who Should Apply?
This vacancy may suit registered nurses with substantial clinical experience who want a senior position within elderly care.
It can also be relevant to overseas nurses exploring UK employment where they meet the required professional, registration and immigration conditions.
Candidates should be prepared for night work and alternate weekends as part of the 42-hour weekly schedule.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply through the original vacancy and submit an updated nursing CV.
Disclaimer: OpportunityShape shares job opportunities for informational purposes only. We do not represent Colten Care and cannot guarantee employment, interviews, visa sponsorship, immigration approval, registration, or hiring outcomes. Health and Care Visa support is subject to the employer’s requirements and applicable UK immigration rules. Applicants should verify the current vacancy, salary, professional registration requirements, visa arrangements, working conditions and eligibility criteria directly with Colten Care before applying.
