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Location

Cockermouth, Cumbria | United Kingdom

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Job description

Priory Adult Care is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist adult care services. Our aim is to provide the right support in the right home for all the individuals we accommodate. With community-based residential care settings, as well as a network of supported living services, we support adults over the age of 18 with autism, dementia, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) and behaviours that challenge. We also offer a range of residential and nursing care settings for older people with varying levels of need. Job Advert Location Description Dalton Court is a purpose built care home providing a friendly and companionable place to live for older people requiring general or specialist dementia nursing care. Located in the heart of the Lake District, the home offers a supportive environment with individualised bedrooms and comfortable lounge areas. Job Advert Role Description Confident enough to make autonomous decisions, while collaborative enough to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will ideally have significant previous nursing experience in older peoples care homes and demonstrate true commitment both to your own personal development and to the development of your wider team. Your caring and professional approach goes without saying, as does your strong work ethic, reliability and ability to build solid working relationships. In return, you will receive the support of some of the most outstanding nurse leaders in the sector, market-leading rates of pay and almost limitless opportunity for career progression. All nurses who work in our Older People Services receive a paid 15-minute handover following a 12-hour shift. The qualities and skills we look for:

• RGN Qualified & NMC (Nursing & Midwifery Council) Registered
• Previous older peoples care experience is desirable but not essential
• Caring & compassionate with an excellent clinical track record
• Passionate about delivering outstanding care to older people
• Excellent organisation & leadership skills
• Effective communication skills
• Flexible, professional and committed to being the best
• Quality driven with a desire to continually improve yourself & our services

In return, we will give you:

• Market competitive rates of pay
• Specialist dementia training and support from our award-winning, university-accredited ‘Creative Minds’ programme
• Full library of interactive learning resources from the Aged Care Channel in every home for personal & professional development
• Range of salary sacrifice benefits including childcare vouchers, pension, car leases, gym membership, technology purchase schemes and more
• Online benefits portal with a range of offers and cashback rewards
• ** £2000 Welcome Bonus** - only for perm hours. 

• £1,000 CPD fund for every Adult Care Nurse

• Free access to RCNi learning website

• NMC fees paid for

For further information please contact Millie Broome on 01900 898 640 We are also keen to add to our team of Bank Nurses, Care Assistants and Support Services staff, so please get in touch if you are interested in one of those roles too. Division DBS info Disclosure All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland, and the cost of this will be covered by Priory. We are an equal opportunities employer. #Priory01

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