Registered Nurse (Adults Residential) – Person-Centred, Values-Led Care
Are you a compassionate, accountable Registered Nurse who wants to make a meaningful difference in adults’ lives within a residential college setting? We’re looking for a nurse to join our Adults Residential Service, supporting people to live safe, fulfilling lives with dignity, choice and independence.
You’ll work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality clinical care and ensuring practice is safe, evidence-based and aligned to the NMC Code, CQC Fundamental Standards and the principles of the Care Act 2014 (wellbeing, prevention, personalisation and safeguarding).
This role is required for 52 weeks per year, working 40 hours a week within our Residential setting.
About The Role
About the role
As a Registered Nurse, you will provide skilled nursing care and clinical leadership to ensure each person receives holistic, individualised support. You’ll contribute to assessments, care planning, medicines management and health monitoring—working in partnership with people we support, families, advocates and external health professionals.
Key responsibilities
Deliver safe, effective, person-centred nursing care in an adults residential environment.
Undertake clinical assessments, implement and review care plans and risk assessments, and monitor health outcomes.
Lead on safe medicines management in line with legislation, organisational policy and professional standards.
Maintain accurate, timely records and documentation in line with the NMC Code and information governance requirements.
Promote a safe environment through robust safeguarding practice, incident reporting, infection prevention and control, and health & safety compliance.
Provide guidance, coaching and clinical oversight to care colleagues, including appropriate delegation and competency support.
Work collaboratively with GPs, community teams, therapists and specialists to ensure continuity of care and effective escalation when needs change.
Contribute to quality improvement through audits, learning reviews, best practice updates and service development.
About you
You’re a nurse who brings professionalism, warmth and confidence to your practice. You understand the importance of rights-based, person-centred care and can balance clinical priorities with compassion and clear communication.
Essential requirements
Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN/RNLD) with current NMC registration and commitment to practising in line with the NMC Code (including revalidation).
Experience in an adult care setting (residential, community, primary care, or clinical environment).
Strong clinical assessment, communication and organisational skills, with confident clinical decision-making and escalation.
Practice leadership skills: able to provide visible clinical leadership on shift, support safe delegation, and model best practice.
Ability to complete and document practice observations (e.g., observing care delivery, medicines practice, IPC, record keeping) and provide constructive feedback to improve standards.
Ability to complete competency assessments and/or support competency development for care colleagues (e.g., medicines, clinical tasks, documentation, IPC), in line with organisational frameworks.
Confidence in medicines management and clinical record keeping.
A clear commitment to safeguarding, dignity, respect and person-centred outcomes.
Flexibility to work shifts, including evenings/weekends as required by the service.Desirable
Experience supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, complex physical health needs and/or older adults.
Knowledge of CQC standards, clinical governance and quality frameworks.
Experience mentoring, supervising or supporting learning and development in others.
Safer recruitment
Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check, in line with safer recruitment and regulatory requirements
Salary description
£41891.00 - £41891.00 per year