Registered Nurse - Bank

Athena Care Homes (UK) Ltd; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A reputable care home provider in Ipswich is seeking a Registered Nurse to ensure high standards of clinical care for residents. The successful candidate will provide leadership to the clinical team, engage residents in meaningful activities, and conduct regular audits of care plans. The role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive induction, along with 28 days of holiday and additional benefits like a welcome bonus and a Blue Light Card.

Benefits

Competitive salary with enhancements

28 days of holiday

Free Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• 1 year post-registration experience required.
• Experience delivering high quality relationship-centered care.
• Proven track record leading and supporting a clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with care delivery and audit care plans.
• Engage with residents in meaningful occupation.
• Lead the clinical team in alignment with Athena vision.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Knowledge

Communication

Education

NMC registered RN, RMN or RNLD

Job description

As a Registered Nurse at Avocet Court Care Home, you will be responsible for ensuring a high level of clinical care is provided to our residents.

About Avocet Court Care Home

Situated in a residential nook in Ipswich, our 115‑bedroom Avocet Court Care Home is surrounded by beautiful gardens. As one of the top residential care homes, we provide exceptional standards of care.

We’re proud to have an award‑winning activities team and a newly refurbished café that is the heart of our home. We also have fantastic sustainability credentials, including solar panels and green initiatives to minimise our environmental impact.

About the role

Reporting to the Clinical Care Manager, the Registered Nurse will provide strong clinical knowledge and leadership to ensure the highest standards are achieved in the delivery of care within the home including relationship‑centered care, clinical care and dementia care.

Salary

£22.16 per hour

Shift Pattern

Bank hours per week. 12‑hour shifts worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist the Clinical Care Manager with the care delivery in the home, to ensure continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of resident’s care.
• Assist with ensuring care plans are regularly audited and that they are appropriate to the residents needs and reflect the care being delivered.
• Actively engage with residents in meaningful occupation related to their lifestyle choices at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences.
• Lead the clinical team to ensure they are aligned with the Athena vision and are operating from the Athena Charter.

Training, Skills & Experience Required

• Qualified and NMC registered RN, RMN or RNLD with 1 year post‑registration experience.
• Proven track record leading, empowering, supporting and motivating a clinical team.
• Experience delivering high quality relationship‑centered care.

What we can offer

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays and a welcome bonus.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena

Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk).

We want to be the first choice for high quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities.

Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care, clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care.

We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and the importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.