Senior Night Nurse
Working Hours: 42 hours per week, including alternate weekends (includes paid breaks)
Location: Poole, Dorset
Site: Canford Chase
Closing Date: 19/11/2026
From £26.27 to £29.07 per hour
42 hours per week, including alternate weekends (includes paid breaks)
- Additional hours / overtime opportunities available to suit your circumstances
- Paid breaks and free meals on duty
- Opportunity to train to be a practice assessor/supervisor of student nurses
- Free uniforms
- Opportunities for career advancement to Clinical Lead and beyond
- Support with revalidation
- Clinical and dementia care conferences led by the Colten team
- Support with practice supervision and assessor roles in line with NMC guidelines
- Access to our Senior Clinical Skills Trainer and our wide selection of training programmes
- Payment and support with Health and Care Visa as needed
- Hands-on practical training and Nursing Times e-Learning modules
- Clinical skills updates on subjects including venepuncture, catheterisation, T34 syringe driver, end-of-life care, and much more
- At Colten Care we are proud to offer career development opportunities, and a range of pay enhancements across our roles.
You’ll work with fellow Nurses and Senior Care Leads, as well as the local multi-disciplinary teams, with 24/7 on-call support available to you from other Colten Care Clinical/ Quality experts. You’ll be responsible for leading the shift and the allocation of duties to other nurses and the care team. You’ll build lasting relationships with our residents and make a meaningful difference to their health and wellbeing every day.
About you
You’ll have excellent clinical knowledge and sound judgement, with great communications skills, able to lead with a “can-do” attitude. You’ll be a team player, with attention to detail and a sense of fun. Using your clinical know-how, you can either continue as or become a practice assessor/ supervisor, supporting our student nurses and Trainee Nurse Associates.
You’ll have experience role modelling and promoting best practice in wound management, nutrition, tissue viability, end-of-life care, and other essential clinical interventions.
We’re an award-winning, family-owned, independent care home group, with an outstanding reputation in the industry. This is due to our amazing people and our focus on keeping the resident at the heart of everything we do.
We strive to be the best we can hence why all 21 of our nursing homes are rated at least good and 7 are outstanding by the CQC, our national regulator.
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Senior Night Nurse - Poole, Dorset employer: Colten Care
Colten Care is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and nurturing environment for those passionate about making a difference in elderly care. With comprehensive training, career development opportunities, and a focus on employee well-being, you will thrive as part of a dedicated team in the beautiful setting of Dorchester, Dorset. Join us to not only share your musical talents but also to create memorable experiences for our residents while enjoying benefits like paid breaks and free meals on duty.
