Registered Nurse (RGN)

Are you a Registered Nurse looking for a role that genuinely invests in you, offering tailored professional development, a supportive team environment and the opportunity to make a real difference every day? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our dedicated nursing team at The Poplars Care Centre, a specialist nursing care home in Maidstone, Kent.

Our ethos

At The Poplars, we are family-oriented, resident-led and committed to delivering outstanding care in an environment where both residents and team members truly thrive. We believe that supported, motivated nurses provide better care, and we back that belief with genuine investment in our people.

About the role

As a Registered Nurse, you'll be a skilled and compassionate clinical lead, responsible not only for the direct care of your residents, but for inspiring and guiding the team around you. This is a role for someone who takes pride in high standards, values meaningful relationships with residents and their families, and wants to grow professionally in a home that will support them to do so.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Taking holistic responsibility for the well-being of your residents, ensuring their physical, emotional and social needs are met with care and dignity
• Leading, motivating and mentoring your care team, providing clinical guidance and hands-on support
• Carrying out comprehensive assessments and developing, implementing and evaluating individualised care plans
• Monitoring care practices and environments to ensure safety, compliance and adherence to relevant legislation and standards
• Championing residents' independence, choice, dignity and respect in every aspect of care delivery
• Driving continuous improvement and contributing to the wider development of the home

What we're looking for

• A valid NMC Pin and current RGN or RMN registration (essential)
• Experience in a nursing or residential care setting
• Strong clinical assessment and care planning skills
• A natural ability to lead, inspire and support a care team
• Excellent communication skills and a warm, resident-centred approach
• A commitment to ongoing professional development and high standards of care

What we offer

At The Poplars, we recognise that great nurses deserve great support. In return for your dedication, we offer:

• A paid, structured training programme tailored to your professional development and career aspirations
• 33 days of annual leave, including bank holidays
• Contributory stakeholder pension scheme
• Free hot meals on every shift
• DBS check cost fully covered by us
• Access to a company discount scheme

A valid NMC Pin is required.

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

The Poplars Care Centre is an equal opportunities employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From £23.38 per hour

Experience:

• Nursing: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• NMC Pin (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person