Nurse . Dalton Court Care Home

Nurse (Days). Dalton Court Care Home

• Hourly rate: £23.65 per hour
• Shift pattern: 8am-8pm
• Contracted hours: 44 hours per week
• Skilled Worker visa switch considered; no other sponsorship available.

Join our dedicated team at Dalton Court Care Home and play a vital role in delivering outstanding nursing care to our residents every day.

We're looking for a compassionate and professional Registered Nurse who is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care and leading clinical excellence.

Main duties of the job

What You'll Do

• Deliver safe, effective nursing care tailored to individual resident needs.
• Lead and support the care team, providing clinical guidance and expertise.
• Administer and manage medications safely and accurately.
• Monitor residents' health and wellbeing, responding promptly to concerns.
• Complete clinical assessments, care plans and documentation.
• Liaise with families, GPs and other healthcare professionals.
• Promote dignity, independence and choice in everything you do.
• Ensure high standards of care, safeguarding and regulatory compliance are maintained.

About us

Why Join Dalton Court?

• Be part of an exceptional team that is passionate about making a difference every day
• Career development and progression opportunities across Sandstone Care Group
• Ongoing training and development to support your professional growth
• Flexible pay options with access to earned wages before payday
• Health and wellbeing support for you and your family
• Employee recognition and reward programmes that celebrate great work
• Exclusive high street discounts at leading retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues

Details

Date posted

12 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23.65 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

L0137-26-0058

Job locations

Sandstone Care Group

Dalton Court Care Home

Europe Way

Cockermouth

Cumbria

CA13 0RJ

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Role-specific

Duties:

The

Registered Nurses responsibilities include but are not limited to the

following:

Ensure

that service users are at the heart of the care delivery and their wishes and

preferences enhance their wellbeing

Undertake

the care planning activities for service users to meet changing physical,

psychological and social needs, taking into consideration privacy, dignity,

personal choice and informed consent

Ensure

care plans are developed in collaboration with service users, their families

and friends (where appropriate) and members of the multidisciplinary team

Undertake

all aspects of medicine management in line with legal, professional and

regulatory requirements

Be

responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals supported

by the service

Working

with Others:

Develop

effective working relationships with all employees within the service

Work

in cooperation with members of the multidisciplinary teams to maximise

opportunities for service users in the service

Other

Duties:

Other duties and responsibilities to

be undertaken may include any (or all) of the items in the following list:

Seek

opportunities for personal and professional growth

Work

within the NMC Code of Conduct

To

provide leadership to the care and nursing functions of the service

To

provide nursing care in accordance with current best practice, according to

policy and procedures, agreed standards, legislative requirements, relevant

regulations under the direction of the Manager and within the financial plans

agreed from time-to-time

Personal

and Professional Development:

Attend

statutory training and any other training as directed by management

Be

registered with the NMC and work within the Code of Conduct

To

comply with NMC requirements for revalidation every three years; this will

require (among other measures) obtaining practice-based feedback, reflective

discussions, written self-reflections on practice, and obtaining confirming

evidence of continued adherence to the NMC codes of practice from a health

care professional, normally the line manager

Person Specification

• The selections for

essential and desirable have been left intentionally blank for you to determine

these.*

Specific Requirement for Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Good

English - written and verbal

x

Registered

with relevant body, e.g. NMC

x

Level

1 Registered Nurse Qualification

x

Supervisory

or management qualification

x

Specific Requirement for Skills

Essential

Desirable

Proficient Written

Skills

Maintain

all care plans/care records in accordance with the services policy and audit

care records following company policy to ensure compliance

x

Problem-solving

Skills

Registered

Nurses need to be able to adapt and address situations quickly

x

Plan,

develop, implement and assess approaches to promote health and wellbeing

x

Recognise

and report situations where there might be a need for protection

x

Promote

the effective resolution of team conflicts

x

Ensure

there are always adequate staff with the necessary skills on duty

x

Share

in the development of the strategic plans of the service

x

Communication Skills

Supervise

and communicate effectively with staff to ensure that shifts run smoothly,

making sure all work is carried out in an organised and efficient manner,

taking into consideration peoples preferences

x

Liaise

appropriately with all visitors and callers to the service

x

Undertaking

and undergoing formal supervision

x

Specific Requirement for Previous Experience

Essential

Desirable

Previous

experience of working in similar environments

x

Previous

experience of working in similar supervisory roles

x

Experience

of working with service users, in particular, those that may have additional

support needs

x

Knowledge

of rota planning, ensuring adequate staff on duty with the correct skill mix,

and fair allocation of off duty/annual leave

x

Values-based Personal Qualities

Area

Specific Requirement

Working

Together

Involve

Service Users, families, external agencies and colleagues

Speak

up when things go wrong

Respect

and Dignity

Understand

person-centred care and can demonstrate treating people as individuals and

respecting choices

Promoting

independence and encouraging appropriate risk taking

Everybody

Counts

Ensuring

no one is discriminated against or excluded

Understand

human rights and impact on care delivery

Facilitating

people to speak up about concerns and acting upon them

Commitment

to Quality of Care

Striving

for quality in everything we do, recognising and understanding what quality

in care means for people using the services

Being

accepting about criticism and focusing on improvement

Being

open to new opportunities for learning and identifying the limits of skills

and knowledge

Compassion

Treating

people with kindness

Understanding

the importance of empathy in all areas of employment

Understanding

the values of others and always providing a caring service

Improving

Lives

Focus

on how things could be done better and sharing ideas

Understanding

of wellbeing and what is important to people using the service

Improving

outcomes for people

Ensuring

appropriate services are provided for people using the services

Job responsibilities

Role-specific

Duties:

The

Registered Nurses responsibilities include but are not limited to the

following:

Ensure

that service users are at the heart of the care delivery and their wishes and

preferences enhance their wellbeing

Undertake

the care planning activities for service users to meet changing physical,

psychological and social needs, taking into consideration privacy, dignity,

personal choice and informed consent

Ensure

care plans are developed in collaboration with service users, their families

and friends (where appropriate) and members of the multidisciplinary team

Undertake

all aspects of medicine management in line with legal, professional and

regulatory requirements

Be

responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals supported

by the service

Working

with Others:

Develop

effective working relationships with all employees within the service

Work

in cooperation with members of the multidisciplinary teams to maximise

opportunities for service users in the service

Other

Duties:

Other duties and responsibilities to

be undertaken may include any (or all) of the items in the following list:

Seek

opportunities for personal and professional growth

Work

within the NMC Code of Conduct

To

provide leadership to the care and nursing functions of the service

To

provide nursing care in accordance with current best practice, according to

policy and procedures, agreed standards, legislative requirements, relevant

regulations under the direction of the Manager and within the financial plans

agreed from time-to-time

Personal

and Professional Development:

Attend

statutory training and any other training as directed by management

Be

registered with the NMC and work within the Code of Conduct

To

comply with NMC requirements for revalidation every three years; this will

require (among other measures) obtaining practice-based feedback, reflective

discussions, written self-reflections on practice, and obtaining confirming

evidence of continued adherence to the NMC codes of practice from a health

care professional, normally the line manager

Person Specification

• The selections for

essential and desirable have been left intentionally blank for you to determine

these.*

Specific Requirement for Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Good

English - written and verbal

x

Registered

with relevant body, e.g. NMC

x

Level

1 Registered Nurse Qualification

x

Supervisory

or management qualification

x

Specific Requirement for Skills

Essential

Desirable

Proficient Written

Skills

Maintain

all care plans/care records in accordance with the services policy and audit

care records following company policy to ensure compliance

x

Problem-solving

Skills

Registered

Nurses need to be able to adapt and address situations quickly

x

Plan,

develop, implement and assess approaches to promote health and wellbeing

x

Recognise

and report situations where there might be a need for protection

x

Promote

the effective resolution of team conflicts

x

Ensure

there are always adequate staff with the necessary skills on duty

x

Share

in the development of the strategic plans of the service

x

Communication Skills

Supervise

and communicate effectively with staff to ensure that shifts run smoothly,

making sure all work is carried out in an organised and efficient manner,

taking into consideration peoples preferences

x

Liaise

appropriately with all visitors and callers to the service

x

Undertaking

and undergoing formal supervision

x

Specific Requirement for Previous Experience

Essential

Desirable

Previous

experience of working in similar environments

x

Previous

experience of working in similar supervisory roles

x

Experience

of working with service users, in particular, those that may have additional

support needs

x

Knowledge

of rota planning, ensuring adequate staff on duty with the correct skill mix,

and fair allocation of off duty/annual leave

x

Values-based Personal Qualities

Area

Specific Requirement

Working

Together

Involve

Service Users, families, external agencies and colleagues

Speak

up when things go wrong

Respect

and Dignity

Understand

person-centred care and can demonstrate treating people as individuals and

respecting choices

Promoting

independence and encouraging appropriate risk taking

Everybody

Counts

Ensuring

no one is discriminated against or excluded

Understand

human rights and impact on care delivery

Facilitating

people to speak up about concerns and acting upon them

Commitment

to Quality of Care

Striving

for quality in everything we do, recognising and understanding what quality

in care means for people using the services

Being

accepting about criticism and focusing on improvement

Being

open to new opportunities for learning and identifying the limits of skills

and knowledge

Compassion

Treating

people with kindness

Understanding

the importance of empathy in all areas of employment

Understanding

the values of others and always providing a caring service

Improving

Lives

Focus

on how things could be done better and sharing ideas

Understanding

of wellbeing and what is important to people using the service

Improving

outcomes for people

Ensuring

appropriate services are provided for people using the services

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A valid NMC registration (RGN/RMN).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A valid NMC registration (RGN/RMN).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Sandstone Care Group

Address

Sandstone Care Group

Dalton Court Care Home

Europe Way

Cockermouth

Cumbria

CA13 0RJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sandstonecare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sandstone Care Group

Address

Sandstone Care Group

Dalton Court Care Home

Europe Way

Cockermouth

Cumbria

CA13 0RJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sandstonecare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Role-specific

Duties:

The

Registered Nurses responsibilities include but are not limited to the

following:

Ensure

that service users are at the heart of the care delivery and their wishes and

preferences enhance their wellbeing

Undertake

the care planning activities for service users to meet changing physical,

psychological and social needs, taking into consideration privacy, dignity,

personal choice and informed consent

Ensure

care plans are developed in collaboration with service users, their families

and friends (where appropriate) and members of the multidisciplinary team

Undertake

all aspects of medicine management in line with legal, professional and

regulatory requirements

Be

responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals supported

by the service

Working

with Others:

Develop

effective working relationships with all employees within the service

Work

in cooperation with members of the multidisciplinary teams to maximise

opportunities for service users in the service

Other

Duties:

Other duties and responsibilities to

be undertaken may include any (or all) of the items in the following list:

Seek

opportunities for personal and professional growth

Work

within the NMC Code of Conduct

To

provide leadership to the care and nursing functions of the service

To

provide nursing care in accordance with current best practice, according to

policy and procedures, agreed standards, legislative requirements, relevant

regulations under the direction of the Manager and within the financial plans

agreed from time-to-time

Personal

and Professional Development:

Attend

statutory training and any other training as directed by management

Be

registered with the NMC and work within the Code of Conduct

To

comply with NMC requirements for revalidation every three years; this will

require (among other measures) obtaining practice-based feedback, reflective

discussions, written self-reflections on practice, and obtaining confirming

evidence of continued adherence to the NMC codes of practice from a health

care professional, normally the line manager

Person Specification

• The selections for

essential and desirable have been left intentionally blank for you to determine

these.*

Specific Requirement for Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Good

English - written and verbal

x

Registered

with relevant body, e.g. NMC

x

Level

1 Registered Nurse Qualification

x

Supervisory

or management qualification

x

Specific Requirement for Skills

Essential

Desirable

Proficient Written

Skills

Maintain

all care plans/care records in accordance with the services policy and audit

care records following company policy to ensure compliance

x

Problem-solving

Skills

Registered

Nurses need to be able to adapt and address situations quickly

x

Plan,

develop, implement and assess approaches to promote health and wellbeing

x

Recognise

and report situations where there might be a need for protection

x

Promote

the effective resolution of team conflicts

x

Ensure

there are always adequate staff with the necessary skills on duty

x

Share

in the development of the strategic plans of the service

x

Communication Skills

Supervise

and communicate effectively with staff to ensure that shifts run smoothly,

making sure all work is carried out in an organised and efficient manner,

taking into consideration peoples preferences

x

Liaise

appropriately with all visitors and callers to the service

x

Undertaking

and undergoing formal supervision

x

Specific Requirement for Previous Experience

Essential

Desirable

Previous

experience of working in similar environments

x

Previous

experience of working in similar supervisory roles

x

Experience

of working with service users, in particular, those that may have additional

support needs

x

Knowledge

of rota planning, ensuring adequate staff on duty with the correct skill mix,

and fair allocation of off duty/annual leave

x

Values-based Personal Qualities

Area

Specific Requirement

Working

Together

Involve

Service Users, families, external agencies and colleagues

Speak

up when things go wrong

Respect

and Dignity

Understand

person-centred care and can demonstrate treating people as individuals and

respecting choices

Promoting

independence and encouraging appropriate risk taking

Everybody

Counts

Ensuring

no one is discriminated against or excluded

Understand

human rights and impact on care delivery

Facilitating

people to speak up about concerns and acting upon them

Commitment

to Quality of Care

Striving

for quality in everything we do, recognising and understanding what quality

in care means for people using the services

Being

accepting about criticism and focusing on improvement

Being

open to new opportunities for learning and identifying the limits of skills

and knowledge

Compassion

Treating

people with kindness

Understanding

the importance of empathy in all areas of employment

Understanding

the values of others and always providing a caring service

Improving

Lives

Focus

on how things could be done better and sharing ideas

Understanding

of wellbeing and what is important to people using the service

Improving

outcomes for people

Ensuring

appropriate services are provided for people using the services

Qualifications

Essential

• A valid NMC registration (RGN/RMN).