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Peripatetic Nurse; RGN​/RMN - Care Home

Job in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1, Scotland, UK
Listing for: NHS
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-09
Job specializations:
  • Nursing
    Healthcare Nursing, Nursing Home, Mental Health Nurse
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Peripatetic Nurse (RGN/RMN) - Care Home

As a Peripatetic Nurse (RGN/RMN) at Barchester, you'll travel across your region to deliver the high clinical standards the organization is known for. You'll lead a multi-disciplinary team to ensure that on each shift, at every location, all residents receive the highest quality care.

Main duties of the job

The role involves a wide range of responsibilities, from making sure new residents are settling in, to helping advance your team members' skills, and developing care plans that are tailored to the residents' physical and mental needs. As a Peripatetic Nurse, you'll have the freedom and autonomy to do things the right way and be truly valued and respected for your work.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, offering high-quality residential, nursing, and dementia care. The organization is dedicated to providing the best possible care for its residents and supporting its employees to deliver exceptional service.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE

Homes this vacancy will cover:
Lanercost House CA27PW
, Newlands CA143NE
, Lochduhar DG29JW
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As a Peripatetic Nurse (RGN/RMN) at Barchester, you'll travel across your region to deliver the high clinical standards we re known for. We ll look to you to lead a multi-disciplinary team to make sure that on each shift, at every location, all of our residents get the highest quality care. You can expect a wide range of responsibilities, from making sure new residents are settling in, to helping advance your team members  skills, and developing care plans that are tailored to our residents  physical and mental needs.

As a Peripatetic Nurse, you ll have the freedom and autonomy to do things the right way and be truly valued and respected for what you do.

ABOUT YOU
To join us as a Peripatetic Nurse, you ll need to be a Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN) with a current NMC registration and a teaching, mentoring or supervision qualification. A strong, up-to-date clinical knowledge is important, as is a good understanding of key regulatory frameworks, including the safe administration of medicines, Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines, and NMC standards. We ll also look for a successful track record of producing care plans and detailed risk assessments.

Dedicated and ambitious, you ll be able to lead by example your can-do approach and excellent communication skills will motivate the teams in each Barchester care home you work with.

REWARDS PACKAGE In return for your dedication, you ll receive a competitive salary plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: NMC registration paid every year Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Nurse Mentor  and Refer a Friend  bonus schemes Offer to pay Health & Care Worker Visa immigration fees (for eligible nurses)

And so much more!

If you d like to use your clinical and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you d expect for your loved ones, this is an empowering and rewarding place to be.

Person Specification Qualifications
  • To join as a Peripatetic Nurse, you ll need to be a Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN) with a current NMC registration and a teaching, mentoring, or supervision qualification. A strong, up-to-date clinical knowledge, understanding of regulatory frameworks, and a successful track record of producing care plans and risk assessments are also required.
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.

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