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Head Nurse

Job in Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12, England, UK
Listing for: Orders of St. John Care Trust
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-17
Job specializations:
  • Nursing
    Nursing Home, Healthcare Nursing
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 25.95 GBP Hourly GBP 25.95 HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

We’re one of the largest not for profit care provider in the UK, specialising in providing high quality, person-centred care for older people, in care homes and extra care housing nationwide.

At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you’ll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we’re a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people.

We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we’re currently modernising our portfolio of care homes – refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too.

As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.

Head Nurse

Location: Melksham, Wiltshire

Salary: £25.95 per hour

Contracted

Hours:

42 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

MELKSHAM GARDENS – A BRAND-NEW CARE HOME OPENING IN 2027

Be part of something from the very beginning.

We’re looking for an experienced and compassionate Head Nurse to join the team at Melksham Gardens, our brand-new 80-bed care home in Melksham.

Our purpose-built home on Longleaze Lane will provide residential, nursing and dementia care, alongside respite and day care. With en-suite bedrooms, landscaped gardens, private dining, a cinema, gym and wellbeing facilities, and innovative technology, Melksham Gardens will offer a truly special environment for residents, their families and our colleagues.

Joining a brand-new home is an exciting opportunity to help shape its future, establish high standards of clinical care and create a positive culture from the very beginning.

RECRUITMENT OPEN DAY

Come and meet the team and find out more:

Wednesday 21st October
10am – 3pm
Melksham Town Hall – Council Chamber

Come along to find out more about Melksham Gardens, the Head Nurse role and what it’s like to be part of a brand-new care home team. We’d love to meet you!

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY

Joining a brand-new home is exciting – but it is also different.

Depending on the progress of the home, you may join us during the preparation and mobilisation period or as we welcome our first residents. Your exact start date may therefore be subject to change and could be later than initially anticipated.

As Head Nurse, you’ll play a pivotal role in establishing and maintaining high standards of clinical care at Melksham Gardens. Working closely with the Home Manager, you’ll help develop effective clinical practices, support and guide colleagues, and embed the standards, routines and culture that will underpin excellent, person-centred nursing care.

This is an opportunity to bring your clinical expertise and leadership experience to a brand-new home, helping to build a confident nursing team and ensure residents receive safe, compassionate and individualised care from the outset.

We’re looking for someone who is adaptable, proactive and comfortable with change, with the clinical knowledge and leadership skills to help turn our vision into reality.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you a Registered Nurse who thrives on making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people and has experience leading or supervising a clinical team?

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred nursing care and confident in making clinical decisions?

Our care teams make a real difference every day, and your professionalism, kindness and compassion will be at the heart of everything you do. The role of Head Nurse is pivotal within…

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