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Care home nurse jobs in Buckinghamshire

Adult social care in Buckinghamshire employs people in 400 filled registered nurse posts, on the most recent Skills for Care count. Below are the published figures for the area, and every advert on this site for the role right now.

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Published figures for Buckinghamshire

What the official data says about Buckinghamshire

Skills for Care recorded 400 filled registered nurse posts in Buckinghamshire in 2024/25, out of 425 registered nurse posts in total. Around 25 of those registered nurse posts in Buckinghamshire were vacant when the data was collected. That is a 6.9% vacancy rate for the registered nurse role in Buckinghamshire.

The registered nurse role is 3.2% of the 12,500 filled adult social care posts in Buckinghamshire. Turnover in the registered nurse role in Buckinghamshire ran at 49.7%. New starters were 49.1% of registered nurse posts in Buckinghamshire over the year.

On filled registered nurse posts, Buckinghamshire ranks 7th of the 19 South East areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the South East sits at 150 filled registered nurse posts, against 400 in Buckinghamshire. Across the 152 published England areas the middle is 150.

For the shape of the rest of the Buckinghamshire workforce, the same release records 600 filled senior care worker posts, 225 filled registered manager posts and 7,500 filled care worker posts.

Reported median pay in Buckinghamshire was £22.57 an hour for the registered nurse role and about £43,400 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Buckinghamshire only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.

Full-time workers in Buckinghamshire earn a median of £40,365 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Buckinghamshire at £26,200, £14,165 below it.

Registered nurse, filled posts
400
Registered nurse, vacancy rate
6.9%
Registered nurse, median full-time annual pay
£43,400
Registered nurse, posts in total
425
Registered nurse, vacant posts
25
Registered nurse, turnover rate
49.7%
Registered nurse, starters in the last 12 months
49.1%
Registered nurse, median hourly pay
£22.57

The registered nurse role

Nursing in a care home is clinical work with continuity that a ward cannot offer. You know the residents, you see how a condition moves over months, and you are usually the most senior clinician in the building.

The caseload is long-term conditions, frailty, dementia, wound care, catheters, syringe drivers and end of life care, alongside supervising the care team on shift and liaising with GPs and district nurses.

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Registered nurse (care home) jobs in Buckinghamshire: common questions

How many registered nurse jobs are there in Buckinghamshire?

Skills for Care recorded 400 filled registered nurse posts in Buckinghamshire in 2024/25, with around 25 vacant. That is the size of the workforce, not a count of adverts. The live list on this page shows what is currently open in Buckinghamshire.

What does a registered nurse earn in Buckinghamshire?

Median reported pay in Buckinghamshire was £22.57 an hour, or about £43,400 a year full time, from local authority and independent sector employers. Each advert states its own rate, and that is the figure that counts.

Do I need experience to apply for care home nurse jobs in Buckinghamshire?

Current NMC registration as an RGN, RMN or RNLD. Enhanced DBS check, paid for by the employer. Right to work in the UK. Each advert in Buckinghamshire sets out what that employer asks for.