Clinical Unit Manager

Bupa; Claygate; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

My Healthcare

Annual allowance

Wagestream

28 days holiday

Sick pay scheme

Long service rewards

Free meal on shift

Interest-free travel loan

Pension plans

Parental leave

Menopause Plan

Gym discounts

Starter bonus

Job summary

Bupa in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to lead a care home team. You will promote independence and dignity for residents, assess wellbeing, and provide clinical guidance to staff.

You’ll build relationships with residents, families and local partners, supporting the home’s profile and community engagement. A genuine commitment to NMC codes and ongoing professional development is essential.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a valid NMC pin and commitment to ongoing professional development
• Experience leading a team of Nurses and Care Assistants
• Experience working with younger adults aged 18 to 70 with long-term neurological conditions and brain injury

Responsibilities

• Promote residents independence, choice and dignity by ensuring high care standards
• Assess residents wellbeing and maintain accurate records of physical, emotional and social needs
• Deliver clinical guidance to the team and mentor staff to ensure safe, smooth operations
• Build relationships with residents, families and the local community to raise the care home's profile
• Lead and liaise with local partners to enhance community engagement and partnerships
• Demonstrate leadership with a focus on compassionate, person-centred care and professional development

Skills

Nursing leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Team management

Education

NMC registered nurse

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Whether you're taking charge of a unit or a floor, you'll promote our resident's independence, choice and dignity by ensuring that the team provide the highest standards of care at all times
• With the help of your team, you'll assess each resident's wellbeing - making sure their physical, emotional and social needs are met - always maintaining accurate records
• Delivering clinical guidance to your team, you'll lead by example; motivating and mentoring the team to ensure the safe, smooth and efficient running of the care home
• You'll build lasting relationships with the residents and the people they care about, as well as caring about the home itself - fostering a sense of community

• Creating and developing strong relationships with local partners, you will liaise with these partners, playing an important role in raising the care home's profile in the local area and beyond

  The candidate must be expereinced in leading a team of Nurses and Care Assistants. Ideally the applicant will have experience working with younger adults aged 18 to 70. with long term neurological conditions and Brain Injury., A Registered Nurse with a valid NMC pin and a genuine commitment to adhering to the NMC Codes of Conduct and expanding your professional development

• You're passionate about caring for the elderly and infirm (change as necessary) and have a flair for helping people maintain their independence, choice and dignity
• An effective communicator who's able to build strong and honest relationships with residents and their families
• Someone who's ready to use their clinical experience to lead, motivate and mentor a team - who's able to delegate effectively and promote excellent customer service and relationships.

• A respectful and compassionate team player with the belief in giving your personal best.

  Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

  Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Employment Details

Time Type: Full time

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• My Healthcare - Free access to 24/6 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• 28 days holiday
• We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Free meal on every shift
• Interest‑free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans - find out more on our career site
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
• Your starter bonus will be paid to you in the next available pay run once you have completed four weeks' service and will be subject to deductions for tax and NI.

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them. and NI.