Clinical Unit Manager

NHS; Luton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Luton is seeking a Clinical Unit Manager to ensure high standards of care for residents. You'll oversee a specific part of the care home and provide support and mentoring to colleagues. The ideal candidate will be a Registered Nurse with a valid NMC PIN and a commitment to delivering kind care. This role offers a permanent contract with competitive pay and benefits.

Benefits

Enhanced rates of pay

Attractive company benefits

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse with a valid NMC PIN.
• Passion for mentoring and supporting colleagues.
• Understand the standards of practice set by the NMC.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for a specific part of the home.
• Deliver the best level of care to residents.
• Administer medication and monitor residents' needs.

Skills

Registered Nurse with valid PIN

Effective communication

Mentoring

Job description

Overview

In your role as a Clinical Unit Manager at HC One, you ll value one thing above all. Kindness. It carries across every aspect of our Dementia, Nursing, Residential and Specialist care homes. Every single person who works here understands that our residents are people just like them with their own stories to tell. And, by joining us, you ll have a wonderful opportunity to give something back to those people. Being a Clinical Unit Manager will mean taking responsibility for a specific part of the home and delivering the very best level of care. Not to mention running the entire place when the Home Manager and Deputy Home Manager are absent.

Whether you re reporting that a resident has mobility issues, requesting a sample for monitoring, or administering medication, you ll always have resident dignity and wellbeing in mind above all.

Responsibilities

You will be a Registered Nurse with a valid PIN and will understand your commitment to your profession through the standards of practice set by the NMC. You will have a passion to mentor and share your knowledge with your colleagues, along with providing support as a practice supervisor and assessor to students. You will understand the importance of effective communication, both verbally and written, and role model professional behaviours. You will advocate and deliver a person-centred approach to care for the people living in our care home and their families.

About us

At HC-One, our purpose is to support those in our care to lead their best lives. As the Kind Care Company, it is our mission to provide the kindest support and care to Residents living in our care homes, as we strive to be the first-choice care provider for Families, our Colleagues and Commissioners in each of the communities that we serve. We are passionate about ensuring that our current and future Colleagues can be their true selves, and that our workforce represents the communities we serve. We prioritise inclusive working practices and invite applicants from all backgrounds into our HC-One family.

Details

Date posted: 24 September 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £20.89 to £21.89 an hour

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 66678

Job locations: Addington Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9GR

Job responsibilities

What was it that made you decide to become a nurse?

• Did you want to provide Kind Care and make a difference to people in need?
• Was it your love of learning, and the opportunity to work closely with multi-professional teams in a field that is constantly evolving?

Whatever your reason, at HC One, the Kind Care Company, we can offer you a career where your kindness will be truly rewarded. Whether you are at the start of your exciting career journey, or have years of experience as a registered nurse, working within a care home environment can be incredibly rewarding. It embodies the practice of nursing, all while building meaningful, long-lasting relationships with Residents and their loved ones. We are looking for kind nurses to join our dedicated care home teams across the country, offering enhanced rates of pay that progress with your experience alongside a wide range of attractive company benefits.

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Pin

Desirable

• NMC Pin

Experience

Essential

• NMC Pin

Desirable

• NMC Pin

Additional Criteria

Essential

• NMC Pin

Desirable

• NMC Pin

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.

Employer details

HC-One

Address: Addington Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9GR

Employer's website: HC-One careers page (text only)