Clinical Unit Manager Clinical Unit Manager

HC-One Ltd.; Luton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking a Clinical Unit Manager to ensure the best level of care for residents. This role includes administering medication, mentoring staff, and ensuring compliance with professional standards. Candidates must be registered nurses with strong communication skills and a commitment to safeguarding. The position offers a competitive hourly rate with various benefits, including professional development opportunities.

Benefits

£20.89 to £21.89 per hour

Paid Enhanced DBS/PVG

Free uniform

Nutritious meals during shifts

Company pension scheme

28 days annual leave

Group life assurance cover

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a valid PIN number.
• Ability to mentor and supervise learners.
• Ability to role model professional behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for a specific part of the home and deliver the best level of care.
• Advocate and deliver a person-centred approach to care.
• Administer medications in accordance with policies.

Skills

Registered Nurse with a valid PIN number

Strong communication skills

Commitment to professional standards

Understanding of safeguarding

Job description

Overview

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

We are HC One, the Kind Care Company, and we offer careers where your kindness is truly rewarded. Whether you are starting your career or already have experience as a registered nurse, working within a care home environment can be incredibly rewarding. It embodies the practice of nursing 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.

Being a Clinical Unit Manager will mean taking responsibility for a specific part of the home and delivering the very best level of care, and acting as the lead when the Home Manager and Deputy Home Manager are absent. You will ensure resident dignity and wellbeing in all duties, including assessing mobility needs and, when appropriate, facilitating sample collection or administering medication, with a focus on person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for a specific part of the home and deliver the best level of care; provide leadership when the Home Manager and Deputy Home Manager are absent.
• Ensure resident dignity and wellbeing in all actions, including identifying mobility issues and assisting with assessments as required.
• Administer medications in accordance with policies and oversee related procedures.
• Advocate and deliver a person-centred approach to care for residents and their families.
• Model professional behaviours and effective communication, both verbally and in writing.
• Safeguarding: recognise signs of potential abuse, harm or neglect, report concerns, and undertake safeguarding training as required.
• Mentor and share knowledge with colleagues; provide support as a practice supervisor and assessor to students.
• Operate in accordance with NMC standards and maintain compliance with professional practice

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a valid PIN number.
• Commitment to professional standards and patient safety; ability to mentor and supervise learners.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written; ability to role model professional behaviours.
• Understanding the importance of safeguarding and the ability to escalate concerns when action is not taken.

Benefits

• £20.89 to £21.89 per hour
• Paid Enhanced DBS/PVG
• Free uniform
• Nutritious meals during shifts of eight hours or more
• Company pension scheme
• 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays (contract dependent)
• Group life assurance cover
• Wagestream - financial wellbeing and flexible access to pay as you need it
• Award-winning learning and development opportunities with support to achieve additional qualifications
• GP online - around-the-clock GP consultation via an app (for you and your children under 16)
• Opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues as part of an outstanding team
• Colleague discounts - access to over 1600 high street discounts
• Wellbeing support via an independent Employee Assistance Programme
• Colleague recognition schemes, such as Kindness in Care and Long Service Awards
• Refer-a-friend scheme up to £1000 per referral (terms apply)

About HC-One

At HC-One, our purpose is to support those in our care to lead their best lives. As the Kind Care Company, we strive to be the first-choice care provider for families, colleagues and commissioners in the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a quick and clear process from offer to your first day and to supporting your professional and personal growth through robust career pathways and CPD.

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 the HC-One family.