Nurse Unit Manager

Exemplar Health Care Services Limited; Brighton; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider is seeking a Nurse Unit Manager to lead a team at Greenacre Park care home in Leicester. This role involves ensuring high standards of care and overseeing clinical elements. Ideal candidates will have nursing leadership experience and a valid NMC PIN. This position offers excellent rewards, support, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Excellent supervision and support

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Paid NMC membership

24/7 counselling and support

Electric car salary sacrifice scheme

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of best practice in nursing care.
• Ability to motivate and encourage a team.
• Experience in managing nursing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing teams to meet residents' needs.
• Oversee and manage clinical elements and risks.
• Ensure timely completion and review of care plans.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clinical skills

Communication skills

Digital skills

Education

First-level nursing registration with valid NMC PIN

Post-registration management or supervisory experience

Job description

Overview

Position: Nurse Unit Manager (RMN / RNLD / RGN)

Care home: Greenacre Park

Location: 2 Elmdon Drive, Humberstone, Leicester, LE5 0BN

Contract type: Full time (12 hour day shifts)

Rate: £20.93 per hour

This is an exciting opportunity to use your nursing leadership skills to make a real difference every day. Join us as our new Unit Manager at Greenacre Park care home in Leicester.

In this role, you’ll work at a senior level, under the leadership of the Clinical Nurse Manager, to manage a team of nursing and care colleagues, drive quality and maintain high standards of care on your unit.

As a Registered Nurse with us, you’ll be empowered to really make a difference. Our high staffing levels give you the time to provide truly person-centred nursing care, with a supportive team around you. And our excellent training and career development pathways support you to be the best Nurse you can be.

About Exemplar Health Care

Greenacre Park is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

We support adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro-disabilities including brain injuries and strokes, Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, and physical disabilities including spinal injuries.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

Located on Elmdon Drive in Humberstone, Greenacre Park has 28 bedrooms across two small, purpose-built units, creating a homely and supportive environment that’s more responsive to individual needs. We provide a supportive environment at Greenacre Park, people get the care they need, and are able to stay closer to their loved ones. We’re dedicated to making every day better for the people we support, helping them lead meaningful lives and achieve their personal goals.

About the role

As a Unit Manager with Exemplar Health Care, you’ll be at the forefront of clinical care delivery for the people living on your designated unit. No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• leading your unit’s care and nursing teams to ensure we meet the medical, physical and emotional needs of the people we support
• providing strong leadership to maintain and continuously develop high standards of care and drive continuous improvement
• overseeing and managing all your unit’s clinical elements and risks
• ensuring care plans and risk assessments are completed and reviewed in a timely manner and reflect care interventions appropriately
• acting as the Named Nurse for residents allocated to you, with responsibility for the oversight, review and update of their care profiles
• the supervision and management of your unit’s ordering, handling, storage, administration, recording and disposal of medication

Download our job description to read more: https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029955197/

About you

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’ll be a natural role model with the ability to manage your unit’s team of Registered Nurses, Nurse Associates and Health Care Assistants.

You’ll also have:

• a thorough understanding of best practice in nursing care
• an excellent range of clinical and communication skills that you’re able to demonstrate
• an enthusiastic approach to encouraging and motivating people
• the ability to work confidently on your own initiative
• a good standard of digital skills.

To apply for this role, you must have a first-level nursing registration with a valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN.

As this is a management role, you should also have post-registration and management or supervisory experience and/or training or qualifications. This is a great opportunity for a Registered Nurse who wants to progress into management.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• retail and lifestyle reward discounts
• free DBS check
• electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• paid NMC membership
• paid access to the RCNi Learning platform
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility.

How to apply

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Please note, this role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without an existing visa or right to work in the UK will not be suitable for the post. For an informal chat about joining us, you can call Grace, our Nurse Talent Specialist on 07375926210 or email [e-mail]