Nurse Unit Manager

Bo Asian Bistro; Castleford; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a passionate Nurse Unit Manager at a leading care home in Castleford. In this role, you will utilize your nursing leadership skills to make a significant impact on the lives of residents with complex needs. You will oversee a dedicated team, ensuring high standards of care while fostering a supportive environment. With excellent training and career development opportunities available, this position is perfect for a Registered Nurse eager to advance into management. Join a forward-thinking organization that values integrity, teamwork, and personal development.

Benefits

Excellent supervision and peer support

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

Qualifications

• Must have a valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN.
• Experience in management or supervisory roles is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing and care teams to meet the needs of residents.
• Manage clinical elements and risks within the unit.
• Ensure timely completion of care plans and risk assessments.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical skills

Communication skills

Digital skills

Team management

Education

First-level nursing registration

Management or supervisory experience

Job description

Position: Nurse Unit Manager - Nights (RGN, RMN, RNLD)

Care home: Wheldale Heights
Location: Castleford, WF10 2PY
Contract type: 42 hours per week, Nights
Rate: £23.28 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 Wheldale Heights care home in Castleford.

Wheldale Heights is a care service for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

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

Wheldale Heights is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

We support adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities, including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease.

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

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.
• Supervision and management of your unit’s ordering, handling, storage, administration, recording and disposal of medication.

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

• 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. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

Please note, this role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without an existing visa or right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable for the post.