Nurse Unit Manager

Exemplar Ltd; Codnor CP; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supervision support

Learning opportunities

Career prospects

Retail discounts

DBS check

NMC membership

RCNi access

Counselling support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Unit Manager for Yarningdale care home in Ripley. You will lead nursing and care teams, drive quality and maintain high standards of care on your unit, reporting to the Clinical Nurse Manager.

As a Registered Nurse with an NMC PIN, you will oversee care plans, risk assessments, and medication management, acting as Named Nurse for residents and developing your leadership skills within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• First-level nursing registration with a valid NMC PIN is required.
• Post-registration management or supervisory experience and/or training is desired.
• Strong leadership and communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the unit's nursing and care teams to meet medical, physical and emotional needs of residents.
• Provide strong leadership to maintain and continuously develop high standards of care.

Skills

Leadership

Nursing management

Clinical leadership

NMC PIN

Communication skills

Digital skills

Education

NMC PIN

Job description

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 Yarningdale care home in Ripley. 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., 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.
  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.

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.

Yarningdale is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers.

About Exemplar Health Care We're one of the UK's leading providers of nursing care for adults living with complex needs, with more than 60 care homes across England. Everything we do is guided by our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork. This creates a supportive environment where colleagues can grow and make every day better for the people we support.

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.

Yarningdale is a short drive from the M1 and other major roads including the A610 Cromford Road and A38.

If you're travelling on the M1, follow the M1 and A610 to Heanor Road/A6007 in Codnor.

If you're travelling on the A38, follow the A38 and A610 to Heanor Road/A6007 in Codnor.

Yarningdale is situated on Hollywell Avenue just off Heanor Road/A6007. There are limited parking spaces in the home's car park. Street parking is available along Hollywell Avenue. The home is a short walk from several bus stops.

Hollywell Avenue bus stop in both directions (stop IDs: dbsdpgaw and dbsdpgat), which are accessed by buses H1 and Rainbow one.

The nearest train station is Langley Mill which is 3.2 miles away (8 minute drive).