Nurse Unit Manager

JR United Kingdom; Oldham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care provider as a Unit Manager at Walton Grove care home. This role encompasses nursing leadership in a new facility designed for individuals needing specialized support. You'll manage a dedicated team, ensuring high standards of care while benefiting from excellent training and career advancement opportunities.

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

• You must have a valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN.
• Post-registration and management or supervisory experience required.
• Experience as an Adult, Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Lead care and nursing teams to meet residents' needs.
• Oversee clinical elements and ensure care plans are reviewed.
• Manage unit’s medication handling and records.

Skills

Clinical skills

Leadership

Communication

Motivational skills

Digital skills

Education

First-level nursing registration

Management or supervisory training

Job description

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Care home: Walton Grove

Contract type: Full time (must be flexible, day and night 12 hour shifts)

Rate: £23.59 per hour

This is an exciting opportunity to use your nursing leadership skills to make a real difference every day, in a brand new home!

Join us as our new Unit Manager at Walton Grove care home in Oldham.

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

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

When open, Walton Grove will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities.

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

Walton Grove will offer a caring environment where people receive the support they need, close to their loved ones.

The home will feature 40 en-suite bedrooms and two apartments, across four units.

With this small group living, we’re able to provide a homely and supportive environment that’s more responsive to individual needs.

This is an incredibly exciting time to join us and be a part of the development of a brand new service.

You will be part of the journey from the very beginning, giving you a real opportunity to make your mark.

Our fully paid, 3 week bespoke induction will start August 2025!

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

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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. We’re looking experienced Nurses from all backgrounds, Adult, Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurses / RGN, RMN, RNLD.

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. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

For an informal chat about joining us, you can call Grace, our Nurse Talent Specialist, on 07375 926 210 or email [e-mail].

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Created on 26/06/2025 by JR United Kingdom