Nurse Unit Manager

Exemplar Ltd; Waingroves; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent supervision

Peer support

Learning opportunities and career Pros

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Free DBS check

Electric car

Salary sacrifice scheme

Paid NMC membership

Paid access to the RCNi Learning平台

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care in Ripley is seeking a Unit Manager (RGN/RMN/RNLD) for Yarningdale care home. You will lead a team of nursing and care colleagues, ensure high standards of care, and drive quality improvements on your unit.

This senior role reports to the Clinical Nurse Manager and requires a registered nurse with post‑registration and management experience. We offer 42-hour weeks, flexible 12-hour day and night shifts, a competitive rate of £21.39 per hour, supportive leadership, ongoing

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid NMC PIN and be registered as a nurse.
• Post-registration and management/supervisory experience or training is required.
• Strong clinical leadership and team development skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead your unit’s care and nursing teams to meet medical, physical and emotional needs of residents.
• Maintain high standards of care and drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee clinical elements and risks within the unit.
• Ensure care plans and risk assessments are updated timely and reflect interventions.
• Act as Named Nurse for residents with oversight of their care profiles.
• Manage medication ordering, handling, storage, administration, recording and disposal.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Team leadership

Clinical skills

Digital skills

Education

NMC PIN

Management experience

Job description

Position: Unit Manager (RGN, RMN, RNLD) Care home: Yarningdale

Location: Hollywell Avenue, Codnor, Ripley, DE5 9SG

Contract type: 42 hours per week - must be flexible 12 hour day and night shifts. Rate: £21.39 per hour. Care home CQC rating: Rated 'Good' by CQC

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.

About Exemplar Health Care

Yarningdale is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers. We support adults living with dementia, complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including brain injuries and Huntington'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

Eligibility

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We're unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.