Nurse Unit Manager - days

Exemplar Health Care; Barley; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supervision & support

Discounts

DBS check

Electric car scheme

NMC membership payment

RCNi Learning access

Counselling support

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is recruiting a Unit Manager at Wytham Lodge in Burnley. You will lead a team of nurses and care staff to deliver person-centred care and maintain high clinical standards.

As a Registered Nurse, you will work under the Clinical Nurse Manager, shaping care plans, supervising medication, and driving quality improvement with a supportive team around you.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Proven leadership experience in a care setting.
• Strong clinical and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the unit's nursing and care teams to meet residents' medical, physical and emotional needs.
• Provide strong leadership to maintain high standards of care and drive improvement.
• Oversee clinical elements and risks on the unit.
• Ensure care plans and risk assessments are timely and reflect interventions.
• Act as Named Nurse for residents, updating care profiles.
• Supervise medication handling, ordering, storage and administration on the unit.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Team management

Clinical communication

Decision making

Digital skills

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

Job description

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Position : Unit Manager (RGN, RMN, RNLD)

Care home : Wytham Lodge

Location : Wytham Street, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 7DX

Contract type : Full time, 42 hours per week on days

Rate : £23.65 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 Wytham Lodge care home in Burnley.

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

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

When open, Wytham Lodge 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.

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 .

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.

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.

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.