Nurse Unit Manager - Days

Exemplar Health Care Services Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursing care provider in Stockport is seeking a Unit Manager (RGN, RMN, RNLD) to oversee clinical care for adults with complex needs. The role entails managing a nursing team, ensuring high care standards, and supporting the ongoing development of staff and services. Candidates should have a valid NMC PIN and relevant management experience. Competitive hourly rate and excellent benefits offered.

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 RCNi Learning platform

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of best practice in nursing care.
• Experience in managing a nursing team is essential.
• Enthusiastic approach to encourage and motivate people.

Responsibilities

• Lead care and nursing teams to meet residents' needs.
• Maintain and develop high standards of care.
• Manage clinical elements and risks on the unit.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical skills

Communication skills

Digital skills

Education

First-level nursing registration with valid NMC PIN

Management or supervisory experience

Job description

Overview

Position: Unit Manager (RGN, RMN, RNLD) - DAYS

Care home: Adswood Lodge

Location: Stockport, SK3 8HZ

Contract type: Full time, 42 or 48 hours per week on days

Rate: £23.59 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 Adswood Lodge care home in Stockport.

Adswood Lodge is a specialist 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

Adswood Lodge 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.

We’re a brand new home, opened in April 2023, which means it’s an incredibly exciting time to join our growing team.

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.

• 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

• 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 our Nurse Talent Specialist Lisandra Ferreira on 07951 794 598 or alternatively email: [e-mail]

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.