Nurse Unit Manager - Days

Exemplar Health Care Services Limited; Preston; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Preston is seeking a Unit Manager to oversee nursing teams and deliver high-quality care to residents. The ideal candidate is a qualified Registered Nurse with leadership experience and strong clinical skills. You will manage all clinical operations on your unit while promoting standards of care and team development. This full-time opportunity offers excellent training and career progression in a supportive environment.

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.
• Enthusiastic approach to encouraging and motivating people.
• Ability to work confidently on your own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Lead care and nursing teams to meet residents' needs.
• Maintain and develop high standards of care.
• Manage clinical elements and risks on your unit.
• Ensure care plans are completed and reviewed.
• Act as Named Nurse for allocated residents.
• Supervise medication management processes.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clinical and communication skills

Ability to motivate people

Digital skills

Education

Valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN

Post-registration management experience

Job description

Overview

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

Care home: Ribble View | Location: Preston, PR1 4UD

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

Rate: £23.06 per hour

CQC rating: Good

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 Ribble View care home in Preston. Ribble View is a care service for adults living with complex and high acuity needs. You will 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 provide time for truly person-centred nursing care with a supportive team around you. We offer excellent training and career development pathways to help you be the best nurse you can be.

About Exemplar Health Care

Ribble View is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs. We support adults with complex mental health needs, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities. The home is also registered to support adults with learning disabilities where it’s the right fit. We offer stable employment opportunities, great benefits 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. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Leading your unit’s care and nursing teams to 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 oversight, review and update of their care profiles
• 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’ll identify 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
• An enthusiastic approach to encouraging and motivating people
• The ability to work confidently on your own initiative
• A good standard of digital skills
• A first-level nursing registration with a valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN
• 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 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 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.