Unit Manager

Exemplar Ltd; Warrington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supervision support

Discounts

DBS check

Electric car salary sacrifice

NMC membership paid

RCNi Learning access

Counselling service

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Unit Manager for Woolston House in Warrington. You will lead a team of nursing and care colleagues, delivering person-centred care within a supportive environment.

You’ll work under the Clinical Nurse Manager to drive quality and standards on your unit. You will be a registered nurse with an NMC PIN and have post-registration and supervisory experience, enabling progression into management.

Qualifications

• Must have first-level nursing registration with a valid NMC PIN.
• Post-registration and management or supervisory experience and/or training.
• Great opportunity for a Registered Nurse progressing into management.

Responsibilities

• Lead your unit's care and nursing teams to meet residents' medical, physical and emotional needs.
• Provide strong leadership to maintain and develop high standards of care and drive improvement.
• Oversee all clinical elements and risks for your unit and ensure timely care plans and risk assessments.
• Act as Named Nurse for residents, overseeing care profiles and updates.
• Manage ordering, handling, storage, administration, recording and disposal of medication.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Team management

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Education

NMC PIN

Post-registration management experience

Job description

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 Woolston House care home in Warrington. 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., 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. 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.

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.

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

About Exemplar Health Care We’re one of the UK's leading providers of nursing care for adults living with complex needs, with more than 60 care homes across England. Everything we do is guided by our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork. This creates a supportive environment where colleagues can grow and make every day better for the people we support.

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., Woolston House is a short drive from the M6 and other major roads including M56, A628, A57, and A50.

The home’s on the corner of Long Barn Lane, Gig Lane and Dam Lane. There are limited parking spaces in the home’s car park. Street parking is available along Long Barn Lane. The home is a short walk from several bus stops.

There are no train stations within walking distance of the home. The closest train station is:

• St Martins Methodist Church bus stop, which is accessed by buses 4 and 24.
• Dam Lane, Hillcock Lane bus stop, which is accessed by buses 4 and 24.
• Acacia Avenue bus stop, which is accessed by buses 4 and 24.
• Rope and Anchor bus stop, which is accessed by buses 3, 40B, P5, P5A, and 100 Salford's Reds.
• Blackburne Close bus stop, which is accessed by buses 24, 28, 28A, and 28E.
• Warrington Central - 3.3 miles away (10 minute drive).