Unit Manager - Clinical

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Unit Manager - Clinical to join their award-winning team. You will lead a team to ensure high-quality care in a supportive environment, enhancing residents' quality of life. The ideal candidate will have an NVQ 3 in care and an active NMC PIN, with experience in care home settings. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact in residents' lives within a growing network of care homes.

Qualifications

• Active NMC PIN is required.
• Minimum two years experience in a care home environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of nurses and carers to provide support.
• Manage staff coverage and ensure adequate staffing.
• Support medication management and compliance.

Skills

Effective communication

Team leadership

Care planning

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in care

Job description

Job summary

At Avery Healthcare, we are committed to creating meaningful lives together and providing exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Unit Manager - Clinical, where you will support the care home management team in delivering high-quality care with a difference.

Main duties

Your focus as Unit Manager - Clinical will be to provide a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive and inclusive environment for residents, visitors and staff. You will lead a team of nurses, senior carers and carers, enhance and promote residents’ quality of life through effective care planning, and support the management team in various aspects of the home’s operations.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of “creating meaningful lives together.” We are passionate about creating exceptional experiences for both residents and employees, offering a supportive and inspiring environment where team members feel valued and empowered.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead a team of nurses, senior carers and carers to provide staff support, including demonstrations and instruction of care activities.
• Enhance and promote residents’ quality of life through effective care planning.
• Manage and participate in the rota to ensure staff coverage and that the unit is adequately staffed.
• Support the Deputy Manager and Clinical Managers in managing the medication systems and ordering and distributing prescribed medication to residents.

Shift details: 8.00 am – 8.00 pm and 8.00 pm – 8.00 am

About you

To be successful, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all that you do. Our ideal candidate must have:

• An active NMC PIN.
• NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
• At least two years’ experience working within a care home environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

About Avery

At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team. With our vision of “creating meaningful lives together,” we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
• NMC PIN essential

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline, depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; a submission for Disclosure to the DBS will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer: Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.
Address: Avery Healthcare, Kenton, HA3 9UY