Unit Nurse Manager (RGN) - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Horley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NMC registration paid every year

Free training and development

Wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Nurse Mentor bonus schemes

Refer a Friend bonus schemes

Visa fees support for eligible nurses

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Unit Nurse Manager (General) for a care home role. You will plan rotas, recruit and mentor staff, and ensure high-quality, person-centred nursing care for residents. You’ll lead clinical practice, uphold DoLs/MCA guidance and work with regulators to maintain standards.

The role requires an RGN with current NMC registration and a track record of improving care quality in a similar setting. A supportive team and ongoing professional development are on offer.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RGN) with current NMC registration.
• Experience creating well-developed care plans and risk assessments.
• Up-to-date knowledge of DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership and mentoring of new nurses.

Responsibilities

• Plan rotas and manage unit staffing.
• Recruit, train and mentor staff; build regulator and social services relationships.
• Deliver person-centred nursing care and monitor quality of care outcomes.
• Drive improvements in care delivery and maintain regulatory compliance.

Skills

NMC registration

Care plan development

Risk assessments

Clinical leadership

Preceptorship support

Tools

DoLs/MCA knowledge

Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Unit Nurse Manager (General) at a Barchester care home, you’ll use your compassion and initiative to make sure our residents get the quality care they deserve. We’ll look to you to plan, manage and monitor the delivery of nursing that meets all of our residents’ needs. This means you’ll implement person-centred care plans that make a real difference to our residents’ day-to-day lives. As part of your wide range of responsibilities, you can expect to plan rotas, recruit, train and mentor staff and build relationships with local regulators and social services. In the role of Unit Nurse Manager (General), you’ll have the freedom and autonomy to take your unit from strength to strength, with plenty of opportunities for professional development along the way.

ABOUT YOU

To join us as a Unit Nurse Manager (General), you’ll need to be a Registered Nurse (RGN) with a current NMC registration. Experience in producing well-developed care plans and detailed risk assessments is important, as is an up-to-date knowledge of recent clinical practices and regulatory frameworks, including DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines. You’ll be a natural leader who has acted as a clinical mentor, including supporting newly qualified nurses through their preceptorship. Dedicated, ambitious and resilient, you’ll have a strong track record of delivering improvements to achieve quality care.

REWARDS PACKAGE

In return for your dedication, you’ll receive a competitive salary plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:

• NMC registration paid every year
• Free training and development for all roles
• Access to wellbeing and support tools
• A range of retail discounts and savings
• ‘Nurse Mentor’ and ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus schemes
• Offer to pay Health & Care Worker Visa immigration fees (for eligible nurses)
• And so much more!

If you’d like to use your clinical and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.