Unit Nurse Manager (RGN) - Care Home

Integrated Care System; Reigate; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking a Unit Nurse Manager (General) to ensure quality care for residents. The role involves planning nursing delivery, managing staff, and maintaining regulatory standards. Applicants must be Registered Nurses with relevant experience. The position offers a competitive salary and robust benefits including free training and support tools.

Benefits

NMC registration paid every year

Free training and development

Wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Bonus schemes for referrals

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RGN) with current NMC registration.
• Experience in developing care plans and risk assessments.
• Knowledge of recent clinical practices and regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage and monitor delivery of nursing care.
• Recruit, train, and mentor staff.
• Build relationships with local regulators and social services.

Skills

Registered Nurse (RGN)

Clinical mentoring

Experience in care planning

Knowledge of clinical practices

Education

Current NMC registration

Job description

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. You'll plan, manage and monitor the delivery of nursing that meets all of our residents' needs, implementing person-centred care plans that make a real difference to their day-to-day lives. You'll have the freedom and autonomy to take your unit from strength to strength, with plenty of opportunities for professional development.

Main duties of the job

The Unit Nurse Manager (General) role involves a wide range of responsibilities, such as planning rotas, recruiting, training and mentoring staff, and building relationships with local regulators and social services. 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, and an up-to-date knowledge of recent clinical practices and regulatory frameworks.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, delivering high-quality care and support to residents. They offer a competitive salary, sector-leading benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 PACKAGEIn 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You'll need to be a Registered Nurse (RGN) with a current NMC registration, with experience in producing well-developed care plans and detailed risk assessments, and an up-to-date knowledge of recent clinical practices and regulatory frameworks.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.