Unit Nurse Manager (RGN) - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Rochester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NMC registration

Training & development

Wellbeing tools

Retail discounts

Nurse Mentor bonus

Refer a Friend bonus

Visa fees covered

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Unit Nurse Manager (General) at a care home to lead nursing delivery and implement person-centred care plans that improve residents' daily lives.

You will plan rotas, recruit and mentor staff, and build relationships with regulators and social services, while advancing your professional development within a supportive, empowering environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Experience producing well-developed care plans and risk assessments.
• Up-to-date knowledge of DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines.
• Experience mentoring newly qualified nurses.

Responsibilities

• Plan rotas and recruit, train and mentor staff.
• Monitor delivery of nursing to meet residents' needs.
• Build relationships with local regulators and social services.
• Build relationships with regulators and social services.

Skills

NMC Registered Nurse

Leadership

Mentoring

Care planning

Regulatory knowledge

Risk assessment

Education

NMC Registration (PIN)

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.

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