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Position: Unit Manager (RGN, RMN, RNLD) - Days

Care home: Ribble View | Location: Preston, PR1 4UD

Contract type: Full time, 42 hours per week on days

Rate: £23.06 per hour

CQC rating: Good

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 Ribble View care home in Preston. Ribble View is a care service for adults living with complex and high acuity needs. You will 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 provide time for truly person-centred nursing care with a supportive team around you. We offer excellent training and career development pathways to help you be the best nurse you can be.

Ribble View is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs. We support adults with complex mental health needs, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities. The home is also registered to support adults with learning disabilities where it’s the right fit. We offer stable employment opportunities, great benefits and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

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. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Leading your unit’s care and nursing teams to 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 oversight, review and update of their care profiles
• Supervision and management of your unit’s ordering, handling, storage, administration, recording and disposal of medication

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Above all, you’ll identify 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
• An enthusiastic approach to encouraging and motivating people
• The ability to work confidently on your own initiative
• A good standard of digital skills
• A first-level nursing registration with a valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN
• 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.

• 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 RCNi Learning platform
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to “APPLY NOW”. For an informal chat about joining us, you can call our Nurse Talent Specialist Lisandra Ferreira on 07951 794 598 or email lferreira@exemplarhc.com

Please note, this role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without an existing visa or right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable for the post.