Job Description
Position : Unit Manager (RGN, RMN, RNLD) Care home : Contract type : 36 to 48 hours available (12 hour shifts, days and nights must be flexible) 34 per hour 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 Lepton Height, our new home located in Huddersfield. In this role, you’ll 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. Our high staffing levels give you the time to provide truly person-centred nursing care, with a supportive team around you. And our excellent training and career development pathways support you to be the best Nurse you can be. About Exemplar Health Care Lepton Heights is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. Lepton Heights is due to open in January 2025. The new care home will support adults living with complex mental health conditions, dementia, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities. The home will have 41 large bedrooms and two apartments, each with an en-suite, across four units. This is an incredibly exciting time to join us and be a part of the development of a brand new service. As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, 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. leading your unit’s care and nursing teams to ensure we 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 the oversight, review and update of their care profiles the supervision and management of your unit’s ordering, handling, storage, administration, recording and disposal of medication . 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. a thorough understanding of best practice in nursing care a good standard of digital skills. To apply for this role, you must have a first-level nursing registration with a valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN. As this is a management role, you should also have 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 ~ 24/7 counselling and support ~ For an informal chat about joining us, you can call our Nurse Talent Specialists on 07375926210 or email gcockroft@exemplarhc.Candidates without an existing visa or right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable for the post.