Nurse unit manager - days

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 Thames House care home in Rochdale.

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.

As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll be empowered to really make a difference. 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
Thames House is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers. We support adults living with dementia, complex mental health needs and neuro‑disabilities including brain injuries, Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease. Our team is trained to support people at their end of life and we have close links with Springhill Hospice.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

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. No two days will ever be the same, but your day‑to‑day responsibilities will include:

• 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

Above all, you're someone who identifies 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 will also have:

• A thorough understanding of best practice in nursing care
• An excellent range of clinical and communication skills that you're able to demonstrate
• An enthusiastic approach to encouraging and motivating people
• The ability to work confidently on your own initiative
• 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.

Benefits

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

Download our job description to read more: https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029955197