Nurse Unit Manager

Exemplar Health Care; Sunderland; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Sunderland is seeking a Nurse Unit Manager to lead nursing teams and ensure high standards of care for adults with complex needs. You'll manage clinical responsibilities and support your team with training and development opportunities. Candidates must have a valid NMC PIN and experience in a management role. Competitive hourly rate and excellent benefits offered.

Benefits

Excellent supervision and support

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Free DBS check

Electric car salary sacrifice scheme

Paid NMC membership

Paid access to learning platforms

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• You must have strong leadership skills to manage nursing and care teams.
• You need to have excellent clinical and communication abilities.
• A good standard of digital skills is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead your unit’s care and nursing teams.
• Provide strong leadership to maintain high standards.
• Oversee and manage clinical elements and risks.

Skills

Nursing leadership skills

Clinical skills

Communication skills

Initiative

Digital skills

Education

First-level nursing registration with valid NMC PIN

Post-registration experience

Job description

Position: Nurse Unit Manager
Care home: Hylton Grange
Location: 1 Poole Road, Sunderland, SR4 0HG
Contract type: Full time, 36-48 hours per week - Must be flexible
Rate: £21.49 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 Hylton Grangecare home in Sunderland.

Hylton Grange is a care service for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

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

Hylton Grange is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

Hylton Grange supports 30 adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease across three units.

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
• supervision and management of your unit’s ordering, handling, storage, administration, recording and disposal of medication

You’ll 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.

What we offer

• 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

How to apply

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 Nicole on 07949 530 193 or email [e-mail].

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.