Night Unit Manager

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 Greenacre Park care home in Leicester.

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: Greenacre Park is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. We support adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro-disabilities including brain injuries and strokes, Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, and physical disabilities including spinal injuries. We provide a supportive environment at Greenacre Park, where people get the care they need and are able to stay closer to their loved ones. We’re dedicated to making every day better for the people we support, helping them lead meaningful lives and achieve their personal goals.

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.

About you: 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’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: We offer great rewards and perks including:

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