Nurse Unit Manager

Overview of the Nurse Unit Manager role at Exemplar Health Care in Wykewood, Wyke, Bradford BD12. Contract type: Full time, 42 hours per week – Days & Nights (must be flexible). Rate: £23.10 per hour. Care home CQC rating: Good.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your nursing leadership skills to make a real difference. You’ll manage a unit, lead nursing and care colleagues, drive quality and maintain high standards of care, under the leadership of the Clinical Nurse Manager.

• 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 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

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.

• 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.

• 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

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 nbramhall@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.