Unit Manager - Nurse - Nursing Home (Permanent) in Craigavon

Job Description Description \n Apple Mews \n £22.71 per hour \n Full Time - 38.5 hours \n \nApple Mews has an opportunity for a Unit Manager to join our nursing team.\Our home offers residential and nursing support for 30 adults with a range of needs. This includes people with a learning disability, individuals with physical health needs, and autistic people.\n What you'll be doing \n \nAs Unit Manager, you will be part of the Senior Nursing Team, assisting the Service Manager and working collaboratively with the Multidisciplinary team to ensure a high-quality patient focused service is provided. You will act as a role model for the wider nursing team and exemplify best practice all times.\n \n Assist with the clinical management of the unit, maintaining high standards of nursing practice and promoting the philosophy of patient and family centred care \n Support the Service Manager in undertaking personal development reviews, risk assessments and management, managing clinical incidents, department audits, data collection for nursing indicators \n Ensure communication with nurses and healthcare assistants is accurate and is patient centred and safety huddles are carried out on a daily basis. \Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.\n Essential criteria \n \n Current NMC RGN/RMN or RNLD Registration \n Experience of Clinical Supervision and leadership \n Evidence of ongoing development and education \n Change management skills \n Experience \n \n Working with multi-disciplinary teams and other professionals. \n Excellent communication skills \n Ability to work under pressure and problem-solving skills \n Assessment of new patients who have been referred to the service. \n Evidence of leadership, supervisory and management skills \n \n What we will give you in return \n \nWe want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us. \n \n Contributory pension scheme \n Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme) \n Access to development opportunities \n Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel \n Leadership & management development \n Long service award \n Refer a friend bonuses \n Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.\n \nPriory has a Policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and is committed to adhering to the Access NI Code of Practice. n About Priory Priory is the UK's leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions - including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children's mental health - and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader-Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.\n \nFor agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.\n \n All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.\