Unit Manager - Senior Nurse

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Position: Senior Nurse - Unit Manager plus £1,500 welcome bonus

Care Home: Thames House

Location: Rochdale (OL16 5NY)

Contract type: Permanent - full time hours available

Shifts Available: Flexible (Incl. weekends and evenings)

Rate/Salary: Up to £18.04 ph (£36,107 pa based on 38.5hrs pw) dependent on experience

CQC Rating: Good (17-Sep-19)

About Exemplar Health Care

We have over 20 years of experience providing exceptional specialist nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs. We started our journey as a training company, and have grown into one of the country’s leading providers of adult specialist care, with over 37 complex needs care homes in England.

Our vision is that adults living with complex needs can access outstanding specialist care and support, in a community-based home that’s close to their family and friends, and that focuses on their personal goals and outcomes. Our person-centred care is the bedrock for maximising independence, building everyday living skills and empowering people to live as fulfilled lives as possible.

Our mission is to make every day better for the people we support and our colleagues. We’re proud of the culture that we’ve created at Exemplar Health Care, which is underpinned by our vision, mission and values.

About Thames House

Thames House supports 20 adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities, including Huntington’s disease, acquired brain injuries and Parkinson’s.

The home has two ten-bed units, which gives it a homely and welcoming feel.

Thames House is rated ‘Good’ with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and has an average rating of 5 out of 5 on carehome.co.uk.

Thames House’s latest CQC report can be found here: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-118368048

To take a virtual tour of Thames House click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzBadpDfPic

About The Role

As a Unit Manager, you’ll work under the leadership of the Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) and will be at the forefront of clinical care delivery on your designated unit.

You’ll be responsible for providing strong leadership to develop and improve the standard of daily living for the service users in your home.

You’ll be a natural role model, able to manage a team of Registered Nurses, Trainee Nursing Associates and Health Care Assistants on your unit.

We’re looking for someone who’s well organised, can work under their own initiative as well as part of a multidisciplinary team, and is up-to-date with current evidence-based clinical practice.

This is a great opportunity for a Registered Nurse who wants to progress into a management role.

If you’re interested in the role, read the job description and person specification to find out more. Then, click ‘Apply for this job’ to complete your application.

About You

You will be a Registered Nurse with a valid NMC PIN and a minimum of 2 years experience.

You are a well organised individual with outstanding time management skills and are able to make decisions and work using your own initiative whilst working collaboratively within the nursing/care team.

Most importantly you are motivated by helping every individual, whether colleague or service user, to realise their full potential and be treated with dignity and respect.

About Your Career

At Exemplar Health Care, we’re committed to investing in our colleagues. We recognise talent and promote from within.

As a Unit Manager, there are lots of opportunities to do continuing professional development and progress in your career if you wish.

Our Learning Opportunities For Unit Managers Include

• A bespoke induction including a corporate welcome induction and role-specific induction in your home
• Mandatory and statutory training (MAST) to refresh your skills
• Free access to the RCNi Learning Platform to support your CPD
• Specialist skills development from our central Clinical Team
• In-house, CPD certificated leadership and management development programmes
• Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor training
• Coaching
• NHS Leadership Academy programmes.
  

As a Unit Manager, you can progress into a range of roles including:

• Clinical Nurse Manager
• Central Services role e.g. clinical, behavioural support or quality roles.
  

View our career development journey here - https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/298549920/

About Your Benefits*:

We know that happy Nurses make the best Nurses! Exemplar Health Care has a unique rewards and benefits package. So whilst you’re busy caring for our service users, you can be assured that we’re caring for you.

Here are just a few of the ways we like to say thank you:

• Paid access to RCNi Learning Platform to support you to meet CPD requirements for revalidation
• Paid NMC registration after 12 months - worth £120
• Car salary sacrifice scheme
• Lifestyle and retail discounts at over 250 high street retailers
• fastPAYE – access your wage for additional hours worked before payday
• Award winning 24/7 employee counselling and support service
• Paid DBS check
• Blue Light Card access
• Company Shop membership
  

About Our Values

Our values underpin everything that we do and ensure that we continue to make every day better for our service users and colleagues. We look for these values in everyone who works with Exemplar Health Care:

• Fun
• Integrity
• Responsive
• Success
• Teamwork
  

Read more about our values here - https://www.exemplarhc.com/careers/our-values

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion And Belonging

At Exemplar Health Care you will work in an inclusive environment in which we champion diversity. We understand the importance of our workforce representing the communities and populations we serve. We provide a work place where you are encouraged to be yourself whilst offering our colleagues and our service users support, care and a place of belonging.