Nurse Unit Manager

Care home
:
Laurel Place
Location
:
Gudmensen Avenue, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RG

Contract type
:
Full time - Must be flexible
Rate
: £24.00 per hour

This is an exciting opportunity to use your nursing leadership skills to make a real difference every day.

Join us as a Nurse Unit Manager at Laurel Place care home in Bishop Auckland

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.

• Lead your unit’s care and nursing teams to ensure we meet the medical, physical and emotional needs of the people we support.
• Provide strong leadership to maintain and continuously develop high standards of care and drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee and manage all your unit’s clinical elements and risks
  .
• Ensure care plans and risk assessments are completed and reviewed in a timely manner and reflect care interventions appropriately.
• Act as the Named Nurse for residents allocated to you, with responsibility for the oversight, review and update of their care profiles.
• Supervise and manage the ordering, handling, storage, administration, recording and disposal of medication
  .
• Be a natural role model with the ability to manage your unit’s team of Registered Nurses, Nurse Associates and Health Care Assistants.
• Identify with our core values: fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

• A first‑level nursing registration with a valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN.
• Post‑registration and management or supervisory experience and/or training or qualifications.
• 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.

• 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.

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.