Nurse Unit Manager

Position:
Unit Manager (RGN, RMN, RNLD)

Care home:
Fairwinds

Location:

Rotherham, S61 1AJ

Contract type:
Full time, 42 hours per week on days and nights
Rate: £20.73 per hour
Care home CQC rating:
Outstanding

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 Fairwinds care home in Rotherham. Fairwinds is a care service for adults living with complex and high acuity needs. In this role, you will 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.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day‑to‑day responsibilities will include:

• Leading the 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
• Supervision and management of your unit’s ordering, handling, storage, administration, recording and disposal of medication

Above all, you are someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork. You will be a natural role model with the ability to manage your unit’s team of Registered Nurses, Nurse Associates and Health Care Assistants. You will also have:

• A thorough understanding of best practice in nursing care
• An excellent range of clinical and communication skills that you are 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.

• 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