Nurse Unit Manager

Nurse Unit Manager

Position: Unit Manager (RGN, RMN, RNLD)

Care home: Fernwood

Location: 239 Knowsley Lane, Knowsley, L36 8EL

Contract type: 42 hours per week

Rate: Up to £23.59 per hour

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 Fernwood care home in Knowsley. 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 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 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 Specialists on  or email  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. We will never ask for payment for job opportunities.

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