# Unit Manager - Nursing

**Company**: Priorygroup
**Location**: Armagh
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £22.71 per hour
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Unit Manager to join our nursing team at Apple Mews in Armagh, Northern Ireland. Apple Mews offers residential and nursing support for 30 adults with a range of needs, including those with learning disabilities, physical health needs, and autism.

As a 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 at all times.

Key responsibilities include:

- Assisting with the clinical management of the unit, maintaining high standards of nursing practice, and promoting patient and family-centred care

- Supporting the Service Manager in undertaking personal development reviews, risk assessments and management, managing clinical incidents, department audits, and data collection for nursing indicators

- Ensuring accurate and patient-centred communication with nurses and healthcare assistants, and carrying out daily safety huddles

- Managing challenging and difficult situations with a professional and emotionally appropriate response, ensuring the needs of the patient remain paramount

The successful candidate will require:

- Current NMC RGN/RMN or RNLD Registration

- Experience of Clinical Supervision and leadership

- Evidence of ongoing development and education

- Change management skills

- Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and other professionals

- Excellent communication skills

- Ability to work under pressure and problem-solving skills

- Assessment of new patients who have been referred to the service

- Evidence of leadership, supervisory, and management skills

We offer a range of benefits, including:

- Contributory pension scheme

- Flexible benefits, including reduced rates and access to new schemes, such as gym membership, IT technology, and Healthcare Cash Plan

- Access to development opportunities

- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel

- Leadership and management development

- Long service award

- Refer a friend bonuses

## Skills

### Required
- NMC RGN/RMN or RNLD Registration
- Clinical Supervision
- leadership
- Change management
- Multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Excellent communication
- Problem-solving
- Supervisory
- Management

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