Band 5 Assistant Home Manager - Bristol

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bristol is seeking a Band 5 qualified nurse with experience in learning disabilities. This 12-month fixed term contract offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment, providing care for children and young people. The role involves managing care staff, developing care plans, and ensuring a safe and engaging environment for service users. Training and supervision are provided by both the organization and local councils.

Qualifications

• Band 5 qualified nurse with experience in learning disabilities.
• Ability to manage a team of care staff and provide regular supervisions.
• Experience developing and reviewing care plans and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day management of the shift and team.
• Develop personalized activities and support a safe environment.
• Liaise with parents, carers, and other professionals.

Skills

Experience in learning disabilities

Team management

Clinical supervision

Education

Band 5 nursing qualification

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Band 5 qualified nurse with experience in learning disabilities. This position is a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a very established and dedicated team of staff. Belbrook is currently rated as good with Ofsted and Belbrook are very proud to offer a home away from home short stay service for children and young people.

Belbrook is a short break children's home in Bristol commissioned by Bristol City Council and employs AWP staff. We provide respite care for children from 8-18 years of age with learning disabilities and complex health needs. The provision covers 24-hour care and the shifts reflect this with sleep in duties and unsocial hours, including evenings, weekends.

This AWP post is a secondment across to Bristol City Council short break children's homes. As a seconded post the successful candidate will be employed with AWP and have regular clinical supervision in line with nursing standards. Day to day management, tasks and role will be to the Bristol City Council manager. As an AWP employee alongside your monthly clinical supervision, you will be in regular contact with the link team manager who sits within the CAMH's learning disability service for additional supervision or support. The training packages available to you will be provided by both AWP and Bristol City Council. As the nurse in charge of a shift, you will be a key worker to a group of allocated children, responsible for developing and reviewing care plans and risk assessments and liaising with parents/ carers and other relevant professionals to support the child in every aspect of their life.

We would expect you to provide a safe and supportive environment with personalised activities and regular trips into the community. You will manage a team of care staff, provide regular supervisions for staff members and deputise in the absence of the Home Manager.

This role is currently under review as part of an ongoing service review. We welcome applications and further details can be provided during the recruitment process.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.