Care Home Deputy Manager

plusdebleu; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider seeks a Care Home Deputy Manager for a residential home in North London. The role involves managing staff and ensuring quality care for elderly residents, along with meeting CQC standards. The ideal candidate will hold an NVQ 3 or above and have a strong background in elderly or dementia care. Benefits include a signing-on bonus and performance bonuses.

Benefits

£1000.00 signing-on bonus

Annual performance bonus

CQC Good and Outstanding inspection rating bonus

Unlimited £250.00 refer a friend bonus

Public transport costs assistance

Paid holiday to 28 days

Cycle to work scheme

Workplace pension contributions through NEST

Qualifications

• Proven track record as deputy manager in a residential home.
• Elderly/dementia care experience.
• Sound knowledge of CQC and applicable legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage staff and ensure delivery of care.
• Oversee medication processes and safety checks.
• Promote positive culture and involve service users in decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Dynamic & enthusiastic

Education

NVQ 3 or above

Tools

Software platforms for management

Job description

Position:Care Home Deputy Manager

Location:North London

Location Registration:Elderly / Dementia Care

Job Type:Monday – Friday 08:00 to 16:00*

Responsible to:Service Provider

Criteria:experienced deputy manager, with NVQ 3 or above completed or enrolled

Benefits:

• £1000.00 signing-on bonus*
• Annual performance bonus*
• CQC Good and Outstanding inspection rating bonus*
• Unlimited £250.00 refer a friend bonus*
• Public transport costs assistance available*
• Paid holiday to 28 days
• Cycle to work scheme
• Assistance with London transport costs available*
• Assistance with London accommodation costs available*
• Workplace pension contributions through NEST

Ventry Care is currently looking for a Care Home Deputy Manager to operate a residential care home in North London registered for 28 service users. The home provides specialist residential care for the frail elderly and those suffering with dementia and it is essential that you have a solid background within the health sector.

There is a Registered Manager, and a Quality Assurance Team, to work with. There is also a full, off site, Support Centre Team available, providing direct input to maintenance, procurement, HR, accounts, general admin, and other operational matters.

The home has had a ‘Good’ CQC rating. As Deputy Manager you will be directly involved in the day-to-day running of the floor and office of the service so that the unit meets the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act and associated regulations.

Main Duties:

Your key responsibilities will centre on the management of the staff team on shift, and the delivery of care to those service users living at the service.

IS THE SERVICE SAFE- you will:

·Protect service users from avoidable harm and abuse.

·Manage risks (e.g. mobility / behaviour / hygiene) to service users so they are supported.

·Ensure care staff provide assistance to the service user group in a timely manner.

·Assist in the recruitment procedure (interviewing), in conjunction with our Human Resource Management team (admin and training), and be responsible for mentoring new care staff.

·Manage the medication process so service users medicines are received, administered, recorded, and returned correctly.

·Review and monitor the quality of the service to drive improvement.

·Complete relevant safety checks (e.g. fire / legionella / nurse call).

·Manage the DoL process (e.g. applications for authorisation / mental capacity assessments / best interest decisions).

·Promote social activities at the residential care home / support, facilitate, and record access to the local community.

IS THE SERVICE EFFECTIVE- you will:

·Ensure service users nutritional needs are assessed and recorded.

·Organise service user access to healthcare services and ensure ongoing healthcare support.

·Ensure care staff have the confidence and skills needed to carry out their roles and responsibilities through mentoring.

·Ensure care staff have regular supervisions.

IS THE SERVICE CARING- you will:

·Ensure service users and their relatives are consulted and actively involved in making decisions about their care, treatment and support.

·Ensure your care staff develop positive caring relationships with service users.

·Ensure your care staff promote your service users privacy and dignity.

IS THE SERVICE RESPONSIVE- you will:

·Assess service users needs and respond to any change in needs so that they receive personalised care that is responsive to these needs.

·Update care plans to reflect the care and support given.

·Involve service users in decision making about their care and listen and learn from people’s experiences, concerns, and complaints.

IS THE SERVICE WELL LED- you will:

·Chair service users and relatives meetings, take note of anything arising, and in discussion with your service provider make changes to the service provision at the service.

·Chair staff meetings, take note of anything arising, and in discussion with your service provider make changes to the service provision at the service.

·Promote an open and positive culture which reflects the opinions of the service users living at the home.

The successful candidate will have the following experience and qualifications:

• NVQ 3 or above – completed or enrolled.
• A proven track record within a residential home as deputy manager.
• Elderly / dementia experience.
• A sound knowledge of the CQC and applicable legislation / standards.

The successful candidate will:

• Be dynamic & enthusiastic.
• Possess strong leadership skills and works well as part of a team.
• Have good communication skills and be capable of operating software platforms used to manage staff / service users / medication.

*to be agreed with candidate.

For more information or to apply please email a copy of your up to date CV to us.