Care Home Deputy Manager

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK seeks a Deputy Manager for their care home in the Solihull area. The successful candidate will support the General Manager in managing resident care, ensure adherence to medication policies, and provide inspirational leadership to the staff team. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of management experience in a care environment and excellent communication skills. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact in residents’ lives while working in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Supportive working environment

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years experience in a similar care environment in a management position.
• Excellent leadership and management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Support the General Manager in operating a compliant care home.
• Provide inspirational leadership and management to the staff team.
• Ensure medication policies are adhered to.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

IT systems competence

Flexibility

Job description

Role overview

The role of Care Home Deputy Manager at Avery Healthcare involves supporting the General Manager to operate a compliant and effective person-centred care home. The successful candidate will provide inspirational leadership and management to the staff team, ensure medication policies and procedures are adhered to, monitor resident wellbeing, and complete various audits and reports.

Main duties

Your focus as Care Home Deputy Manager will be to support the General Manager to operate a compliant and effective person-centred care home which provides a safe, caring and stimulating environment for residents and their visitors, whilst meeting stringent professional and statutory standards and commercial performance targets. Other responsibilities include providing ongoing inspirational leadership and management to the staff team, ensuring that medication policies and procedures are adhered to and supporting the reviewing of medication and administration, monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any changes impacting on care and care plans, completing monthly audits, quality indicator reports and any other required reports, and attending weekly clinical meetings to monitor clinical risk areas in the home.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, and believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other. Avery offers exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we\'re here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you\'ll be making a positive impact on residents\' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We\'re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you\'ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We\'re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Deputy Manager. If this sounds like the place for you, we\'d love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Care Home Deputy Manager will be to support the General Manager to operate a compliant and effective person-centred care home which provides a safe, caring and stimulating environment for residents and their visitors, whilst meeting stringent professional and statutory standards and commercial performance targets.

Other responsibilities include:

• Providing ongoing inspirational leadership and management to the staff team.
• Ensuring that medication policies and procedures are adhered to and supporting the reviewing of medication and administration.
• Monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any changes impacting on care and care plans.
• Completing monthly audits, quality indicator reports and any other required reports.
• Attending weekly clinical meetings and monitoring clinical risk areas in the home.

About you

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have a minimum of two years experience working in a similar care environment, in a management position.
• Have excellent leadership and management skills.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing and be competent in use of IT systems.
• Be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we\'re not just one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we\'re a place where people love to work. We believe the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we\'re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Other notes

Note: this role will require an DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare, and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Person specification

Qualifications

• To be successful in your application, you should live Avery\'s values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. The ideal candidate must have a minimum of two years\' experience working in a similar care environment in a management position, excellent leadership and management skills, the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing and be competent in use of IT systems, and be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Disclosure and background

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and, as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.