Care Home Deputy Manager

Family-owned Kingsley Healthcare; Yaxley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A top ranked care home group in Yaxley is seeking a Deputy Manager to assist in managing operations and ensuring the provision of high-quality care. You will supervise care staff, assist in resident assessments, and promote effective communication with families. This role offers career development opportunities within a supportive team that values staff wellbeing.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Enthusiastic team support

Sector-leading Glassdoor rating

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is essential.
• Strong understanding of care standards and regulations.
• Excellent communication and team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing operations within the care home.
• Oversee care staff and assume full management as needed.
• Aid the Home Manager in resident assessments and care planning.

Skills

Previous Deputy Home Manager experience

Ability to engage with service users

Good knowledge of CQC standards

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to promote ownership of care programs

Job description

As our Deputy Manager, you will assist in managing operations within the home in order to reach or exceed goals while assuring the provision of high-quality care. You will be in charge of overseeing the care staff and will be expected to assume full management in the event that the Home Manager is not present.

Through direct instruction and by setting a good example, you will assist in training and supervising care staff in all facets of their work. You will help the Home Manager with pre-admission assessments of residents, ensure that each resident's care plan and daily records are kept up to date, and foster effective communication with the residents' families and other organisations.

Reports to: Home Manager

• Previous Deputy Home Manager experience.
• The ability to engage with the service users to understand their needs in order to provide excellent services of care.
• Good working knowledge of CQC standards.
• The ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships with external care professionals, families, visitors and staffing team.
• Ability to promote ownership of care programs by fully involving service users and their families in developing, agreeing and evaluating care programs within the home.

What will you get from the role?

You will have the satisfaction of working with and being supported by an enthusiastic and caring team that puts people at the heart of the business. We know the happiness of our staff improves the service we give our residents. You will have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop your skills, and we have the procedures and processes in place to help you at every step.

Family-owned Kingsley Healthcare is a UK top 20 ranked care home group (carehome.co.uk) employing 2,000-plus staff and supporting 1,400 residents. We have a sector-leading 4.7 Glassdoor rating and are proud to be a Real Living Wage employer. Furthermore, we are proud to have been ranked Number 1 in the UK for work wellbeing in recruiter Indeed's Better Work Awards 2023. A true testament to Kingsley's caring ethos.