Dementia Care Manager

Hallmark Luxury Care Homes; Bromsgrove; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Westfield health care plan

Career development

Job summary

Hallmark Luxury Care Homes is seeking a Dementia Care Manager at Mountcroft to lead the dementia community operations with a focus on relationship-centred care. You will work with our leadership to implement Hallmark's processes and ensure outstanding CQC compliance.

The role requires practical dementia care experience, care planning expertise, and strong empathy with residents and families. Competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits accompany this leadership opportunity.

Qualifications

• Practical experience in dementia care.
• Ability to create advanced care plans and promote best practices.
• Strong empathy and clear communication with residents, families and staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead operation of the dementia community within the home.
• Promote relationship centred care and Dementia Strategy.
• Ensure compliance with care standards and CQC regulations.
• Coordinate training and development for the dementia team.
• Build relationships with families, GPs and external agencies.

Skills

Dementia care

Advanced care planning

Empathy

Clear communication

Job description

The Role: Dementia Care Manager

Join Hallmark Luxury Care Homes, as a Dementia Care Manager, working with our amazing and industry leading Dementia team.

Take the opportunity to be our first Dementia Care Manager at Hallmark Luxury Care homes - Mountcroft. We have recently acquired this home into our family, we are keen to add this position to our Leadership structure in the home and help implement this into the way of working consistent with Hallmark's processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Residential Care

• Understands and promotes the Hallmark Dementia Strategy while working alongside the team to ensure relationship centred care is delivered to a high standard.
• Plans, develops and organises the overall operation of the Dementia Community.

Compliance

• Developed a working knowledge of current and evolving laws of policies and practice while ensuring the dementia community meets all CQC standards and regulations.
• Assisting leadership to complete any compliance documents.

People Skills

• Creates, delivers and monitors team members training.
• Attend annual Dementia Care Managers Conference and work with our Lifestyles team to create appropriate activities that offer joy and meaning to our residents.
• Work alongside leadership to utilise the home budget for the dementia community.

Family Service

• Communicate with families, GP’s and other agencies for care review meetings.
• Build relationships with the residents and their families to help provide support for them.

About You:

• Practical experience of working in dementia care and creating advanced care plans.
• Knowledge of care standards and the drive to keep or meet and ‘outstanding’ CQC level
• Empathy- this is such an important role and sensitive issue can arise, clear and concise communication skills are also needed
• A high level of understanding how to develop meaningful activities for our residents

What's in this for you !

An excellent base salary - dependant on the experience you bring.

• 33 days annual leave (Including bank holidays)
• Westfield health care plan.
• Career development, working with industry leading Dementia practitioners.