Dementia Care Manager

Signature Senior Lifestyle Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury care provider in Hornchurch is seeking a Dementia Care Manager to oversee specialized dementia care and manage a team of care assistants. The ideal candidate will have a recognized qualification in dementia care and 2 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include assessing residents' needs, updating care plans, and ensuring safe medication management. This role requires strong advocacy for residents and effective team leadership.

Qualifications

• 2 years' experience in long-term dementia care.
• Comprehensive understanding of CQC Fundamental Standards.
• Decisive, confident, and assertive.

Responsibilities

• Oversee specialist dementia community and manage care assistants.
• Assess new residents' needs and update care plans.
• Ensure safe medication management.

Skills

Dementia care

Team management

Communication

Patient advocacy

Medication management

Education

Recognised qualification in dementia care

Job description

Overview

Use your unique skills to empower your team in providing first class, unrivalled dementia care – care that transforms lives – when you join Signature Senior Lifestyle as a Dementia Care Manager at our luxury care and nursing home in Hornchurch.

Responsibilities

You’ll be overseeing our specialist dementia community, managing a team of care assistants and working with both the nursing and residential care manager to provide the full scope of care and support to our dementia patients. You’ll be knowledgeable of the challenges dementia brings to both residents and their families and be able to be the positive advocate for seeing the person and not the condition.

You’ll be responsible for overseeing all elements of residents’ care, including assessing new residents’ needs prior to moving in and re‑assessing once moved in, creating, monitoring and updating care plans, ensuring safe medication management, identifying additional nursing needs, and acting as an advocate for all residents, with specific awareness of safeguarding, mental capacity and deprivation of liberties.

You’ll also be a supportive and caring manager. From the moment a team member starts, you’ll ensure they receive an effective induction, provide ongoing guidance, review their progress, provide clear objectives to work towards and identify training needs. You’ll be their mentor and someone they can rely on in a difficult or emergency situation.

Qualifications

We are kind and compassionate. Positive and resilient. Proactive and organised. Honest and accountable. Passionate and keen to develop. If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.

As well as being decisive, confident and assertive, a recognised qualification in dementia care, 2 years’ experience in long‑term dementia care and a comprehensive understanding of CQC Fundamental Standards are a big advantage.