Deputy Care Manager

Jupiter Recruitment; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent care service provider is seeking a Deputy Care Manager for their supported living service in Kingswinford, England. This full-time role involves working closely with the Registered Manager and ensuring the delivery of high-quality care. The successful candidate will hold an NVQ/QCF Level 3 or 4 in Health & Social Care and have prior experience in a similar leadership capacity. Benefits include 28 days annual leave, a contributory pension scheme, and access to professional development opportunities and flexible benefits.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including gym membership

Access to development opportunities

Sponsorship of professional qualifications

Long service award

Refer a friend bonus

Qualifications

• Must hold NVQ/QCF Level 3 or 4 in Health & Social Care.
• Experience as a Deputy Manager or in a similar leadership role.
• Working knowledge of statutory care requirements is essential.

Responsibilities

• Hold regular staff meetings to foster communication.
• Maintain positive contact with commissioners and referrers.
• Carry out risk assessments in a timely manner.
• Induct and orientate new staff promptly.
• Participate in quality and compliance policies.
• Develop and implement new services.
• Monitor compliance with RQIA/CQC standards.

Skills

Knowledge of statutory requirements in care

Understanding of budgets

Marketing and public relations skills

Passion for delivering high-quality care

Experience in a leadership role

Education

NVQ/QCF Level 3 or 4 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Deputy Care Manager (7062) Kingswinford, England

Salary: GBP29328 - GBP29328 per annum

An exciting new job opportunity has arisen for a committed Supported Living Deputy Manager to work closely with the Registered Manager within supported living service based in the main office in the Dudley, West Midlands area.

This is a supported living service which provides services for people with a variety of support needs, conditions and presentations. This includes people who are autistic, have a learning disability or have mental health needs. This role will require you to travel regularly to Stoke-on-Trent and across the wider Staffordshire region. For this reason, you must be a driver with access to your own vehicle.

To be considered for this position you must hold an NVQ/QCF Level 3 or 4 in Health & Social Care.

As the Deputy Manager your key responsibilities include:

• Holds regular staff meetings to foster good communication and feedback.
• Maintains positive contact with commissioners and referrers to develop confidence in service provision.
• Carries out or ensures that all risk assessments e.g. clinical risk assessment, COSHH, Legionella, Moving & handling etc are carried out in a rigorous and timely manner. Monitors the standards of cleanliness of the home to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory bodies.
• Inducts and orientates new staff in a timely fashion and ensures statutory and other training is provided to maximise the ability of new staff to become integrated into the care setting.
• Proactively participates in the company quality and compliance policy and procedures.
• Works with local and regional management to develop and implement new services within the unit.
• Maintains and monitors RQIA/CQC standards/regulations within the home and supports staff training.
• Ensure all new employees are inducted, trained, motivated and supported to achieve company standards.

The following skills and experience would be preferred and beneficial for the role:

• Working knowledge of the statutory requirements associated with care of the elderly is essential.
• Good understanding of budgets is desirable.
• A good understanding of marketing and public relations—and their positive impact within a nursing home setting is desirable.
• Passionate about delivering high-quality care.
• Experience as a Deputy Manager or in a similar leadership role within a supported living or care setting.

The successful Deputy Manager will receive an excellent salary of £14.10 per hour and the annual salary is £29,328 per annum. This exciting position is a permanent full time role for 40 hours a week on days. In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits:

• 28 days annual leave.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops/tablets/smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme).
• Access to development opportunities.
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel.
• Long service award.
• Refer a friend bonus.