Deputy Home Manager - Nursing

The Orders of St John Care Trust; Downley; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Company pension

Life assurance

Fully funded renewal of your NMC PIN

Free uniform

Free DBS

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Card

My Rewards programme

Job summary

The Orders of St John Care Trust is seeking a Clinical Deputy Manager in Downley, near High Wycombe. You must hold an active NMC pin and will support the Home Manager with rota planning, recruitment, induction training and ensuring clinical needs are met across the home.

Required are a Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (with plans to progress to Level 4/5), senior nursing experience in elderly care, and strong communication to balance priorities while promoting high care standards.

Qualifications

• Active NMC pin and current registration.
• Experience in senior or team leader nursing roles in elderly care.
• Willingness to pursue Level 4 or 5 Diploma.

Responsibilities

• Rota planning and staff rostering to ensure care standards.
• Recruitment, induction training and mandatory training delivery.
• Monitor and address individual employee performance issues.
• Support Home Manager to grow occupancy and manage costs.

Skills

NMC pin

Leadership

Communication

Financial management

Occupancy growth

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Willing to study Level 4 or 5

Job description

Clinical Deputy Manager Location: Downley, High Wycombe Salary: £29.49 per hour Hours: 39 hours per week, including alternative weekends

ABOUT THE ROLE Are you a passionate Deputy Home Manager, with an active NMC pin, motivated and driven to make a difference? Can you combine your exceptional care skills with the commercial acumen needed to manage occupancy levels, care standards and your team in the home? As Deputy Home Manager, Nursing, you’ll support the Home Manager with the management of the Home. Specifically, you’ll be responsible for rota planning, employee recruitment and both induction and mandatory training, ensuring that the clinical needs of our residents are recognised, assessed and met where possible. You’ll also monitor and manage individual employee performance to ensure standards are upheld, addressing any issues as they arise through the appropriate channels.

In return we’ll provide opportunities for career development and training to support your personal growth, all delivered in a nurturing, engaging and rewarding environment. The Heights care home was designed and built to enable the effective delivery of specialist nursing care, with a practical nursing unit on each wing. The home provides a bright, safe and modern living environment, with 75 individual rooms. Not only are there many on-site facilities, there is also plenty of communal and outdoor space, so everyone can get involved in the varied and stimulating selection of activities available in our High Wycombe Care Home. We encourage our residents to bring personal items from home to give that home-from-home feel. ABOUT YOU You’ll have a Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (or equivalent) and be willing to work towards Level 4 or 5. In addition, you’ll have

experience in a senior or team leader nursing role within elderly care with an active NMC PIN. You’ll have previous management experience in a multi-disciplinary care setting with a willingness to roll your sleeves up and work as a proactive team member, together with some marketing and finance experience to help grow occupancy and manage costs. Alongside this, you’ll have excellent communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively and will be committed to promoting and developing the highest standards of care.

AND IN RETURN The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits,

Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team:

• 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• A Company pension
• Life assurance
• Fully funded renewal of your NMC PIN
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more