Deputy Manager

Agincare Weymouth; Lydney; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend scheme up to £1000

Outstanding career development

Fully funded training up to QCF Level

Blue Light care discount package

Company pension scheme

Job summary

Agincare Weymouth is seeking a Deputy Manager for our Gloucestershire care home. You will lead the care team to ensure safe, supportive and person-centred care for residents, with emphasis on dignity and individual needs.

You will support the Registered Manager, supervise induction, conduct care audits, liaise with families and professionals, and ensure records, hygiene and equipment meet safety standards. The role is 40 hours per week with weekend flexibility.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK
• Prior experience leading a team of care assistants
• QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
• Good knowledge of the CQC key lines of enquiry and other regulatory frameworks

Responsibilities

• Induction of new team members and supervision of existing staff
• Complete care audits to ensure good practice and review care plans
• Liaise with family members, care professionals and residents to ensure holistic care
• Monitor, report and investigate safeguarding risks and incidents
• Maintain daily records: care notes, medication charts and meetings notes

Skills

Team leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Flexibility

40 hours per week

Education

QCF Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Where you'll be working

Care Home in Gloucestershire | Care Home Gloucestershire Rodley House | Agincare

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy £35,000 per annum

Benefits & Perks

• Refer a friend scheme up to £1000
• Outstanding career development
• Fully funded training up to QCF Level 5
• Blue Light care discount package
• Company pension scheme

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
• Prior experience of leading a team of care assistants
• QCF level 3 diploma or above in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
• Good knowledge of the CQC key lines of enquiry and other regulatory frameworks
• Must be flexible to work 40 hours per week, including weekend availability

A day in the life of a Deputy Manager

As Deputy Manager you will be responsible for leading the care team to ensure that the care delivered to our resident is safe, supportive and person-centred.

You will ensure that these needs are regularly reviewed to ensure they meet their current requirements, and ensure the general standards of hygiene and cleanliness and equipment are maintained for their safety and wellbeing.

You will support to the Registered Manager in the day to day running of the home, assuming full capacity in their absence.

A typical day could include:

• Induction of new team members and the supervision and support to existing team members
• The completion of care audits to ensure good practice and trigger reviews in care provision for residents as needs change. Your care plans would be person-centred, with focus on dignity and individuality
• Liaising with family members, care professionals, social workers and the residents themselves to ensure a holistic and transparent care provision
• Monitor, report and investigate risks and events of safeguarding concern or harm and ensure processes are in place to mitigate and/or avoid these risks
• Ensuring administrative records such as daily care notes, medication charts and meeting notes are up to date.

About Us

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations across England.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available.