Deputy Manager

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Swindon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £42k p.a.

Refer a friend scheme up to £1000

Career development opportunities

Fully funded training up to QCF Level

Blue Light discount package

Company pension scheme

Job summary

Agincare is seeking a Deputy Manager to oversee a care home in Swindon, ensuring high-quality resident care and staff leadership. You will guide a team of care assistants, implement person-centered care plans and collaborate with families and professionals to sustain excellent care standards.

The role emphasizes safeguarding, regulatory compliance, and ongoing staff development, with opportunities for funded training up to QCF Level 5 and a strong pension package. Visa sponsorship is not offered.

Qualifications

• Must have 12 months right to work in the UK.
• Experience 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.
• Available to work 42 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Induction of new team members and supervision of existing team members.
• Complete care audits to ensure best practice and trigger reviews as needs change.
• Liaise with family, care professionals, social workers and residents for holistic, transparent care.
• Monitor, report and investigate safeguarding risks and implement mitigation.
• Keep daily care notes, medication charts and meeting records up to date.

Skills

Team leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Education

QCF Level 3+ Health & Social Care

Job description

Package Description: Ready to take the next step and make your mark? Join Agincare as a Deputy Manager and play a vital role in delivering exceptional care while bringing out the very best in your team. This is your chance to turn your experience into real impactshaping a service that residents are proud to call home. Where you'll be working Care Home in Swindon | Edgehill Nursing Home in Wiltshire | Agincare Care Quality Commission rating - Edgehill Care Home - Care Quality Commission As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy Up to £42,000 per annum 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

Requirements

• 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 available to work 42 hours per week

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• Up to £42,000 per annum
• 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

Agincare is proudly celebrating over 40 years of caring for communities. They are a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and are continuously expanding. Agincare continues to strengthen its services through recent care home developments and the launch of not-for-profit Childrens Services. As one of the UKs largest care providers, Agincare delivers care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, they are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. They support the Armed Forces community through an alliance that offers guaranteed interviews to service leavers and military community members. All services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is an equal opportunities employer, encouraging applications from individuals of all backgrounds and, Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidlygrowing, family-ownedcare provider with more than5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of ournew not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today,Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locationsnationwide.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forcescommunity through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.

At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.