Head of Dementia Care

The Orders of St John Care Trust; Thornbury; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Company pension

Life assurance

Free uniform

Free DBS

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Card and My Rewards

Job summary

OSJCT Group’s Grace Care Centre in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, is looking for a Head of Dementia Care to lead the dementia care provision, ensuring person-centred support for residents and delivering care across 37.5 hours per week with a weekend on-call rota.

You will supervise teams, promote best practice, and work with Admiral Nurses, families and external partners to enable residents to live fulfilling, independent lives in a compassionate, not-for-profit setting with extensive development

Qualifications

• QCF Level 3 in Dementia Care or equivalent
• Level 3 Certificate in Team Leadership or willingness to work towards
• Proven track record of leading and managing a team in a dementia care setting

Responsibilities

• Lead on the operational management of dementia households and ensure colleagues are competent across all shifts.
• Promote best practice and provide guidance and support to the care team.
• Collaborate with Admiral Nurses, external agencies, residents’ families and carers to plan and implement care that supports independence and wellbeing.
• Develop and deliver person-centred care for residents living with dementia.

Job description

Head of Dementia Care

Location: Grace Care Centre, Thornbury, Gloucestershire

Salary: £34,000 per annum

Hours of work: 37.5 per week (Including shift work and weekend work)

2X 12 hour shifts per weekOn Call Rota during weekends1 in 3 Weekend working

About the role

Our care teams make a real difference every day and your professionalism, teamed with kindness and compassion, will be at the core of everything you do. Working collaboratively with the home management team, you will lead on and develop the provision of person-centred care for our residents living with dementia to meet their needs in sometimes complex situations and during times of distress.

You will take responsibility for the operational management of the dementia households ensuring colleagues are competent and confident working across all shifts through promoting best practice, providing guidance and support.

You will work closely with our residents to support them in making decisions about their care and will work alongside our own Admiral Nurses, outside agencies and our resident’s family, carers and friends to plan and implement care that promotes independence and wellbeing to ensure that our residents living with dementia continue to live fulfilled and meaningful lives.

About the home:

Grace Care Centre is a 70 bed Care Home located on the outskirts of the Historic town of Thornbury. The home offers compassionate and personalised 24-hour specialist dementia and residential care in a comfortable, homely setting.

About you:

You’ll have a QCF Level 3 in Dementia Care, or equivalent together with, or willingness to work towards, a Level 3 Certificate in Team Leadership and a proven track record of leading and managing a team in a dementia care setting.

You’ll be a positive role model, able to work autonomously and, at times, under pressure, with excellent communication and organisational skills and a natural ability to get along with others. A supportive leader, you’ll motivate your team to deliver the best possible care to our residents at all times.

About the benefits:

As a Head of Dementia Care you will work to the Trusts Head of Dementia Care Competency Framework and will receive ongoing professional development and monthly supervision from the Admiral Nurse who will also work alongside you during their regular support visits to the Home.

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, including a competitive salary, training and development.

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
• 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!