The Opportunity:
This is an excellent opportunity for a Manager to use their personal and professional experience to establish themselves as an effective leader, ensuring the team are continuing to deliver the highest standard of care, being responsible for Health & Safety, RQIA Compliance, People Management as well as Finance and Resources.
The Company:
Harrison Care Homes is a family run business, established in 2022 in Bangor, Co. Down. Our ethos is simple: provide a high standard of care in traditional and comfortable surroundings. We have an established staff team with low turnover rates and many long-term Residents. The Residents are at the heart of everything we do, and our mission is always to provide care in the way we would expect to receive it.
Training and development are important to us as a company, and we work hard to ensure staff are competent and confident in their roles through ongoing development.
The Home is a small Residential Care Home in Bangor, Co. Down with a well-established reputation and maintains good standing with RQIA.
The Person:
We are seeking an individual who has previous Management experience, either in a Registered Manager or Deputy Manager position. You will have:
· strong knowledge of the health and social care industry, to include the Residential Minimum Care Standards and the Regulations.
· the ability to lead a team and demonstrate strong leadership and organisational skills.
· confidence in delegating and prioritising yours and others workload.
· the ability to build and foster positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
· the ability to face challenges with confidence, but also demonstrate empathy and compassion in your role.
· effective time management and strong record keeping skills.
· excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
As per the Residential Regulations, you will be required to have:
· Level 5 Diploma Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care (Adult Residential Management) Northern Ireland and Wales OR
· Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (Adult Residential Management) OR
· A professional Social Work qualification and registered on the appropriate part of the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) register, without condition OR
· A first level registered nurse on the appropriate part of the Nursing and MidwiferyCouncil register OR
· Allied health professions registered with the Health Professions Council
PLUS:
· A minimum of five years practice experience in any health and social care setting working with older persons, which must include at least two years relevant experience in an operational management capacity in a health and social care setting.
The Responsibilities:
* Maintain governance of the Home as a whole, leading a team of staff with confidence and clear direction.
* Mentor and develop staff to ensure the highest standards of care are delivered at all times.
* Achieve the highest standards of person-centred care; continually assessing residents' needs and wishes, developing the Home to enhance their quality of life and ensuring effective management of care documentation/risk assessments.
* Accountability for the home – utilising audit tools and ensuring compliance with all company policies, legislative and regulatory requirements; striving to achieve the best recognition of quality.
* Reduce risk of Health and Safety incidents by completing tailored risk assessments in each part of the Home and evaluating findings in line with company policy.
* Demonstrate compliance with legislation and ensure the environment is safe and risk free by monitoring the maintenance of the home; ensuring all checks are carried out and documentation is complete. (E.g. Fire, water temperature etc.)
* Provide an excellent service by building and leading a successful team with clear roles, purpose, expectations and accountabilities.
* Undertake workforce planning and ensure optimum staffing levels; monitor variation in occupancy or service provision, planning succession for key roles and ensuring skill mix throughout the Home.
* Manage staff rota's according to dependency and maximise staff utilisation by minimising unproductive hours such as sickness absence.
* Maintain an open, honest and transparent reputation by ensuring timely and robust investigations and responses to complaints/safeguarding issues, communicating issues to the Responsible Individual.
The Package:
* Salary will be commensurate with experience
* Company Pension Scheme
* Flexible Schedule
* 6 weeks annual leave
* Extra leave day for birthday
* Training and development support
Please note we do NOT offer visa sponsorship.
We reserve the right to enhance the criteria at shortlisting stage.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £35,000.00-£38,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Company pension
* Discounted or free food
* Flexitime
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person