We have a fantastic opportunity for a forward thinking, motivated and ‘can do’ person to join our Regional team in Camden, London as a Locality Manager. This role is covering 2 Nursing and Residential Services and a 32 Bedded Extra Care Scheme. The successful applicant must have experience in managing a portfolio of residential care or nursing services. You will provide leadership, mentorship direction to the service managers in your region. It will be essential to have sound knowledge of care regulations, commercial awareness with proven record of budgetary control as well as dynamic and engaging leadership style. The person must have a track record of managing multi-site adult and social care services within the sector and private providers, possess excellent engagement skills at all levels, able to build, navigate and foster local and regional relationships. We are UK’s largest employee owned healthcare company with employees owning 76% of Shaw and pride ourselves in our values of wellness, kindness and happiness. Salary: upto £75,000 plus a monthly car allowance of £470 Hours : 37.5 per week Location: Ideal candidate would be based in London Benefits: Employee Ownership Trust - 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays Individualised professional development programmes Refer a Friend Scheme of up to £1,000 GP online - providing around the clock GP consultation via an interactive app Retail/Leisure/Holiday and travel discounts Death in service payment Objectives To utilise authentic leadership, role modelling and inspirational skills to motivate the team to deliver excellent quality of care. To become the person in charge and responsible for the day-to-day running of the Services by the Services Managers with 24 hour responsibility for the care of the Service Users and matters arising. To manage the effective use of resources, including the financial performance of the Services, and maintain high levels of occupancy. To provide improvement, independence and choice for Service Users. To comply with all regulatory and legislative requirements at all times and in particular the CQC and for the Registration and Inspection of Nursing Homes and NMC guidelines. To promote the Equality and Diversity of Service Users living and staff working in the environment To build the reputation of the Services. To support the development and maintain confidence in the Quality of our services with our local authority contract partners. Leadership To be a good role model for all employees, being approachable and providing a regular presence and visibility with all levels of employees as well as being consistent in all actions and decisions. To set and maintain clear standards of care within the Services in line with Shaw healthcare’s Vision “To provide the quality of care we would want for our loved ones”, policies and procedures. To ensure that employee selection processes are applied thoroughly and that all candidates are treated professionally and that successful candidates are ‘onboarded’ fully and comprehensively To develop a culture of continuous quality improvement, using the framework of clinical governance To conduct regular reviews with new employees during their probationary period in addition to a six- month review to confirm the appointment or extend the probation. To ensure all employees are effectively supervised as per policy and annually appraised and that the required standards of performance are being achieved using the approved tools provided. To ensure that employees are mentored effectively to succeed in their roles To ensure complaints and suggestions are positively actioned and dealt with correctly, within the prescribed timescales. To lead culture change; build and sustain employee engagement and increase retention among workforce To lead and deliver the recruitment strategy and ensure the appointment, mentoring and development of individuals with matching values to the Services. To develop a culture where training is embedded in everyday practice through the appropriate training being requested; encouraging and enabling attendance; briefing teams on training goals; coaching and delivery of effective supervisions and appraisals Essential Criteria Relevant Care and/or Nursing and Management qualification (e.g. NVQ/QCF in Management; NVQ 4 in Care; Registered Manager’s Award; QCF Level 5 in Leadership for Health and Social Care; RMN etc) Management experience gained in relevant health/social care setting Management experience gained in relevant health/social care setting Experience of managing and organising resources, including budgetary control and effective people management Ability to work flexibly, on occasion, to ensure 24/7 cover throughout the year Ability to answer out of hours problems in a genuine emergency Desirable Criteria Experience of marketing services/selling market beds