Home Manager position in Colchester
Are you an experienced Care Home Manager looking for a new challenge?
Are you passionate about providing excellent care to the elderly?
We are seeking to recruit a dedicated Care Home Manager with proven experience, responsible for ensuring a high level of clinical care and governance is provided to our residents.
Responsibilities include:
The successful candidate will need to have extensive experience in running a residential and nursing care home.
The role includes but is not limited to:
To manage and support a competent and highly driven team of Clinical Leads and clinical teams; providing the environment which allows support and development of clinical skills effectively
Work in tandem with the Operations Team, the Deputy Manager and senior care staff to deliver high quality care standards within your home through regular meetings
Anticipate problems/needs and resolve these in a proactive, independent manner whilst ensuring effective communication
To promote Residents Rights at all times by ensuring all staff have completed their mandatory training.
Agree, develop and maintain a relevant clinical knowledge and current best practice depending on personal clinical experience
Develop and implement clinical and care review processes to effectively monitor clinical and care performance at Home level
Provide Clinical Supervision as required to qualified Home staff specifically nurses/clinical leads
Build positive customer relationships and develop the homes relations with relatives, applying a proactive approach to understanding customer needs
Effectively manage risk to ensure compliance with standards and customer safety at all times
Liaise closely with all Regulatory bodies in order to build effective relationships. Ensure any requests for information from such Regulatory bodies are responded to promptly
Support colleagues within our Homes to develop the knowledge and expertise required to deliver clinical care in accordance with best practice advice & guidance
Conduct competency assessments for key members of the team as and when required, working within personal capabilities and competence
Establish and maintain effective methods of communication with all stakeholders.
To maintain staffing levels to those required by CQC, Local Authority and Care whilst participating in the recruitment of all levels of staff
Understand and support policies and procedures of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
To maintain confidentiality at all times being mindful of Data Protection and Caldicott Principles, and following the NMC Code of Conduct without exception
Maintain excellent relationships within the region and also with external agencies to build and maintain a positive reputation in the local community
Ensure that effective measures are taken to adequately protect the safety and welfare of service users, visitors and staff
Maintain an awareness of changes in the care environment
Promote, share and sustain best practice clinical methods at all times
Drive continuous improvement and support the agreed innovations and technological advances where appropriate
To ensure compliance with all aspects of employment legislation, personnel checks, references and Disclosure & Barring Service requirements
To maintain and develop staff training, appraisals and supervision
To ensure that all documentation required by regulatory bodies is maintained and reviewed as necessary
To ensure assessments of all prospective Residents are carried out prior to admission
Any other duties to meet service delivery for our residents.
Requirements:
At least 2 years of experience as a Residential/Nursing care home manager
Strong background in elderly and dementia care
Nursing experience with a valid NMC pin number would be ideal but not essential
Able to lead, develop and inspire both clinical and non-clinical teams
Working to deadlines and meeting KPI expectations
Excellent leadership skills
Sound knowledge of CQC regulations
The ability to manage a busy workload and prioritise tasks
Highly motivated and good communication skills
There are many great reasons to join our team and what we can offer:
Great opportunities for further training and development
Competitive salary on offer from £65,000 per annum
Plus a Management Bonus scheme in place
Full time, 40 hours per week
Monday Friday Occasional requirement to work on call, based on the demands of the role
25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time contracts)
Life insurance
Free DBS (T & Cs apply)
Free parking
Company pension
Wagestream Same-day pay
Our employee assist programme healthcare and mental health support
Free in house training via our elearning platform, your Hippo, in addition to our fully funded apprenticeship courses
Yearly salary review
Being part of an organisation where empowering and valuing our people is fundamental to everything we do
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