Registered Unit Manager-Children's Replacement Care (Short Breaks)
Join our Children's Short Breaks team, where we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to children across Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development and a wide range of wellbeing and support.
Job Summary
Children's Short Breaks service provides vital respite care for children in Worcestershire who have a Learning Disability and complex medical needs and/or behaviours that challenge. It is co-located with the Adult Replacement Care Service at Osborne Court in Malvern.
The post holder will be expected to work predominantly Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm however there may be occasions when they are required to work clinical shifts.
We are looking for an innovative, compassionate and empowering Nurse to act as the Registered Manager for the service in line with Ofsted requirements. This post is regulated by CQC and Ofsted.
Main duties of the job
* Ensure children are well cared for whilst staying with us
* Compiling rotas
* Provide Line Management and Clinical Supervision to the team
* Clinical management oversight
* Adhere to Ofsted and CQC regulations and be available for the Ofsted Regulation 44 Visitor
* Audits
* Attend Short Breaks Panel
* Engage with key stakeholders i.e. commissioners, social workers, schools
* Have good communication with families/carers
About Us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
What we offer
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
* Flexible and agile working opportunities
* Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
* Wide range of supportive staff networks
* Health and wellbeing opportunities
Person Specification
Essential Experience
* Significant post registration experience
* Significant operational and management experience to include Working with families, Working with children and young people, Behavioural management strategies, Clinical competence with PMLD/Fragile health, Staff management and performance, Budgetary management, Monitoring/data collection, Audit, Standard setting, Rota planning, Risk management
Essential Qualifications
* Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities
* Level 5 diploma in Residential Childcare (or working towards)
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