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Position: Deputy Manager
Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire
Salary: £43,551 per annum
Working Hours: 40 hours per week
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday, plus alternate weekends (flexibility required)
Role Overview:
We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Deputy Manager to join our dedicated care team. This is a key leadership role, supporting the Home Manager in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the care service, ensuring that the highest standards of care and compliance are met and exceeded.
Responsibilities for the Deputy Manager Include:
1. Assist the Home Manager in ensuring the home meets regulatory requirements, including CQC standards and local authority contract monitoring.
2. Lead the care team to provide exceptional care, working to resolve operational challenges and implementing action plans for continuous improvement.
3. Develop and maintain effective relationships with external bodies, including statutory authorities, healthcare professionals, and contract monitoring teams, to ensure that best practice guidelines are followed.
4. Work closely with the management team to meet clinical care outcomes and management performance targets.
5. Ensure a high standard of person-centred care is delivered to all residents in line with policies and procedures.
What You'll Need as the Deputy Manager:
6. A QCF Level 4 in Care or an equivalent qualification.
7. Significant experience in managing staff within a Residential and Dementia Care environment.
8. Strong understanding of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS).
9. High level of expertise in care practices and a commitment to delivering the best possible care to residents.
10. A passion for person-centred care and a desire to lead by example.
Benefits for the Deputy Manager:
11. 25 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays).
12. Ongoing professional development and free training opportunities.
13. Employer-contributed pension scheme, with up to 6% match.
14. Death in service benefit (2x salary).
15. Health benefits package.
16. Recognition of service with milestone awards (5, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 years).
17. Employee assistance programme (EAP) and wellbeing support app.
18. Cycle to work scheme.
19. Refer-a-Friend bonus - earn up to £300 per successful referral.
20. Free DBS check.
For further information or to arrange an interview please contact Amanda at Time Recruitment.