Hyde Lea is currently looking for a Care Home Manager to work at a Dementia Residential Care Home in Bolton registered for 19 service users. The home provides specialist residential care for the frail elderly and those suffering with Dementia and it is essential that you have a solid background within the health sector.
- The home has had a ‘Good’ CQC rating. As Manager you will be directly involved in the day-to-day running of the floor and office of the service so that the unit meets the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act and associated regulations.
- Main Duties:
- Your key responsibilities will centre on the management of the staff team on shift, and the delivery of care to those service users living at the service.
- You will:
- ·Protect service users from avoidable harm and abuse.
- Manage risks (e.g. mobility / behaviour / hygiene) to service users so they are supported.
- ·Assist in the recruitment procedure (interviewing), and be responsible for mentoring new care staff.
- ·Manage the medication process so service users medicines are received, administered, recorded, and returned correctly.
- ·Review and monitor the quality of the service to drive improvement.
- ·Manage the DoL process (e.g. applications for authorisation / mental capacity assessments / best interest decisions).
- ·Promote social activities at the residential care home / support, facilitate, and record access to the local community.
- You will:
- ·Ensure service users nutritional needs are assessed and recorded.
- ·Organise service user access to healthcare services and ensure ongoing healthcare support.
- ·Ensure care staff have the confidence and skills needed to carry out their roles and responsibilities through mentoring.
- ·Ensure care staff have regular supervisions and hold regular staff meetings.
- You will:
- ·Ensure service users and their relatives are consulted and actively involved in making decisions about their care, treatment and support.
- ·Ensure your care staff develop positive caring relationships with service users.
- ·Ensure your care staff promote your service users privacy and dignity.
- You will:
- ·Assess service users needs and respond to any change in needs so that they receive personalised care that is responsive to these needs.
- ·Update care plans to reflect the care and support given.
- ·Involve service users in decision making about their care and listen and learn from people’s experiences, concerns, and complaints.
- You will:
- ·Chair service users and relatives meetings, take note of anything arising, and in discussion with your service provider make changes to the service provision at the service.
- ·Chair staff meetings, take note of anything arising, and in discussion with your service provider make changes to the service provision at the service.
- ·Promote an open and positive culture which reflects the opinions of the service users living at the home.
- The successful candidate will have the following experience and qualifications:
- RMA / NVQ 5 or equivalent – completed
- A proven track record in home management as a manager or deputy manager.
- Elderly / dementia experience.
- A sound knowledge of the CQC and applicable legislation / standards.
- The successful candidate will:
- Be dynamic & enthusiastic.
- Possess strong leadership skills and works well as part of a team.
- Have good communication skills and be capable of operating software platforms used to manage staff / service users / medication.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bolton, Greater Manchester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
