Registered Care Manager

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The main function of the job:

To manage the day to day running of a small residential care home supporting adults with learning disabilities. You will be expected to be hands on developing relationships with relevant professionals such as social workers and parents to ensure service users receive outstanding levels of care at all times.

To provide leadership of the administration, care, and people management functions of The Home, catering, housekeeping, laundry and maintenance.

To carry out, and provide leadership in marketing The Home, and selling its services at the agreed prices. Striving to ensure home is at full occupancy and demonstrating your experience.

To maintain the operations of the service at the standard agreed with the Registered Provider, within the financial budget or other parameters set by the Provider.

To maintain care and management skills at the current level, and undertake such training and development as may from time-to-time be required to maintain that currency of practice.

To manage the services within

Location: Taunton

Supervisory responsibilities:

To manage each of the service functions within The Home.

Main Duties (not in any order of priority):

Management of the organisation:

1. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the Responsible Individual for The Home.

2. Create and uphold an open, positive and inclusive management culture.

3. Formulate and administer The Home’s budget based on The Home’s objectives and within the projected revenue.

4. Participate in the development of The Home’s policies.

5. Share in the development of strategic plans for The Home.

6. Participate in the evaluation of The Home against agreed organisational goals, business, and quality objectives.

7. Work to establish effective employer-employee relationships.

8. Minimise legal risks.

9. Participate in the establishment and maintenance of The Home’s management information systems.

10. Advise the Registered Provider of any changes to the structure of the organisation which may be required.

11. Organise the formulation and implementation of all of the policies and procedures and utilising our current system.

12. Formulate and implement care policies and procedures.

13. Implement and maintain the standards required by legislation related to the registration of The Home.

14. Manage The Home in accordance with the Management Protocols within the homes Care Quality Management System.

15. Participate in discussions reviewing employee remuneration.

16. Operate The Home in a cost-effective manner, within the financial limits set by the Provider, particularly in the area of personnel costs.

17. Be involved in the design and implementation and maintenance of The Home’s quality assurance programme.

18. Design and administer an evaluation of the care standards and care service provision.

- Management of the Human Resources: Liasing with our HR department you will,

1. Specify, recruit, select and train employees, in numbers agreed with the Provider, and at a cost which is agreed with the Provider, not exceeding the agreed staff budget.

3. Ensure that job descriptions for all employees are appropriate to current practices in each function.

4. Implement and evaluate the orientation and induction of all new employees.

5. Assist individual staff to develop in their role and level of compliance with agreed standards.

6. Promote and implement The Home’s policies and procedures.

7. Promote the effective resolution of team conflicts.

8. Create a work atmosphere which promotes a high quality of work life.

9. Create and maintain a culture of performance and excellence.

10. Manage employee numbers so as to eliminate the use of Agency staff for routine or planned absences.

Management of care Services:

1. Develop the philosophy, goals and objectives for the care and nursing practice.

2. Assess the effectiveness of care and nursing implementation and delivery.

3. Implement action to meet and maintain care and nursing standards.

4. Work in cooperation with members of multi-disciplinary health teams in order to maximise opportunities for Service User therapeutic care.

5. Ensure that Service User rights are protected.

6. Encourage a model of self-care and Service User rehabilitation.

7. Evaluate Care Plans.

8. Evaluate standards of care and competence.

Professional Long Term care Leadership:

1. Encourage innovative methods for the delivery of care.

2. Encourage health promotion within care strategies.

3. Engage in local meetings relevant to the activity of The Home.

4. Establish relationships with learning institutions to promote the availability of staff training at all levels.

5. Seek opportunities for personal and professional growth.

6. Promote a positive image for residency and employment within The Home.

Working hours:

Nominally 40 hours per week, subject to achievement of goals and objectives and the covering of vacant shifts. The Manager will be expected to maintain an on-call facility and, in the case of holiday or sickness, to arrange for the facility to be maintained.

Qualifications required:

Managers are required by the regulations to have the ’necessary qualifications, skills and experience’ to carry out the regulated activity. Skills for care advise that the current, relevant qualification is the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services, choosing the pathway:

Management of Adult Services or Management of Adult Residential Services

Managers taking the Level 5 Diploma should use the full breadth of QCF units available to ensure they achieve a qualification that is relevant to the role they are carrying out.

Reference ID: RM/12/21

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £30,000.00-£42,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

• Performance bonus

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Flexible schedule
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Management: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• QCF Level 4/5 (preferred)

Work remotely:

• No