Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Band 6 Deputy Manager to work full-time based in a Residential home in Guernsey.
The salary for this permanent Deputy Manager role is £43,954 – £59,343 per annum.
Main Duties:
- To undertake the assessment of service users with complex needs
- To develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care to meet these needs
- To guide, advise and direct other staff in the assessment, planning, implementation, an evaluation of care received by service users
- To undertake risk assessment processes to determine risks to the health and well-being of service users with complex care needs, taking relevant action to minimise these risks
- To lead a staff team in emergency situations, ensuring that the service user’s needs are met and that significant others are supported
- To utilise information and data from a range of sources to identify service user’s needs and to guide decision-making processes
- To act in accordance with the standards, codes and guidelines laid down by the postholder’s regulatory body and HSC
- To promote service user involvement in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care, respecting their wishes, beliefs and dignity
- To safeguard service users in accordance with organisational policy and guidelines
- To communicate effectively with service users and their significant other, taking into account their cultural background and cognitive functioning
- To communicate clearly with all members of the multidisciplinary team, demonstrating sensitivity to cultural and language differences
- To manage conflict between individuals, including staff, service users and their significant others
- To act as an advocate for service users and significant others
- To ensure written communication complies with organisational and professional standards
- In conjunction with the practice development lead initiate and undertake clinical audits to monitor and maintain standards of practice
- To manage the incident reporting system, including documenting actual or potential risks impacting the quality of service user care
- To actively promote evidence-based practice
- To take a professional lead in the development of practice
- Access organisational electronic information systems relevant to the role
Requirements of this job:
- Registered Nurse or Social Worker
- Evidence of CPD at diploma level
- Teaching/mentoring qualification
- Diploma in a related field
- Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement or equivalent (D32/33, NVQ A1)
- Good IT skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- To hold a valid driving licence (this may be negotiated with the manager dependant on area)
- Leadership and management skills
- Caring and empathetic nature
- Understanding of learning disabilities and/or willingness to learn
Contact:
This job is advertised by Maisy Price; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications within a residential or supported living setting from care home managers, deputy managers, care coordinators, key workers, childcare workers and more as we might have other roles applicable to you.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.
Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement
