Deptuy Manager

Location: Fareham, Portsmouth

Salary: 50k per annum

Hours: 37.5 per week consisting of Monday – Friday and occasional weekends for Management Support.  (The post holder will also share management on call rota.)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Manager to join our Nurse Led Care Home with Psychology service to provide clinical leadership and management at Uplands House Care Home. 

We are looking for an experienced Deputy Manager to Support the Registered Manager. You will deliver high quality individualised care within the constraints of the financial budget, whilst maintaining patient safety at all times. You will also be highly visible and accessible to residents and their families and staff, ensuring all residents and their families have the opportunity to seek information, help and support.

Benefits of working with us:

• We offer permanent contracts 37.5 hrs per week
• 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays per annum
• Career progression path within the company
• Competitive rates of pay
• Employee Assistance Helpline
• Flexible Additional Holiday Purchase Scheme
• DBS check paid by Caretech prior to starting with us

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Take charge of ward/unit on a daily basis when on duty.
• Be part of the senior team on-call rota.
• Assist Registered Manager in the cascade of information and key information and key messages to the team in a timely manner.
• Encourage and promote engagement in high standard of quality (tissue viability, etc).
• Adhere to the CareTech complaints and concerns procedures with regard to written and verbal complaints, and escalating cases to line manager or higher when required. Where necessary, develop remedial action plans and evidence the implementation of these.
• Allocate workload and, where appropriate, delegate responsibilities amongst the team.
• Be accountable for the monitoring and initial management of sickness absence and return to work interviews for nursing team, in accordance with sickness absence management policy.
• Assist the line manager to maintain efficient provision of resources such as clinical equipment and budget.
• Address poor performance and standards of poor attitude and behaviour in a support approach and, where necessary, initiate ad-hoc meetings for staff to discuss performance. Matters to be escalated to line manager when necessary.
• Ensure all staff in their area, work to the Professional Code of Conduct an/or Caretech standards.
• Ensure all Annual Development Reviews (ADRs) and Personal Development Plans are completed annually for staff within reporting chain.
• Manage a caseload of staff clinical supervisions, undertaken and maintained 1-2 monthly or as directed by the line manager.
• When on duty, have responsibility for health and safety within sphere of responsibility (e.g.
• Report all accidents and/or untoward incidences as per CareTechClinical risk Datix system to follow management procedure.
• Contribute to the security of the working environment.
• Ensure the safe handling and storage of residents’ valuables and property.
• Ensure systems are in place to ensure specialist clinical equipment is checked as needed.
• Assist line manager to maintain efficient control of the nursing budget.
• Act as a positive role model for all nursing staff and be proactive in embracing change as and when required.
• As appropriate, undertake a range of clinical and non-clinical investigations.
• Develop action plans following audits, investigations, inspections and care reviews.
• Be involved in developing and actioning of audit schedule as necessary.
• As appropriate, be involved in medication management systems including liaison with Pharmacy.
• Review and write local protocol as required.

About Caretech:

Caretech Community Services established in 1993 has 250 services with continuous growth with new developments/services.  CareTech Community Services is a national provider of support for people with complex and challenging behaviours associated with autism, learning disabilities, mental health illness and neurological conditions.  We support people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and also in residential care.

We are committed to providing the highest levels of care to our residents.  To enable us to do this we need caring and dedicated professionals to deliver first class care.

All applicants will be subject to satisfactory references and all employees are checked against the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

* Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

CareTech Community Services are proud to advise that they are a Disability Confident Leader.

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