Deputy Manager – (Peripatetic)

Job purpose – To plan, monitor and deliver the highest standards of personalised care to residents, ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and dignity, and that individual’s rights to privacy, dignity, independence and choice are met.  To supervise and evaluate the care delivered to residents always ensuring that legal and Care Home standards are met.

Key Responsibilities

1. To act as the person in charge of the home in the absence of the Manager ensuring that legislation is adhered to and standards are maintained.
2. To provide the highest level of personal care and attention to residents, following individual care plans carefully and ensuring that all contact is polite, friendly, warm and supportive. To assist in writing and implementing care plans and ensuring that they are reflective of the resident’s needs.
3. To supervise and support staff to fulfil their job role.
4. To ensure that the environment is clean and well always maintained.
5. Responsible for; understanding and complying with statutory and legal requirements that are relevant, including; Health & Safety, COSHH, all aspects of the Health & Social Care Act to ensure that all care teams and other staff maintain a safe environment throughout the home. Understand and have an awareness of Infection Control.
6. To ensure that systems to monitor and reduce risks in the home are implemented and adhered to.
7. Administer medication to residents as prescribed, accurately maintaining appropriate records for both.
8. Assist the Home Manager with audits and compliance within the home.
9. To always be alert to residents physical and mental well being, immediately dealing with and reporting any changes in a resident’s condition. Liaising with other care professionals as required and ensuring that all records are updated accurately.
10. To always respect and maintain confidentiality of resident’s personal information, this includes resident’s behaviour and actions and any incidents that may occur in the course of day-to-day care and to ensure that all care teams and other staff understand and respect this.
11. Ensure that all care teams and other staff are understanding and patient towards residents and their needs, and encourage, assist, and support residents to participate in leisure activities as appropriate to the individual, ensuring their social and emotional needs are met. Occasionally escorting residents to outside appointments and leisure outings.
12. Undertaking general care assistant duties throughout the home as needed.
13. To be an active and encouraging senior member of the Care team, assist the home manager to lead team meetings, ensuring good communication at all times. Assist the Home Manager and Care Manager in training of newly appointed staff.
14. To manage staff rotas ensuring that the home always remains compliant to reflect the needs of the residents.
15. Must have use of own vehicle

This is not intended as an exhaustive description of duties and responsibilities and may be amended following consultation with the job holder.

Relevant facts and figures relating to the job.

Formal supervision of certain employees.

To work a varied shift pattern which may include nights and weekends to supervise/train staff.

Job context

This role is a team role, with clear responsibility for residents along with supervising the senior care assistants and care teams. Clear communication with team members is essential as well as regular updates and communication with the care home manager.

Key challenges

To supervise and support the care team, ensuring that the Care Home values of trust, respect and care are always maintained and that each team member treats residents in the way that they would expect to be treated themselves.

Key measures

Mandatory training is up to date.

Supervision meeting with Home Manager every 2 months

Results and feedback from Home inspections and audit reports (internal and external).

Person Specification

Minimum of 3 years working in a caring environment

NVQ3 in Health & Social Care

Good numeric and literacy skills

Basic budgeting and accountancy skills

A warm and friendly disposition

Strong team player

Good communication skills, able to put others at ease

Supervisory/leadership skills

Willing to develop management skills

Reliable and punctual

Name: Michelle Francis

Email: mi**************@**************co.uk

To apply for this position, please download our application form. Please return your application form to the contact (detailed above).