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Deputy Manager at Deerswood Lodge
Reference: JAN20253651
Expiry date: 12:00, Tue, 28th Jan 2025
Location: Deerswood Lodge, Crawley
Benefits: Excellent benefits package
Shaw healthcare are recruiting a Residential Deputy Manager for Deerswood Lodge Care Home in Crawley to deliver a quality of care and support to our service users in line with our care principles of 'wellness, happiness, and kindness'. You will work together with your colleagues to ensure that the physical, social, psychological and emotional needs of our service users are met.
Deerswood Lodge is a 90 bedded residential care home providing care for older people including people with dementia.
Location: Ifield Green, Ifield, Crawley RH11 0HG
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
* Employee Ownership Trust - 76% Employee Owned - our employees have received over £1850 each in tax free bonuses to date!
* 30 days annual leave
* Company Maternity Pay (after a qualifying period)
* Individualised professional development programmes
* GP online - providing around the clock GP consultation via an interactive app
* Refer a Friend Scheme of up to £1,000
* Retail/Leisure/Holiday and travel discounts
Shaw Healthcare is one of the UK’s leading Health and Social care providers who deliver a wide spectrum of care in a variety of purpose-built care environments; care homes for the elderly, specialist dementia units, mental health units and low secure psychiatric hospitals.
We highly value the wonderful contribution of our employees and it is our ethos to put people first by involving our people in key decision-making. We are the largest employee ownership trust within the healthcare sector.
Main Responsibilities
Essentials Skills & Duties of a Deputy Manager:
* Good working knowledge of CIW/CQC standards and the Health and Social Care Act 2008;
* Developing and implementing evidence-based individualised care packages, therapeutic interventions, and individualised activity programmes;
* Leading and supervising the support and nursing teams to deliver the highest standards of person-centred care using clinical governance and their own personal development;
* Familiarity with areas concerning sickness management, staff training and development, and coaching and mentoring, with effective communication skills;
* Ability to communicate and engage effectively with our service users, their families, and colleagues; good interpersonal and working relationship skills are essential;
* Good understanding of the disabilities, health and social care needs of service users and assist those who have mobility or continence needs, using the appropriate aids and equipment;
* Provide appropriate levels of care and support to ensure that personal hygiene needs are met (washing, dressing, bathing, using the toilet);
* Health and Safety awareness to ensure the safety of our services users and colleagues.
The Ideal Candidate
* QCF Level 3 or above
* Previous experience as a Deputy Manager
* Experience of supporting the elderly
* A strong knowledge of person-centred care
* Ability to work closely with each resident, assessing their needs and delivering a care plan that helps each person to live a fuller life
* Commitment to providing the very best levels of care, ensuring all procedures are carried out to the highest of standards and optimising the wellbeing of every resident
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