MAIN PURPOSE To be a flexible member of the management team ensuring effective coordination of services within the location. To assist in the management of a multidisciplinary workforce ensuring Brainkinds policies / procedures and values are adhered to with consideration to the regulations and outcomes surrounding registered services. This may include having registered manager responsibility. To ensure the care and support offered to each person is of the highest quality, meeting individual needs sensitively and striving to enable People We Support to maximise their potential. Demonstrate professional leadership and provide hands on management support and guidance, managing staff activities and influencing their practises and attitude. Assume line management responsibility for a group of staff which may include Team Leaders, as directed by the line manager in accordance with Brainkinds policies and procedures. Assist and support the Service / Area Manager in setting and monitoring of budgets, capital, and revenue for each area within location. Ensure the effective management of Brainkinds resources within location, including staff expenditure. Support the organisation with affective staff rotas ensuring staff meet their contractual requirements and personal objectives. Be prepared to meet regularly with local authority representatives, staff, clinicians, family, and other stakeholders to ensure a multidisciplinary team approach to service provision. This may require working unsociable hours including evenings and weekends on occasion or where required. Participate in the on-call rota Support Service / Area Manager in selection and recruitment of staff in accordance with Brainkind Policies and Procedure, paying particular attention to desired attitudes and values of potential team members. Ensure all staff receives required supervision and personal development reviews, to promote their learning, as per Brainkind policies. Identify the training needs of the staff and contribute to the Service Training Plan, including the organisation of appropriate inductions, emphasising the aims, value base and high-performance standards expected. This also may include carrying out staff training. To ensure all People We Support have received and been involved in their assessment, support plans, person centred plans and ongoing reviews. Oversee monitoring and accounting of People We Support finances where appropriate. Ensure effective health, welfare and safeguard needs of all individuals are met in line with legislation. Establish and monitor medication systems as delegated and or appropriate. Prepare or contribute to Service User review process, ensuring review reports are of a professional standard and collated in a timely manner. Chair review meetings as required and facilitate Service User involvement. Ensure People We Support, through staff, are supported to pursue educational and vocational goals to contribute to their life-long learning, their independence and to achieve their aspirations. Ensure the outcomes within the Essential Standards of Quality and Safety are met thus establishing compliance to Health and Social Care Act 2008 and Care Quality Commission Regulations 2009. Manage and participate in regular Quality Assurance, Health & Safety and Human Resources audits. Support the staff team with regards to Clinical Governance, participate in meetings and ensure all actions are completed within specified timeframes.