Purpose of role To be accountable for the delivery of The Marbrook Centres management approach and ethos, and to ensure that the dementia service is exemplary in its delivery of safe and effective care, and is well led at all times. Specific Responsibilities To take primary responsibility for managing and overseeing the daily operation of the Marbrook dementia service, whilst sharing responsibility with the senior team to deliver Marbrooks overall objectives To ensure that the care, welfare and safety of all residents is of the highest possible standard, taking full responsibility for adherence to statutory regulations. Provide clinical leadership and nursing on dementia and assume responsibility for the correct assessment of care required, through planning, documentation and ongoing assessment Develop non-drug management of challenging behaviours where appropriate, and support effective reviews of prescribing of anti-psychotic medicines To promote and maintain good interpersonal relationships between staff/residents and staff/relatives. Undertake pre assessments for potential residents. To be responsible for the admission of any new residents to the unit for the purpose of assessment/evaluation, and establishment of a good mutual relationship. To undertake day to day contact and involvement with residents, their families and visiting professionals To act as and promote the positive face and public representation of Marbrook, in a manner conducive with the level of management and the responsibilities that this role carries To ensure that the care provided offers our clients a high standard of specialised, person centred care To ensure that all residents are treated with dignity and respect and that their independence, choice and control is actively promoted by the service To actively promote Marbrooks values and care ethos within the staff team and organisation environment To line manage/develop/train/mentor/coach the Mayfield team, and ensure that all staff on are well supervised at all times To correctly implement organisational, social and legislative policies and requirements, procedures, systems and processes to underpin and support all areas of responsibility To ensure that good quality, relevant and substantial records/documentation/notes that satisfy CQC, management and resident/families requirements are kept at all times To ensure that stock is ordered, controlled and safely stored To ensure that all medications are administered, ordered and stored safely and correctly at all times, including controlled drugs; and to have oversight of this at all times. To ensure all care plans and risk assessments are written in best practice format, and reviewed at agreed and suitable intervals To lead/support on the care and support review meetings programme To support the other units in the absence of the designated service manager and manage the whole site in the absence of the General Manager To participate equally in the manager on-call rota To assist in the recruitment of, and to maintain a competent staff team, including supporting completion of the Care Certificate in line with the Marbrook probation policy and procedure To work with the Rota Coordinator to ensure the rota is effective and adequately planned to deliver safe ratios in line with our safer staffing procedures To undertake and deliver line management duties with HR support, which may include performance management, absence management and disciplinary processes To facilitate team meetings every which include required set agenda items, and that are responsive to the needs of the dementia service To facilitate quarterly family meetings to gain feedback and make improvements/changes based on the feedback received. Conduct quarterly residents surveys, to analyse the responses and make appropriate improvements to the service. To encourage an open and honest culture within the organisation; and to support members of the team to make decisions and contribute to positive changes within the service To act as advisor on dementia care for the organisation