Job Description
We are a large Care Home provider consisting of 35 Care Homes in the North and Northwest of England, celebrating 18 years of excellence in providing a happy and homely environment for our residents. We specialise in all areas of Nursing, Dementia and Residential Care. Our vision is to deliver the best possible person centred care to all of our residents so that they can feel, safe, happy and secure – we want our homes to be their homes.
We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Home Manager to lead our team at Daleside Nursing Home, Wirral. Naturally, it is important you share our Company Values of Family, Honesty and Respect. Whilst we are a large organisation with ambitious growth plans we still very much have a family feel. We are honest in all of our communication together with having the upmost respect for all of our colleagues.
About The Role
Job Overview
You will take responsibility of the care and wellbeing of our residents which includes making sure their physical, emotional and social needs are met but also leading, motivating and mentoring your team of Nurses and Carers whilst delivering clinical guidance and coaching. Providing strong leadership will ensure smooth, safe and efficient running of the care home. Being able to promote all our residents’ independence, dignity and choice is an extremely important to us and this will come naturally to you. Maintaining accurate records is very important and you will have an eye for detail to enable if any problems arise you are well equipped and ready to deal with this. You will have a strong professional judgement and will be able to make critical decisions.
Benefits
* Managers Bonus (£10k Per Annum)
* Employer Contributory Pension of 3%
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Company Events (such as Care Awards)
* Buddy System (£200)
* Employee of the Month (£100)
* Employee Competitions with Love2Shop Vouchers
* Free On-Site Parking
Responsibilities and Duties of the Job
* To provide leadership to the administration, care, catering, housekeeping, laundry, maintenance and people management functions of the home
* To carry out, and provide leadership in marketing the service, and selling its services at the agreed prices
* To maintain the operations of the home at the standard agreed with the Registered Provider, within the financial budget or other parameters set by the Provider
* Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals they support
* Ensure Service Users are at the heart of the care delivery and their wishes and preferences enhance their wellbeing.
* Undertake the Care Planning activities for Service Users to meet changing physical, psychological and social needs, taking into consideration privacy, dignity, personal choice, and informed consent.
* Ensure Care Plans are developed in collaboration with Service Users, their family, and friends (where appropriate) and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Undertake all aspects of medicine management in line with legal, professional, and regulatory requirements.
* Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals they support
* Induct new starters
* Conduct staff supervision and annual staff appraisals for all heads of department
* Develop staff to full potential ensuring succession planning
* Ensure multidisciplinary team working is embedded in the service
* Act as a mentor to others and help to build strong team relationships.
* Update and monitor care plans, reviewing them as and when required
* Liaise with other healthcare professionals
* To provide care in accordance with current best practice, according to policy and procedures, agreed standards, legislative requirements, relevant regulations under the direction of the Manager and within the financial plans agreed from time-to-time.
Strictly no agencies please.
Skills Needed
Relationship, Managerial / Operational, Servicing
About The Company
We treat all of our residents as individuals. We care about their unique needs as well as their likes and dislikes, hobbies and past times. We make sure every one of our residents is provided with a completely personalised care plan; giving them dignity, choice and independence in a home from home environment.
Our reputation is built on more than 15 years of experience in care and we work hard to make sure that all of our homes provide a safe, homely and happy setting for residents – we want our homes to be their homes. This also means that all of our 30 homes are completely unique, designed to meet the individual needs of our residents and make the most of the home environment and its surroundings.
Each home has a dedicated team delivering round-the-clock care to meet the varying and often complex needs of our residents. We continually invest in our homes and this, as well as our rigorous quality and safety standards, enables us to ensure our homes meet our exceptionally high standards and deliver the best support and care to residents.
Company Culture
As a family run business, we treat our people like they deserve to be treated; with dignity, compassion and respect. The principles of equality and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we are committed to creating a workplace community where everyone is treated fairly and which is representative of the people that we support.
We work hard to create a caring and welcoming environment for our residents based on our core values of privacy, independence, dignity and choice. We do the same for our people; nurturing their talents and celebrating their uniqueness to create a diverse, inclusive workplace where there are opportunities for everyone to grow and thrive.
We want our people to be themselves; bringing their best self to work so that they can provide the best care. That’s why we have a dedicated training course in equality and inclusion for our teams and operate a fair and open recruitment process. We also offer competitive rates of pay, flexible working hours, free uniforms and a range of benefits.
And we want you to be part of our future, helping us to grow as a family and put our residents and team members at the heart of everything we do.
Desired Criteria
Required Criteria
* Right to live and work in the UK
Closing DateFriday 14th March, 2025