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We are seeking an experienced, dynamic, and caring individual to become the temporary Registered Manager at The Lilacs, our Residential Care Home in Exeter. The role requires a strong and determined individual with the energy, enthusiasm, knowledge and passion to drive our service forward. The successful candidate will be instrumental in providing effective leadership, enhancing a person-centred service. You will need to have demonstrable experience of working in a care home with person-centred care approaches and be able to support our staff in their development of these approaches.
Job Responsibility
Providing effective leadership, enhancing a person-centred service
Working closely with service users, their families, and professionals
Overseeing and assisting every aspect of care, and the staffing needs within the home, including developing and updating care plans and risk assessments and other regulatory paperwork, including maintaining clear, accurate, reporting of all daily and medication records
Ensuring full compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements of CQC and all other regulatory bodies
Driving improvement throughout our service and champion person-centred care and learning culture principles and practice
Providing managerial leadership to the home in the day-to-day operation of the teams, monitoring workload, allocating duties and ensuring duties are discharged safely and effectively
Undertaking specialist assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the service user care needs
Ensuring information requests are dealt with in a timely manner
Involvement in the assessment of new service users
Thorough understanding of current commissioning initiatives and requirements
A thorough and practical understanding of applying the Mental Capacity Act and DOLs
Completing service reviews including making recommendations for service improvements
Attending safeguarding meetings, client reviews including DOLs reviews, along with arranging and running residents and staff meetings
Taking responsibility for Service User files – including drafting & updating of electronic care plans and risk assessments, reporting on accidents and incidents and overseeing daily record keeping
Supporting the recruitment of, and managing a team of staff, including regular 1:1 supervisions, coaching, team building and training
Ensuring communication to residents and staff is consistent and of value
Being part of the on-call rota for the organisation
Requirements
A significant amount of experience as a Registered Manager in a residential care home setting
Relevant health or social care qualification (NVQ Level 5) or other professional qualification's e.g., Nursing, OT, or social work, RMN
Requirement for CQC to consider you as a person to be suitable to register as Registered Manager
Current Driving License
Excellent IT skills, including the ability to use a range of different technological applications, have excellent written, and verbal communication skills
Proven ability to always work according to the needs of the service
Ability to collaborate and work professionally with service users, families, and involved professionals and agencies
Experience of supervising and supporting staff and deploying staff resources efficiently to meet the needs of the service
Knowledge and skills to ensure the safe management and administration of medication
Right to live and work in the UK
2 x Positive References
Enhanced DBS Check
What we offer
Extensive Induction Training
Specific training and qualifications suited to complex care needs