Deputy Home Manager

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

12/17/2024

Job Description

Location: 11 Annadale Avenue

Burnview Healthcare is a group of family run care homes which specialises in Dementia, Nursing, Residential, and Day care. Our emphasis is on creating a caring and secure environment where our residents know that they are ‘Living Amongst Friends.

We are currently recruiting for a Deputy Home Manager for Annadale Care Home .

As the Deputy Manager you will support the Home Manager leading a multi disciplinary team ensuring excellent standards of care are provided to our residents.

Key duties include clinical supervision of staff, care plan audits and having responsibility for the Home in the Manager's absence.

To Apply For This Role Candidates Should

Be A Registered Nurse with recent experience of leading a team preferably within a care setting.

Have a Valid NMC Pin

Excellent communication and team work skills

Eligibility to Work in the UK

About The Role

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise the professional work of all staff and ensure that individual patient care provided is of the highest standards.
• Assist the Home Manager in taking appropriate action when agreed standards of care are not being met.
• Ensure that Home procedures in particular regarding health and safety, fire, sickness/absenteeism are known by staff and adhered to at all time.
• Ensure the provision of an effective communication system.
• Have regard for the effective utilisation of resources (including staff) to ensure the Home is run in an efficient cost-effective manner.
• To assist as required with the interviewing and selection of applicants/future employees.
• Provides council for all staff as required.
• To assist as required with induction and training systems for all staff.
• Keeps abreast of all current developments i.e., legislation, health board requirements which may effect the management of the Home.
• Assist the Home Manager in the provision of reports/returns that are required on a regular and irregular basis.
• Responsibility for adhering to Home policy for the safe custody, administration, disposal and recording of all pharmaceutical products held within the Home.
• To assist as required with investigating and reporting any accidents, incidents and complaints.
• Responsible for ensuring that any accidents or incidents are adequately documented.
• Responsible for ensuring that all residents receive adequate medical care.
• Ensuring that a satisfactory service is provided by efficient planning and allocation of work.
• Keeping, giving and receiving up to date reports on all residents.
• Assist the Home Manager with keeping all other records up to date.
• Report any maintenance issues to the Home Manager.
• Assist the Home Manager where required in liaising with community services and maintaining a good rapport thus ensuring maximum occupancy levels at all times.
• In the absence of the Home Manager take responsibility for liaising with the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority Home inspectors and to maintain a good working relationship with them.
• Responsible with keeping the Home Manager informed and updated on developments which occur within the Home.
• Adhere to NMC Professional of Code Conduct, Nursing Home Legislative requirements, Health and Safety Legislation and other relevant legislation.
• Arrange for cover in the event of staff reporting absent and to be prepared on occasions to remain in your post beyond normal stopping time if a replacement cannot be found.
• You will be required to be on call as per the duty rota and when the Home Manager is off on leave.
  
  

This Job Description indicates only the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended as an exhaustive list.

Burnview Healthcare reserves the right to amend this job description from time to time, according to business needs. Any changes will be confirmed in writing. Please note that you share with Burnview Healthcare the responsibility for making suggestions to alter the scope of your duties and improve the effectiveness of you post.

Skills Needed

Relationship, Managerial / Operational, Servicing

About The Company

In all our homes we aim to care for our residents in a way that promotes independence and autonomy whilst giving each resident the surety that we are there to care and assist with their individual needs. Being family run with nursing experience we pride ourselves in being active in the operation of our care homes. We have high standards and are driven along with our management team of highly experienced health care professionals to lead our excellent staff in providing the optimum in resident care. We pride ourselves in adhering to the principles of accountability, involvement and communication and as such operate an ‘open door communication policy’ to all.

Company Culture

As family run care homes our emphasis is on recruiting and retaining the best people. We have high standards and are driven along with our management team of highly experienced health care professionals to lead our excellent staff in providing the optimum in resident care. We consider that everyone working in adult social care should be able to take part in learning and development so they can carry out their role effectively. We believe that developing our people can only enhance the care we give. We can all learn daily which can develop us both as people and care givers. Training from Induction to recurrent training updates will help to develop the right skills and knowledge so our team can provide high quality care and support. We encourage staff training either in-house or via external training organisations. We promote individual supported training, group training and practical training.

Desired Criteria

• Experience of working with the relevant Resident group
  
  

Required Criteria

• Right to live and work in the UK
• NMC Registration and subsequent adherence to its code of practice
• Genuine interest in working within a caring environment
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• A strong leader of all aspects of the Home, Resident Care, Catering, Laundry and Maintenance
• Team player
• Willingness to participate in Vocational Training Programmes
  
  

Closing DateMonday 23rd December, 2024

Contract Typefulltime

SalaryBased on Experience