Deputy Care Home Manager

Salary: £37,037 pro rata

Are you a kind-hearted and driven person with a passion for caring and supporting older people?

Are you motivated and good at using your initiative within a fast pace environment?

If so, then Lindemann Healthcare is for you.

In return, you get excellent support, quality training and fantastic employee benefits from a well run family business based in Edinburgh.

We believe that individuality should be the main basis of the care given within our Care Homes. Our dedicated team aim to provide specialised care in a safe homely atmosphere where the residents are cared for with dignity and respect. This allows each resident to function at their optimum level where they can feel contented and at home. We believe that our Care Homes should be therapeutic yet homelike environments where the resident can feel their individual needs are met with priority.

ROLE:

Being responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of holistic person centred care.
Carries out all relevant forms of care and is designated to take charge regularly of the Home in the absence of who has continuing responsibility.
Responsible for maintaining and monitoring high quality clinical care for our residents.
Expected to supervise junior staff and be able to teach qualified and unqualified staff.
Required to take responsibility as the lead care provider for one, or a group of residents in the Home, and work with minimal supervision in the assessment of all relevant care needs.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist the home manager – deputise in the overall management of the care home as required.
Promote business values in day to day practice.
Positively influence the reputation of the home – communicating professionally and warmly with visitors including family, friends and other external stakeholders.
Play an active role in ensuring compliance within the home – managing the implementation of company policies and regulatory requirements; striving to achieve the best possible care rating and other external recognition of quality.
Maintain clinical excellence – role models high standards of care, ensuring legal, regulatory and best practice guidelines are followed.
Take on an active leadership role – you will need to be a visible leader in the home supporting the operation of a twenty four hour Care Home
Developing your staff – oversee the induction of all new employees and participate in the training development of the team.
Assisting Care Home Manager with employee appraisals, supervisions and career pathways.
People management – play an active part in the recruitment, assessment and supervision of the team.
Support the manager/human resources manager in all aspects of employee relations.