Deputy Care Manager

Job Description

Deputy Care Manager with strong communication skills and previous experience providing effective supervision, leadership and management of staff is required for a well-established mental health charity based in Heanor, Derbyshire, East Midlands.SALARY: £30,265 to £35,734 per annum + BenefitsLOCATION: Heanor, Derbyshire, East MidlandsJOB TYPE: Full-Time, PermanentWORKING HOURS: 35 hours per week on a rota basisJOB OVERVIEWWe have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Deputy Care Manager with strong communication skills and previous experience providing effective supervision, leadership and management of staff.Working as a Deputy Care Manager you will support and provide effective line management to staff to help them understand their role and develop their competence to deliver an effective service.As a Deputy Care Manager you will ensure appropriate communication and notification, as required, to external partners, Commissioners and practitioners and ensure effective incident, SUI and complaint recording on Sphera in line with relevant policies andprocedures.As a successful candidate you will manage a 16-bed single-level building for male and female clients. It provides a welcoming, clean and comfortable environment with facilities that support recovery and increasing independence. Residents have own bedroomwith en-suite wet room. There are communal kitchens, bathrooms with baths & various living and dining areas. There is a home kitchen and laundry, but people are supported to use the independent facilities as much as they are able. Every room has a nurse callbutton and there are call points throughout the home.DUTIESYour duties as a Deputy Care Manager will include:

• Provide direction and guidance to the MHRW team regarding support planning, risk assessments and service user outcomes

• Ensure the oversight and review support planning and activity programmes for individual residents

• Ensure safe systems of work, such as personal safety and lone working and compliance with all company policies and systems

• Monitor the quality of information recorded and to support staff in support planning, dealing with any issues that affect quality of information

• Promote a culture of person-centred practice

ABOUT THE COMPANYImagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. The company believes that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity - and thats why equity is one of their core values.They draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of their people - regardless of who they are or their background - to help them become an inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider who reflect thediverse communities they support as a mental health charity.CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Achieved, working towards or willing to undertake NVQ Level 5 in Health & Social Care or the equivalent

• Knowledge and understanding of the current legal responsibilities and standards for CQC registered services, including the need for the management and delivery of person-centred services

• Experience of providing effective supervision, leadership and management of staff

• Must have experience of directly working with people with a severe mental illness

• Must have experience of working within statutory agencies

• Strong communication skills both written and oral

• Competent Safeguarding skills and knowledge

• Good understanding of Confidentiality and Information Governance

• Demonstrable leadership qualities with the ability to effectively manage performance and conduct of others

Dont meet all the requirementsIf the role sounds exciting to you but your experience, skills or qualifications dont exactly match every single requirement, we would still encourage you to apply, you may be just the right person for this position!BENEFITS

• Rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform: Providing access to thousands of discounts and benefits including cashback; reloadable cards; savings etc
• Wellbeing support: A hub that gives physical, and mental health support. The company also have an Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments
• Flexible Working - you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. Generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off
• Contributory pension scheme
• Structured Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way
• Receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member

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