Deputy Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

About You

Youre a natural leader and organiser. You inspire your team to be the best they can be, and youre warm and approachable too.Most of all youre passionate, kind and resilient. These are our values and theyre at the heart of the way we do things.

Youll show your team our values in action and inspire and motivate them to do the same.With your experience in care and your passion for purpose, you can join our team and make a difference every day.

Who We Are

Were here to support people to flourish in a place they call home.Were one of the largest providers of adult social care with over 4,000 colleagues supporting 1,300 people.Our approach is all about activities and co-production with the people we support. We work with themto design and plan what we do so we can create the best experiences together.

We're very proud to be recognised as one of the best organisations to work in byThe Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024.

And were on a mission to benefit even more people with our uncompromising quality of care and support. Its the professional expertise and passion of our team that makes us different. We genuinely care and we love supporting people to set and then reach their goals. Because every person deserves the very best experience every day.

Role Overview

• Reporting to the Home Manager youll be responsible for ensuring consistent and reliable care across the home you are legally responsible for. You will support adults with lots of different needs such as learning disabilities and autism

• Youll make sure your team helps the people we support to flourish in a place they call home. Youll empower the people we support to be ambitious and live fulfilled lives.

• Youll make sure your team follows our Quality Framework and the i statements that set out the way we deliver care and support.

• Youll ensure your service is a safe, effective, caring, responsive environment thats well-led and operates in line with regulatory frameworks.

• You will work to uphold our values and work in accordance with our leadership charter. This means being an authentic leader, delivering our strategy and embracing change, taking responsibility for managing resources and working positively with stakeholders.

• You will be accountable for the agreed delivery of hours for each service and ensure that the budgeted income and commercial performance levels are met within those services. The ability to creatively manage resources across the services is a key requirement of the role.

If youre ready for a job that can truly make a difference and youre up for a challenge, then this is the team for you.

Essential Skills

• Experience working with adults with learning difficulties, complex needs or challenging behaviour.

• Proven managerial experience in a similar care environment.

• The ability to motivate your team, as well as yourself, and be able to demonstrate your enthusiasm for the job.

• Candidates must be reliable and professional and be able to demonstrate patience, kindness, compassion and have a true desire to learn and develop.

• To be considered for this position you must be qualified as a Registered General Nurse with a current active NMC Pin**

• Confident IT user.

• Knowledge of the regulatory framework of the service provision including the Care Standards Act 2000, CIW, Health and Social Care Act and RISCA regulations.

• Mandatory training qualifications e.g. fire safety, first aid, food hygiene, manual handling, and Health and Safety awareness

• Satisfactory Police Check and check against the ISA List (where applicable).

• Knowledge and commitment regarding Equal Opportunities

• Honesty, reliability, trustworthiness and a passion to make a difference.

• A commitment to undertake training and development as required.

• Commitment to the aims and objectives of the service and of Ivolve.

• Ability to carry out spot checks as required at various times including days and evenings.

• UK Nurse PIN

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Must have a UK NMC PIN

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

ivolve Care & Support

Address

St. Saviours Nursing Home

Splott Road

Cardiff

CF24 2BY

Employer's website

https://ivolve.care/ (Opens in a new tab)