Job summary
Are you the candidate we are looking for? AtShaftesburyTreetopswe are recruiting for a Registered Manager, holding an valid NMC Pin.
We are looking for people with the passion, talent, skills and experience that all add up to a caring and community-minded workforce.
We believe that the people we support have the right to a full and flourishing life. They deserve the very best in delivery. Driven by our core values, Shaftesbury strives to be Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous in all that we do.
Our disability services across adult care, childrens care and education are all focused on inclusion and support. Committed to professional, flexible and personalised care, we are passionate about going the extra mile in providing opportunities for people to thrive and live well.
Main duties of the job
As a Registered Manager it will be your role to provide support to the staff and people supported. You will take full responsibility for the development and implementation of systems and processes, to ensure we are able to provide the highest quality of care and support.
We are looking for a candidate who holds their CQC registration, and RGN PIN and their Level 5 in Health and Social Care, or are willing to work towards this qualification.
Treetops is a high-dependency, residential care home providing 24-hour nursing and personal care foradults with disabilities, most of whom are younger.
People at Treetops have a wide range of individual choice, enabled by active support from staff. The service takes a person-centred, flexible approach. We know that everyones needs and aspirations are different that all sorts of things add up to a flourishing life.
About us
Shaftesbury is the disability charity thats committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them.
What makes life liveable is never down to just one thing - its the sum of many things. From friendship to fun; from companionship to community; from a great chat to a challenge overcome, it all adds up to Shaftesbury.
Through a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services we promote inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, we work to see people take part, contribute and be valued. We put the elements in place that all add up to connected lives.
Shaftesbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check.
Shaftesbury is committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and to equal opportunities therefore we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose of the Role
As the Registered Manager, you will be responsible for the overall management and
operation of the care home, ensuring the highest standards of care and compliance
with all relevant legislation. You will lead and manage a team to provide safe,
compassionate, and person-centred care to adults in a residential setting. Your key
focus will be to ensure the wellbeing of the people we support while promoting
independence, dignity, and respect.
Main Duties
Ensuring that we are providing good or outstanding support to all
of the people we support.
To take responsibility for understanding and complying with statutory and
legal requirement.
Ensure that the service follows Shaftesbury policy and procedures and to fully
investigate if this is not the case and actively seek to embed any learning.
To undertake or assign key self-assessment audits to ensure compliance with
the good governance calendar.
Ensure you monitor the quality of records by using sampling methods.
To keep an overview on the KPIs for the service to ensure it is performing in
line with Shaftesburys expectations.
To act as the Local Safeguarding Lead.
Ensure the rotas are monitored to ensure that we are not over or under
delivering support in line with the budget.
To own the management accounts and have a good working knowledge of
what sits behind the account and seek to explore and resolve variances.
To ensure that when care needs change they are re-assessed and new
contracts are put in place to meet people needs.
To undertake an annual service improvement plan to understand the status of
the service and outlining its future direction of travel with guidance from the
relevant director.
To monitor operating systems in accordance with policies and procedures and
ensure these are being audited on a regular basis.
Job Description & Person
Specification
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Registered Manager
To ensure that the service is compliant with regulatory frameworks and
placing authority contract requirements.
To attend local networking opportunities or to ensure we are represented by
one of your team.
To ensure that you implement the delivery plan for the service.
To work with the Director on any key strategic project allocated to the service.
To support the organisation to deliver its objectives by reach out to the wider
community.
Provide direct supervision to Service Delivery Leaders and Team Leaders.
Provide coaching and mentoring of Service Delivery Leaders and Team
Leaders.
Ensure that you work in a way that supports the wellbeing of the staff team.
Chair staff meetings.
Identify staff training needs and plan to meet these, in conjunction with the
Service Delivery Leaders and Team Leaders.
Ensure staff personal development is ongoing to meet the needs of the
people we support.
Additional duties
Promote Shaftesbury values.
Undertake reports and when required.
Undertake other duties as required.
Undertake on call as required.
Promote the organisation in a positive manner.
Maintain effective communication channels with all stakeholders internal and
external.
Working Relationships:
Internal Regional Manager, Service Delivery Leader, Team Leader and Support
Workers
External Health & Social Care Professionals, Families and Carers
This job description and person specification is not exhaustive and amendments and
additions may be required in line with future changes in the post holders duties.
Job Description & Person
Specification
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Registered Manager
Person Specification
Essential Experience
Qualifications:
Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification.
Managers taking the Level 5 Diploma should use the full breadth of RQF units
available to ensure they achieve a qualification that is relevant to the role they
are carrying out.
Will need to apply to the relevant regulator for Registered Manager status,
and undergo the Commissions interview to determine suitability.
Evidence of continued professional and personal development.
Registered Manager Award or equivalent qualification.
Relevant social work qualification and registration.
Relevant nursing, physiotherapy or occupational therapy qualification and
registration.
Up to date training in statutory training courses including Fire Safety, Health &
Safety, Food Hygiene, Manual Handling, Adult / Child Protection, First Aid,
Equality & Diversity, etc.
Knowledge:
In depth understanding of the social model of disability.
In depth understanding of care/support programming and planning.
In depth knowledge of legislation, policies and guidelines affecting the service.
In depth understanding of needs of client group.
Knowledge of financial management.
Knowledge of people management.
For Nursing units: An in depth understanding of clinical standards.
Experience:
Track record of achievement in the following areas:
o Development and delivery of continuously improving high quality
services
o Effective management and leadership
o Financial management and budgeting
o Business planning
Experience of working within a service audited by the appropriate regulator
Knowledge of and ability to implement and be compliant with the appropriate
regulatory essential standards of quality and safety.
Knowledge of strengths and needs of people experiencing learning
disabilities/physical/sensory challenges.
Knowledge of person-centred planning, user reviews.
Experience of managing staff and volunteers including recruiting, inducting
and developing individuals and teams.
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Specification
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Registered Manager
Experience of performance management including handing of disciplinary and
grievance issues.
Awareness of appropriate community-based resources for adults experiencing
learning disabilities and/or Mental health needs.
Understanding of management issues in delivering community-based
services.
Experience of rota management.
For Nursing units: a track record of achievement in running a nursing service.
For Nursing units: Experience running a service for people with complex
medical and clinical needs.
Technical/Work based skills:
Undertaken risk assessments in residential and/or community settings.
Ability to develop positive relationships within the work setting and contribute
effectively to achieve consistency and quality.
Ability to demonstrate effective management and leadership.
Ability to achieve service delivery to national standards.
Excellent knowledge of word processing, spread sheets and presentation
packages.
Ability to produce and present accurate, clear and concise reports and
management information orally, in writing and using IT.
Ability to motivate, supervise, monitor staff and ensure that training and
development needs are met.
General skills and attributes:
Able to undertake shift work including some weekend, evening and night
shifts.
Able to meet the physical, mental and emotional challenges of the role.
Driving Licence and access to a vehicle.
Ability to travel to services and national and local meetings and events.
Ability to manage own time and work load efficiently and effectively.
Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose of the Role
As the Registered Manager, you will be responsible for the overall management and
operation of the care home, ensuring the highest standards of care and compliance
with all relevant legislation. You will lead and manage a team to provide safe,
compassionate, and person-centred care to adults in a residential setting. Your key
focus will be to ensure the wellbeing of the people we support while promoting
independence, dignity, and respect.
Main Duties
Ensuring that we are providing good or outstanding support to all
of the people we support.
To take responsibility for understanding and complying with statutory and
legal requirement.
Ensure that the service follows Shaftesbury policy and procedures and to fully
investigate if this is not the case and actively seek to embed any learning.
To undertake or assign key self-assessment audits to ensure compliance with
the good governance calendar.
Ensure you monitor the quality of records by using sampling methods.
To keep an overview on the KPIs for the service to ensure it is performing in
line with Shaftesburys expectations.
To act as the Local Safeguarding Lead.
Ensure the rotas are monitored to ensure that we are not over or under
delivering support in line with the budget.
To own the management accounts and have a good working knowledge of
what sits behind the account and seek to explore and resolve variances.
To ensure that when care needs change they are re-assessed and new
contracts are put in place to meet people needs.
To undertake an annual service improvement plan to understand the status of
the service and outlining its future direction of travel with guidance from the
relevant director.
To monitor operating systems in accordance with policies and procedures and
ensure these are being audited on a regular basis.
Job Description & Person
Specification
Page 2 of 5
Registered Manager
To ensure that the service is compliant with regulatory frameworks and
placing authority contract requirements.
To attend local networking opportunities or to ensure we are represented by
one of your team.
To ensure that you implement the delivery plan for the service.
To work with the Director on any key strategic project allocated to the service.
To support the organisation to deliver its objectives by reach out to the wider
community.
Provide direct supervision to Service Delivery Leaders and Team Leaders.
Provide coaching and mentoring of Service Delivery Leaders and Team
Leaders.
Ensure that you work in a way that supports the wellbeing of the staff team.
Chair staff meetings.
Identify staff training needs and plan to meet these, in conjunction with the
Service Delivery Leaders and Team Leaders.
Ensure staff personal development is ongoing to meet the needs of the
people we support.
Additional duties
Promote Shaftesbury values.
Undertake reports and when required.
Undertake other duties as required.
Undertake on call as required.
Promote the organisation in a positive manner.
Maintain effective communication channels with all stakeholders internal and
external.
Working Relationships:
Internal Regional Manager, Service Delivery Leader, Team Leader and Support
Workers
External Health & Social Care Professionals, Families and Carers
This job description and person specification is not exhaustive and amendments and
additions may be required in line with future changes in the post holders duties.
Job Description & Person
Specification
Page 3 of 5
Registered Manager
Person Specification
Essential Experience
Qualifications:
Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification.
Managers taking the Level 5 Diploma should use the full breadth of RQF units
available to ensure they achieve a qualification that is relevant to the role they
are carrying out.
Will need to apply to the relevant regulator for Registered Manager status,
and undergo the Commissions interview to determine suitability.
Evidence of continued professional and personal development.
Registered Manager Award or equivalent qualification.
Relevant social work qualification and registration.
Relevant nursing, physiotherapy or occupational therapy qualification and
registration.
Up to date training in statutory training courses including Fire Safety, Health &
Safety, Food Hygiene, Manual Handling, Adult / Child Protection, First Aid,
Equality & Diversity, etc.
Knowledge:
In depth understanding of the social model of disability.
In depth understanding of care/support programming and planning.
In depth knowledge of legislation, policies and guidelines affecting the service.
In depth understanding of needs of client group.
Knowledge of financial management.
Knowledge of people management.
For Nursing units: An in depth understanding of clinical standards.
Experience:
Track record of achievement in the following areas:
o Development and delivery of continuously improving high quality
services
o Effective management and leadership
o Financial management and budgeting
o Business planning
Experience of working within a service audited by the appropriate regulator
Knowledge of and ability to implement and be compliant with the appropriate
regulatory essential standards of quality and safety.
Knowledge of strengths and needs of people experiencing learning
disabilities/physical/sensory challenges.
Knowledge of person-centred planning, user reviews.
Experience of managing staff and volunteers including recruiting, inducting
and developing individuals and teams.
Job Description & Person
Specification
Page 4 of 5
Registered Manager
Experience of performance management including handing of disciplinary and
grievance issues.
Awareness of appropriate community-based resources for adults experiencing
learning disabilities and/or Mental health needs.
Understanding of management issues in delivering community-based
services.
Experience of rota management.
For Nursing units: a track record of achievement in running a nursing service.
For Nursing units: Experience running a service for people with complex
medical and clinical needs.
Technical/Work based skills:
Undertaken risk assessments in residential and/or community settings.
Ability to develop positive relationships within the work setting and contribute
effectively to achieve consistency and quality.
Ability to demonstrate effective management and leadership.
Ability to achieve service delivery to national standards.
Excellent knowledge of word processing, spread sheets and presentation
packages.
Ability to produce and present accurate, clear and concise reports and
management information orally, in writing and using IT.
Ability to motivate, supervise, monitor staff and ensure that training and
development needs are met.
General skills and attributes:
Able to undertake shift work including some weekend, evening and night
shifts.
Able to meet the physical, mental and emotional challenges of the role.
Driving Licence and access to a vehicle.
Ability to travel to services and national and local meetings and events.
Ability to manage own time and work load efficiently and effectively.
Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to work.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification.
- Managers taking the Level 5 Diploma should use the full breadth of RQF units
- available to ensure they achieve a qualification that is relevant to the role they
- are carrying out.
- Will need to apply to the relevant regulator for Registered Manager status,
- and undergo the Commissions interview to determine suitability.
- Evidence of continued professional and personal development.
- Registered Manager Award or equivalent qualification.
- Relevant social work qualification and registration.
- Relevant nursing, physiotherapy or occupational therapy qualification and
- registration.
- Up to date training in statutory training courses including Fire Safety, Health &
- Safety, Food Hygiene, Manual Handling, Adult / Child Protection, First Aid,
- Equality & Diversity, etc.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification.
- Managers taking the Level 5 Diploma should use the full breadth of RQF units
- available to ensure they achieve a qualification that is relevant to the role they
- are carrying out.
- Will need to apply to the relevant regulator for Registered Manager status,
- and undergo the Commissions interview to determine suitability.
- Evidence of continued professional and personal development.
- Registered Manager Award or equivalent qualification.
- Relevant social work qualification and registration.
- Relevant nursing, physiotherapy or occupational therapy qualification and
- registration.
- Up to date training in statutory training courses including Fire Safety, Health &
- Safety, Food Hygiene, Manual Handling, Adult / Child Protection, First Aid,
- Equality & Diversity, etc.
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).
Additional information
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).
