Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Care Home Manager

The closing date is 01 June 2025

Job summary

To be responsible for the 24-hour operation of the residential home, and for the operational delivery of a safe, caring, effective, person-centred service. To always observe best practice guidelines and lead with integrity, professionalism, and empathy, within agreed resource boundaries, to provide optimal standards of care and support for people with a learning disability, mental health difficulties and complex or challenging needs. To assist the Trust in achieving the organisation's Visions and Values. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly within all the learning disabilities health services, as need arises.

Main duties of the job

  • To participate in assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions as part of a holistic approach working in a variety of
  • To act as an advocate and ensure that there is proper regard for peoples' dignity, choice, self-esteem, racial, cultural, sexual and religious needs and preferences.
  • To observe and document any changes in wellbeing of the people that they are supporting, reporting to the professional or team manager any new or change in risk or presentation of the person.
  • To take appropriate and immediate action to keep people safe in a crisis or safeguarding situation, reporting back to a senior colleague in a timely manner.
  • To work within the Positive Behaviour Support framework.
  • To work in partnership with people in other health and social care settings.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Details

Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£48,270 to £54,931 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-7149526-PLD

Job locations

Larkfield Care Home

Farmfield, Horley Road

Charlwood

RH6 0BG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Significant experience as a Care Home Manager

Desirable

  • Autism Qualification
  • Applied Behavioural Qualification
  • Positive Behaviour Qualification

Professional Registration

Desirable

  • NMC Registration as RNLD

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience of working with individuals with a learning disability/challenging behaviours/mental health needs/Autism
  • Proven experience of managing a team
  • Knowledge and awareness of Multi Agency Adult Protection policy and procedures
  • Knowledge of Community Care Act 1990 and Mental Health Act
  • Knowledge of Capacity and Consent issues
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Significant experience as a Care Home Manager

Desirable

  • Autism Qualification
  • Applied Behavioural Qualification
  • Positive Behaviour Qualification

Professional Registration

Desirable

  • NMC Registration as RNLD

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience of working with individuals with a learning disability/challenging behaviours/mental health needs/Autism
  • Proven experience of managing a team
  • Knowledge and awareness of Multi Agency Adult Protection policy and procedures
  • Knowledge of Community Care Act 1990 and Mental Health Act
  • Knowledge of Capacity and Consent issues

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Larkfield Care Home

Farmfield, Horley Road

Charlwood

RH6 0BG


Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Larkfield Care Home

Farmfield, Horley Road

Charlwood

RH6 0BG


Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Social Care Service Manager

Mel Lees

Melanie.lees@sabp.nhs.uk

07584468277

Details

Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£48,270 to £54,931 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-7149526-PLD

Job locations

Larkfield Care Home

Farmfield, Horley Road

Charlwood

RH6 0BG


Supporting documents

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